The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-04

Nitro-glycerin exploded in the Gould
oil field near Steubenville, o.. and two
men were blown to atoms. SI
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 26th aggregated
$7s3, 420,055, against $s92,014,465 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 1874.
The Bank Of Lithonia, a branch of the
Union Loan e Trust company of At
lanta, Ca. made an assignment.
There were 296 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended ON the Goth, against 3o3 the week
previous and 27s in the corresponding
period of 1896.
Charlie Brown, q young negro who
attempted to assault Miss Lille Walker,
tho 1S-year-old daughter of respect
able farmer, was hanged by mob at
Soddi, Tenn.
The Louisville (Ky.) city council
passed an ordinance prohibiting women
from wearing hats in theaters and pub
lie halls
Dispatches say that trade shows
gradual but encouraging improvement
throughout the country and thousands
have been given employment by the
steady gain in many industries.
A large building in Piqua, O., owned
by the National Linseed Oil company
and filled with malt, was burned, the
loss being 100000.
Steps have been taken to wind up the
affairs of the Commercial bank in Mil
waukee.
In a quarrel over tintype Fritz
Roessle, a wealthy Chicago saloonkeep-
er, killed his wife and then killed him
self.
The National League baseball season
will open April % and close October 3.
Will Deas (colored) was hanged at
Louisville, Ca, for criminal assault.
At Des Moines the Security Loan 6,
with liabilities of 100000.
The condition of people driven from
their homes by the flood in the Ohio
river is pitiable.
A bill to prevent playing baseball on
Sunday was killed i'll the Indiana legis-
lature.
A cold wave prevailed throughout the
northwest, the thermometer ranging
from IA to 40 degrees below zero.
The monthly statement of collection
of internal revenue shows that during
January the aggregate receipts were
Sill ,442, a decrease of $245,073 from
the collectionssfor January, 1896.
1t is said that Secretary Olney has au-
thorized Gen. Lee to demand the release
of each and every American who may
be arrested in Cuba and kept incom.
municado for more than IL hours.
The senate presented to Vice Presi.
dent Stevenson a handsome and valu-
able silver table service.
The clothing house of Willoughby,
Hill & Co., one of the oldest in Chicago
went into the hands of the sheriff with
liabilities of $19s,s5o.
+ In the six-day bicycle race in Chicago
Fred .Schinneer, of that city, was the
winner, making 1,76S miles.
What appears to be a genuine volcano
has burst forth in the great Salt lake
short distance southwest of Promon-
tory, Utah.
Half block of business buildings
were burned at Fort Wayne, Ind, the
loss being $125,oo0.
Secretary Herbert has christened the
new torpedo boat, now known as No
E, the Farragut, after the great war
admiral.
Indian Town, a little village near
Wilson, Wis, was wiped out by fire.
The Mullanphy savings bank, state
institution in operation at. st. Louis for
more than Is years, closed it's doors
with liabilities of over 100000.
The immense plant of the Middle
Branch Portland and Diamond Cement
company at Canton, O., was burned,
the loss being 100000.
DR.. William B. Sprague, of Coldwater
Mich, celebrated his Tooth birthday.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Mrs. Caroline Woods, aged 1923, died
in st. Louis.
Andrew Baird died at his home in
Colon, Mich, aged 101 years.
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