The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25

. Patrick Casey, Edward Hayes and
Hugh Mcbride were scalded to death Ia
q railway collision in Denver, Col.
In Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky
Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana the streams have been con-
verted into raging torrents and the loss
Of life is considerable and the damage
to property immense.
President Mckinley accepted the res
ignation of Silas w. Lamoreux as COM
missioner of the general land Office.
The ninety-third anniversary of the
birth of Hon. Neal Dow, of Maine, the
famous temperance apostle. was cele-
brated in Boston by the Massachusetts,
prohibitionists.
The district of Milwaukee known as
the Menominee valley was submerged
in water to a depth of over ten feet, and
large number Of people were impris-
oned in their homes.
A tornado at Utica, Miss, wrecked
many houses and ]. O. Hill, farmer,
was killed, and his wife fatally injured.
Miss Frances Willard urges women
throughout the country to boycott
newspapers furnishing extended ac-
counts of prize fights.
There were 216 business failures in
the United States in the" seven days
ended on the 10th, against 256 the week
previous and 261 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 10th aggregated
$685., 1so,625, against e25,145,as4 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 2.8.
John Davis, aged 16, and James Ed
wards, Is years old, were drowned near
Chattanooga, Tenn, by the upsetting
of skiff.
The tobacco factory of H. E. Robertson
G. Son at Mockville, N. c., was burned,
the loss being 100000.
A cyclone in Texas destroyed houses
at Plano, Denton, Hutchins, Itasca and
Fort Worth.
A cyclone swept over Lake Charles,
Clayton, Hornsby, Vidalia. and other
towns in Louisiana, doing immense
damage to property and causing the loss
of several lives.
DR.. Travis. of Eagle Grove, Ia, and a
farmer named Kirkberger were drowned
while attempting to ford the Boone
river near Webster City.
l A bill introduced in the Kentucky
Eshouse makes it high crime to interrupt
public speakers by throwing eggs. or
other missiles.
! William johnson was hanged at Ham
burg, Ark, for the murder of Henry
Hobson last June.
In boxing matches in Philadelphia
Edward Gibbons and Christian Kiel-
necker were killed by blows from their
opponents.
The long overdue American ship T.
F. Cakes, which left Hong-Kong on July
last, arrived in New York.
Treasury warrant No. 5,375, for
$277.7s, was issued in favor of Grover
Cleveland. in final payment Of his serv-
ices as president of the United States.
| Bee Rainwater, farmer near Orrick,
Mo-, murdered his wife,, his mother-in-
law, Mrs. William Artman; Gentry Rain
| water. his daughter, and John Thur
man, stepbrother, and then blew out
his own brains. Family trouble was the
| cause.
Two daughters of John Ellenbeck, of
Holstein, Wis, aged six and eight years,
were fatally burned by their dresses
| taking fire from stove.
! Floods were still doing great damage
| in, r1 ora IT or co,,<1,.
ern states and in Illinois, Iowa and Wis
consin. :..
The Kansas legislature adjourned
! sine die after a. session of 67 days, the
longest in the history of the state.
Springbok, the celebrated race stall
lion, died of paralysis at Cynthiana, Ky.
Rear Admiral G. j. Walker, of WASH
ington, reached the age of 62 years and
was placed Oh the retired list of the
navy. -
Scott Jackson, aged ~, and Alonzo
Walling, aged 20, were hanged at New
port, Ky, for the murder on January 20,
1896, of Pearl Bryan, aged 20, who lived
near Greencastle, Ind.
In the six-day female bicycle race in
Chicago Lizzie CLAW was the winner,
making 24o miles.
Two daughters, aged 13 and 16, of
James H. Morrell, we're instantly KILLED
by falling tree at Mountain Creek,
Ala.
Flames in the Conigsky business
block in Peoria, ILL.,. caused a loss of
100000.
! The boiler of Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railway engine exploded in
Chicago, killing Alexander Frank, en-
gineer, and Edward B. Smith, fireman.
| A fire that started in Cullen & Co.'s
dry goods store in Ottumwa, Ia, spread
to other buildings, causing total loss
of $175,0OO.
A passenger train On the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad was wrecked near Oak
land, Md, and Gen. ]. S. Fullerton, of st.
Louis, was killed and ten other per-
sons were injured.
|. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Ignacio Francisco 10 Cruz Garcia, who