The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-14

the United States in the seven days
ended on the Sth, against 23s the week
previous and EFT in the corresponding
period of 1895.
John Waldrip, who four months ago,
while serving q term in the Coalburgh
(Ala.) penitentiary for larceny, Drained
q fellow convict, Jasper Thornton, with
coal pick, was hanged in the Jail yard.
Michael Farmer. aged 80 years, and
Angeline Hipshaw, aged 81 years, vera
married at Thornhill, Tenn.
Samuel r. Dawson, of Des Moines, Ia,
who Christmas eve shot and killed Wal
ter Scott, his son-in-law of an hour, was
found guilty of murder in the second de-
gree.
Six houses, 20 horses and other valu-
able property were consumed by fire at
Camden, Tenn.
j. Watson Hildreth, the boy train
wrecker of Rome, N. y. received life
sentence. His companions, Plato and
Hubbard, pleaded guilty to manslaugh-
ter and were sentenced to 40 years inn
prisonment each.
At the Methodist general conference
in Cleveland it was recommended that
the American flag fly from the steeple
of every Methodist church in the coun-
try.
A car of oil caught fire and exploded
at Bellmore, O., causing the death of
William Cummins, aged "a. and Will
liam Longnecker, aged 30.
The Southern Baptist convention met
at Chattanooga. Tenn, with 1000 dele
gates present.
The president issued IN order extend
ing the civil service rules to the inter-
state commerce commission, making
a total of about $1,000 government posi-
tons now included in the civil service.
ID. C. Collins, one of the largest to-
bacco dealers in Ohio, failed at Cincin.
natl for 100000.
A cyclone wrecked houses and barns
ut Clark, S. D., and the wife of C. II. Lind
land was killed.
Mrs. Fritz Henisint, who lives near
Fowler, Ind, gave birth to six infants,
four boys and two girls. Two years ago
Mrs. Henisint gave birth to triplets.
The textile mill OF Samuel Riddles &
Sons near Chester, Pa, was destroyed
by fire, the loss being $4,000.
Mike McRea (colored) was hanged ut
Ozark, Ala, for the murder of Angus
McSwean and wife near Newton in Sep
TENDER, 1898.
In fire that destroyed the Metro
politan restaurant in St. Louis ten men
were injured, one fatally.
In San Francisco the Vulcan iron
works were destroyed by fire, causing
loss of 100000.
G. w. Butts and C. K. Goodwin, two
prominent young men, left Providence.
R. l., on a bicycle trip to California,
with the intention of breaking the pres
ent record.
Thousands of feet of dockage and
nearly &c, OOO. 900 feet of lumber were de-
stroyed by fire at Ashland, Wis.,, the
loss being $50O,0OO, and Peter Enge-
man, John Nolander and Ole Olson were
burned to death.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended OH the 10th were as follows:
Philadelphia, .722; Boston,, .667; Pitts
burgh, .647; Chicago. $50: Baltimore,
$40; Cincinnati, $40; Cleveland, .563;
Washington, .474; Brooklyn, .474; St..
| Louis, $50; New York, 1888; Louisville,
! 100.
At the Methodist conference in
Cleveland a resolution was introduced
requesting that no Sunday school teach
| rr or Epworth league presidents or other
| officers be elected who used tobacco.
Near Mintau, Ala, Redden Williams.
prominent farmer, charged with rap
ing his 16-year-old daughter, was
lynched by mob.
! Destructive forest fires were raging
in several:portions of the upper. PENN
sula in Michigan.
The Tennessee centennial exposition,
to celebrate the end of the first century
of the states history, will open in
Nashville on June 1.
Ten or twelve acres of land belong
ing to the Diamond Match company
were burned over near Ontonagon
Mich, and about 500, 900 feet of lumber
destroyed, the loss being 100000.
| The entire village of L'Anse, Mich.
except few scattered houses, was de-
stroyed by fire. the loss being estimated
1T from $500, 900 to $750,O0O. Fifty fam.
lilies. numbering about 300 persons
were homeless.
J After career of 20 years the Nash
vile American, one of the Oldest papers
in Tennessee, went into the hands of q
receiver. p
Ferdinand Schumacher, the oatmeal
king. and president of the American
Cereal company, failed at Akron, O., for
81, 100000. 80
Annie Anderson. aged "a years, was
shot at Trenton, N. j.. by Joseph Ora
ham, her lover. who Immediately after.
ward shot himself. Jealousy was the
cause. g. - i (
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The republicans of the. Twenty-firat
district of Illinois renominated K. j,
Murphy. of East.'St.' Louis. for con-
gresa- III 49, ~ n ~ . IL = "a
The republicans Of the Tenth district