The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02

The Midway deposit bank at Midway,
Ky., closed its doors with liabilities OF
$4,000.
Litral Bacon, prominent man, brood
ing over having been arrested ut Knox
Vile, Tenn, for perjury, blew himself
to fragments with dynamite.
Newell Dutche and Frank Moore were
drowned by the capsizing of an oyster
boat at Bridgeton, N. j.
The exchanges ut the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the eth aggregated
$500, s59,15s, against $975, ss3,s01 the
previous week. The increase, COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1895, was 90.
Matt Mootry, q negro, was hanged at
Georgetown, Tex, in the presence OF
1000 people for the murder OF Andrew
Pickrell, farmer, last May.
There were 259 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the o7th, against 261 the week
previous and 234 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
Areligious organization to be known
as the Legion of the Grand Army OF the
Cross, similar to the Salvation Army,was
launched in New York by William Phil
lips Hall.
At Springfield, Mo-. fire completely
destroyed the Grand opera house, the
loss being 100000.
The secretary of the treasury sent to
congress estimates of the general de-
ficiency in departmental appropria-
tons for the year ending June so,
1896, amounting to $4,326,672.
Hiram H. Ely, a boy of IS, and his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Jane D. Ely, a widow
10 wears old and the mother of four
children, were married at Richmond,
Ky.
Mrs. John F. Siegel, wife of a promi-
nent business man at Bogart, O.. and
her son, aged 10, were killed by the cars
while out driving.
A progressive euchre party for the
cause of Cuban freedom at Philadelphia
realized 81 900.
The date of opening the Red Lake In
dian reservation in Minnesota has been
changed from May to May Is next.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parkinson, Wind
sor, Wis, we're asphyxiated by gas from
q coal stove.
Fire destroyed the Sunday Leader
Office at Springfield. 0.
Fred Gorrell, a molder at West Co.
lumbus, O., aged p, shot his wife. aged
II, and then cut his throat with razor.
Jealousy was the: cause.
Melvin O. Dennis, of Denver, COL.
rode a mile unpaced on the Montclair
straightway course in I'LL 3-5. 1t was
the fastest time ever made on wheel.
Jim and Frank Tilman and Lucy Law
were instantly killed by rock falling
from ledge and crushing through the
house where they were sleeping at Echo.
w. Va.
Conrad Becker, aged II, was MUIR
dered by his stepson, William Becker,
aged ~, near Arenzville, ILL.,, in quar-
rel over farm.
A coal breaker at Priceburg, Pa,
owned by o. S. johnson and others.
was destroyed by fire, the loss being
100000.
Fire destroyed the yards of the City
Lumber & Coal company at Waterbury,
Conn.,, and all the lumber and II horses
were burned. Loss, 100000.
Fourteen hundred men employed in
the ship-yard of Wheeler & Co. at Bay
City, Mich, went on strike against the
check system of payment.
Two of the leading banks in St. Louis,
the Commercial and the st. Louis ma
t1onal. consolidated.
In the presence of 10000 people the
largest vessel of the United States navy
was launched at the Cramp snipyards
in Philadelphia and named Iowa. Miss
Mary Lord Drake, daughter OF the gov
ernor of Iowa, christened the vessel.
\ windstorm did great damage IN
dozen towns in Kansas.
Lightning destroyed the house OF
Jacob Refill. farmer at Spring Valley,
Mimi. killing his wife and two sons and
the hired man.
The Glenmore worsted mills in PhiIa-
delphia were burned. the loss being
$4,000.
A windstorm blew down the house OF
H. A. Vaughn in Cleveland and Mrs.
Sarah Bradford and Miss Emma Deit-
rich. who were in bed asleep, were
crushed 10 death.
Pulaski Ducl>worth, a prominent
farmer near Bentonville. Ark, while in
sane killed his wife and child with an
Ak and then cut mis- own throat.
The entire business portion OF Wes-
ton. W. Va. was burned. the loss being
over $15O.OOO.
Alvin N. Stone. wealthy farmer,
aged 6s; his wife. Serena. aged e.,
were murdered by some one unknown at
their home near Tallmadge. o.. and Ira
Stillson. the hired man. was fatally
and two daughters. Emma. aged 70.
and Hattie. aged %. seriously injured.
Two warehouses of the Pleasure
Ridge Park Distiliery company at
Louisville were destroyed with all their
contents, including over 10000 barrels
of whisky. the loss being $425.O00.
n sharp earthquake shock was felt
at Rawlins. Wyo.. houses being swayed.