The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-13

probably fatally. Sss},a5 y ia
4 Conrad Truss, 90 years old, commir-
ted suicide by hanging ut his home in
Waltz township, Ind. He was wealthy,
but feared poverty. > is$ ~.
ed John Barnett, aged IS, died with
palsy at Paris, Ky, and the minute he
died q large clock in the room stopped
and had since refused to run.
Joseph r. Dunlop. publisher OF the
Chicago Dispatch, was sentenced to pay
u fine of S., 600 and serve term OF two
years in the Joliet penitentiary for the
oifense of using the United States mails
10 circulate obscene advertisements.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
Thomas Driscoll. the Hermit OF
Argyle" died at the Rensselaer, home
for aged men in Argyle. n, Y aged
104 years.
Col. w. NJ. Cooke, who many years
ago represented the First Tennessee
district in congress, died Mt his home in
Nashville.
Capt. Israel H. Washburn, retired,
OF the United States marine corps, died
ut Hot Springs, Ark. He was one Of the
four famous Washburn brothers OF
Maine. ss,.5r
Gen. John Gibbon, the famous In
dian fighter, died at his home in sBalti.
more of pneumonia at the age of 6s.
William II. English died at his home
in Indianapolis, aged "a years. He WAS
congressman during the eight years
which preceded the civil war, and was
the democratic candidate for vice pres
ident on the ticket with Gen. Hancock
in 1880. Mr.. English was also . great
|financier, and loft an estate valued at
81, 100000. Ta}
Charles Wachsmuth. the worlds
greatest paleotonologist in the line of
crinoids. died suddenly at Burlington.
H.. aged &C years. t
DR.. Richard Manning Hodges, one of
the most famous surgeons in this coun-
try, died at his home in Boston. aged
s6 years. ga
The republican state central commit
toe of Ohio decided to hold the state
convention in Columbus on March 10
and IL. -. va
The republican state central CONF
:nittee, of New York decided upon
March "a as the date for the state con-
vention and New York as the place.
Louis Allard died at his home in
Cohoes, N. y, aged 109 years. lie
worked at his trade up to fiveyears ago.
William L. Kenyon, aged Is, died at
his home in Kingston, n. Y. Hewas =
member, Of the Thirty-Sixth congress.
80 FOREIGN.
Miss Clara BARTON, president OF the
American Red Cross society, and party
left London on their way to Armenia
for the distribution of relief funds.
Lady Jane Francesca Wilde, mother
of Oscar Wilde. died in London.
An earthquake shock was expert.
enced at Santa Cruz del Sur, Cuba, and
houses were rocked and furniture was
thrown about. .s5355tt2}
John Hays Hammond, the American
mining engineer charged with the lead
ersl,ip of the late uprising in Johannes
burg, South Africa, was liberated on
bail from the Jail in Pretoria. 81 H. - d
The Russian official crop report for
1895 makes wheat 100000 bushels
and rye 1l5,ooo.ooo bushels less than
in 1894.
The new Manitoba legislature con-
vened Mt Winnipeg. &III
In reply to letter from Queen Vic
toria the sultan of Turkey says the
Armsnians were the aggressors in the
recent massacres. He also says that
in every part of Asia Minor everything;
is now tranquil.
LATER. q D.;
I w. 81. Grain, member OF congress
from Texas, died in Washington, d. C.,
the 10th. r
r. Schlichter died at Philadelphia.
the 10th. the result of prize fight the
Saturday before. III r7
Mrs. Eve Stone died at Warrensburg,.
Mo-, the 10th, aged 101 years:
e Patrick McCannon, was killed and
several others injured by boiler ex-
plosior in a cotton mill at Lonsdale, B. T.,
the 10th. -.
The Farmers Loan and Trust Conn
pany of Milwaukee, the 10th filedsits
second. amended and supplemental bill
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
company, in the United States court
The bill is for the purpose of covering
the amounts due under the different
mortgages, and defaulted, SO as to bring
them in the decree expected to issue
shortly. r. 'H5G
| Gen. Weyler. the new captain-gendf-
al Of Cuba, arrived at Havana the 10th.
In a brawl the night of the 9th, VIM.
Way and VIM. Luts had their throats
cut from ear to ear by VIM. Riggin.
Luts will die. "
Rev. Sanford Hunt, of the Methodist
book concern, of New York, dropped.
dead of apoplexy at Cincinnati the 10th.
| T. w. Wood, of Antioch, Miss, aged
IS years, murdered his daughter with .
Ratchet and then shot himself. In
July, 1894, she gave birth to child and
claimed her father was responsible for.
her trouble. When murdered she was
about to become mother again and ~
] second time charged her father. l.r4sl
| The president the 10th nominated
Edwin F. Uhl, Of Michigan, assistant
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