The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-03
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.

AxxO AVO"O OOAA<&OAANOS4s
important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.
The board of publication of war rec
ords has submitted its annual report to
the secretary of war. This work has
been in progress for 81 years and is
about completed. II has cost thus far
$c,334.32S.
Twenty-six banks in eastern and
southeastern Nebraska have been bur-
glarized with losses amounting to over
$4,000 within the past two months.
1t is officially announced that Troop
A, Ohio national guard, of Cleveland,
will act as the military escort of Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley at the Inauguration
ceremonies in Washington.
ALI and Bob Holly brothers) were
killed at a negro cake walk at Selma,
Ala, by the Hayes brothers, Henry and
Jack.
a disastrous prairie fire swept over
the Seminole country near Rochelle, D.
T., and 16 persons were burned to death.
The Davies county savings association
at Gallatin, Mo-, an old banking institu-
ton, closed it's doors.
Joseph Green and Mike Inhofer, two
West Newton (Minn.) farmers. were
killed instantly by the explosion of a
thrashing engine.
Rev. James Miller, pastor of Grace
Methodist church at Bloomington, Ill.
was murdered in Decatur, where he had
gone to visit his son. Robbery was the
motive.
The differences between the window
glass workers and the manufacturers,
which has kept the factories of the coun-
try idle since May 80, were settled at a
conference in Pittsburgh and $4,000 1nen
will be at work again December Is.
Baltimore Methodists erected a bronze
tablet to mark the site of the Lovely
Lane Westinghouse, where the Meth
odist Episcopal church was organized in
1854.
Mrs. Swearnier, the wife of q rancher
living in Lewis county, Wash, cut the
threats Of her three little girls, aged re-
spectively five years, three years and
nine months, and then used the knife on
herself. She was insane.
The body of the late George w. &.
Ferris, inventor of the Ferris wheel,
was cremated at Pittsburgh in accord
ance with a request made by him be-
fore his death.
Fire destroyed five of the best busi-
ness houses in Atlama, Tex, the loss
being 100000.
Herman Meyers killed Nora A. Rich
nrdson, whom he had betraye in III
dianapolis, and tf5en took his own life.
Twenty-Five savings banks in New
Hampshire have failed in the last IL
months with deposits of over ST., 100000
and of this amount 81 ,500. 900 was loss
to depositors.
Near Zionsville, N. c., mob captured
a man named Mitchell, accused of as
saulting a tive-year-old girl, and hanged
him.
The annual report of Secretary OF
War Daniel S. Lamont shows that the
total expenditures of the year were
$51, 1903 ,o9s, and the secretary's esti-
mates for next year are only little
more than $1,000, 900 in excess of that
amount. The assertions during the year
numbered 1865. The army consists of
Is, 426 officers and men, or 2s4 below
the legal maximum, and the discipline
of the troops was never better than
low.
It turns out that Rev. James Miller.
who was supposed to have been muir
dered at Decatur. Ill.,. took his own life.
Reports showing favorable results of
the rural free delivery experiments of
the government are reaching the post
Office department in Washington.
Nearly the entire business portion of
the town of Leavenworth, Wash, was
destroyed by fire.
Col. Jose Reyes, aid de camp of Gen.
Maceo, who passed through Jackson
Vile, Fla. said that the most san
culinary battle Of the war in Cuba was
fought in the Rabi hills in Pinar del Rio
and 1000 OF Weyler's men were killed
and 1000 wounded.
The fertilizing plant of Treston &
Sons in Blissville. L. l., was destroyed
by fire, the loss being 100000.
+ In football games in Chicago on
Thanksgiving day Chicago university
defeated University of Michigan by
score of to 6, and the Chicago Athletic
association won from the Boston Ath
letic association by score of IL to 6.
Within the last 80 days there have
been 10 murders in Mingo county, w.
Va.
81 Miss Clara Barton, president of the
Red Cross society, in her report of the
work of the Armenian relief expedi-
lion in Asia Minor says that $4,000 Ar
menians will starve unless helped by
May l..
The report of Gen. J. c. Breckenridge,
Inspector general of the army of the
limited States, speaks highly Of the
army as being in as good condition in
respect to instruction, discipline. equip
q ent and supplies as ever before in its
history.
"a temporary prison at Mena, Ark.
YEAS burned ard Tom Casey and II. Hop
leins, confined for disorderly conduct,
perished in the flames.