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


county, for governor. .ss
democratic party decided not to put a
state ticket in the field in Indiana.
In a letter William J. Bryan, demo.
cratic nominee for the presidency, ac.
cepts also the nomination for the snme
Office rendered him by the peoples
party. @%#W
At the quadrennial conventions in
St. Louis of the National Association OF
Democratic clubs C. F. Black. of Penn.
sylvania. was elected president. The
report of the committee on resolutions
Endorsing the Chicago platform aud
ticket was adopted. -
FOREIGN. ..
Many lives were lost during storm
in Japan and thousands of houses were
demolished. bridges washed away,
roads destroyed and growing crops
devastated.
The Spanish government has decided
to send 10000 more troops to Cuba to
reinforce the Spanish army in the
island.
Advices from Turkey say that COM
mittee of representatives of France.
Germany. Austrin and England has been
appointed by the sultan to inquire into
the causes of the late massacre in Con-
stantinople.
The Palace of Varieties, playhouse
at Aberdeen. Scotland. was burned at
the beginning of performance and 10
persons were Injured. 13 fatally.
The sloop Spray. which sailed from
Boston in 1895 with Capt. Joshua Slo-
cum us its only occupant, arrived at
Newcastle. N. :. W. -
The Jewish quarter Of Fee, the prin.
cipal city of the empire OF. Morocco. wa =
burned and several persons persisted and
many were fatally injured.
Advices from Vienna shy that the
powers have agreed upon a specific set.
telrmept Of the eastern question hou'
orable 10 s'l parties and amply gnaran'
teeing the security OF the Armenixns.
A malignant fever has ranged Turke-
stan for the past two months, causing
the death of 10000 persons.
The report from Vienna that the pow
ers had agreed upon pacific settle
mcnt of the eastern question, honor.
able to all parties, and amply guaran"
tee:ng the security of the Armenians,
is denied.
Advices state that Antonio Maceo in
a recent attack on the trocha in Cuba
inflicted terrible losses on the Spaniards,
more than 1000 being killed a nd wound.
ed. -
The total business failures through
ont Canada amount to 1861 for the past
pine mont tbs, an increase of SIS. com.
pared with the corresponding period
last year. Total liabilities amour ted to
$12,2l0,OO0. against $9.769 last year.
Insurgents fought and killed so Turk.
ish soldiers near Gravena, Greece. ;
William Morris, the poet, author and
designer, died in London, aged G. years,
LATER. -
At a barn raising near West Canaan,
O., the 5th, the frame work broke, let
ting heavy mass of oak timbers fal
upon twenty men. Six limbs were
broken anG one man had his jaw
broken.
The car and czarina of Russia land
ed in France the 5th.
The Everett mills at Lawrence, Mass,
started up the 5th in all departments,
after shutdown of over two months.
These changes affect more than 1900
operatives.
The Chinese government has granted
permission for Russia to build q branch
of the Siberian railway across North.
ern Manchuria, with q presumption
clause giving China the right to pur.
chase the branch after 30 years.
An important engagement in which
General Serafin Sanchez, the we'll
known insurgent leader was killed,
has been fought at the Reserva plantar
ton, province of Matanzas Seratiu
Sanchez was one of the most widely
known of the Cuban leaders.
The town elections held throughout
Connecticut the 5th showed q general
gain in republican strength.
1t was announced the 5th that Mr.
Bryan, would reach Minneapolis the
evening of the 10th, arriving from
Fargo, N. D.
Prof. w. A. johnson, principal of the
Lockland colored public school at
Cleveland, O.. the 5th. shot and fatally
wounded Miss Mamie Carter. ex-teachel
in the schools. The trouble arose out
of school matters.
The Indian Office has requested the
the war department by the use Of
troops to prevent bloodshed in the
Indian territory as the result of the
row over the ChQctaw presidential.
election.
The Canadian Pacific officials believe
the telegraphers' strike is nearly at an
end, tho chief difficulty in the way Of
filing the vacantipIaces with new mel
is the hostility Of outsiders to tho meu
replacing the strikers. /
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