The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-11

hours on the 9Th, and the greater part Of
the time was spent In executive session in
confirming President McKinley's cabinet
appointments. While in legislative session
the credentials of Mr.. Hanna as senator
from Ohio, to succeed Mr.. Sherman, were
sworn in by Vice President Hobart. Mr..
Davis (Minn.) was also designated acting
chairman of the committee on foreign re-
lations, to succeed Mr.. Sherman.
DOMESTIC.
President McKinley's cabinet has
been completed and is as follows: Sec
rotary of state, John Sherman, of Ohio;
secretary of the treasury, Lyman j.
Gage, of Illinois; secretary of war, Rus
sell A. Alger, of Michigan; attorney
general, Joseph McKenna, of Califor-
mia; postmaster-general, James A.
Gary, of Maryland; secretary Of the
navy, John D. Long, of Massachusetts,;
secretary of the interior, Cornelius N.
Bliss, of New York; secretary of agri-
culture, James Wilson. of Iowa.
A. Streicht q Bros wagon factory
vas burned at Oshkosh, Wis, the loss be-
ing 100000.
Benjamin Richards, Richard Luke
and Thomas Jewett were blown to
atoms by an explosion of dynamite at
the Cundy mine at Quinnesec, Mich.
The big power house Of the Union
Traction company in Philadelphia was
burned at loss of $3.50, 900 and two men
were killed.
Mrs. Mary Farrell's clearinghouse
was burned at Wheeling, w. Va, and
John Henderson and his boy persisted
in the flames.
John 81. Doreman and his six-months'-
old baby were drowned in the Arkansas
river near Perry, o. T., while crossing
the water in buggy.
Richard J. Condor, of New Orleans,
son of prominent citizen, shot a WON
an named Mace Mason, who had desert
ed him, wounded Mrs. D. Carmichael
and then killed himself.
There Is on hand at the several United
States minis 1882, e91 fine ounces of
silver bullion, which cost $109 ,208, 996,
and the coinage value of which is $751;
929,12O. -.... 1880 -. ....-.. :,
Escaping gas caused an explosion in
fremont street, Boston, and five men
and one woman were killed and 40 other
persons were injured, two fatally.
Martin Brickley. of Jefferson county,
was expelled from the house in the
Montana legislature for corruption in
Office.
In the presence of $4,000 people Will
liam Mckinley, of Ohio, was on the: 4th
inaugurated the twenty-fourth presi-
dent of the United States. Chief Justice
Fuller administered the oath and the
new president kissed the Bible pre-
sented by the bishops of the African
Methodist church to seal his oath.
Carrot A. Hobert, of New Jersey, also
took the oath as vice president. A grand
military and civic parade took place
during the day, and the great inaugural
ball in the evening closed the exercises
of a memorable day.
Flames among factories at Rome, N.
Y, caused a loss of $150,0oO.
Three railroad men, all of Newark,
O., were killed near there by the wreck
ing of work train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mckee, who
lived four miles west of Marcellus,
Mich, were killed By train ON the
Grand Trunk railroad at a crossing.
A terrible explosion involving a large
loss of life occurred in mine No. A at
Huntington, Ark. The number of men
killed and injured is not known.
Union elevator No. 2, with capacity
of Loco, 900 bushels of grain, was burned
at Peoria, ILL.,, causing q loss of $4oo. 900.
United States Senator Wolcott, of
Colorado, who for two months has been
comforting with the leading fnanciers
of Europe for the purpose of bring
ing about an international movement
in favor of bimetallism, arrived in New
York much encouraged by his trip.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 5th aggregated
$1,010, 426,627. against $783, 420,O55 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was ST..
The Duhme Jewelry company, the
largest establishment of the kind in
Cincinnati, failed for over 100000.
1uCIC WcIc G4O UUSLucSS 4GlluItS III
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 5th, against 296 the week
previous and 2S5 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
At Columbus, o., BARLEY Kinselman, a
laborer, aged 40. shot his wife proba bly,
. fatally nnd then shot himself through
the heart. '@
President McKinley's first official act
was to sign the commission of John
Sherman as secretary of state. -.'
In Deals mill at Borden's Point, Va.
lumber valued at 100000 was destroyed
by fire. ...s< g.. :. ss,.@
The visible supply Of grain in the
4 United States on: the list was. Wheat,
I 43, 797 900 bushels; corn, &c, 4Os, 900 BUSH
\ els; oats, Il, 1897, 900 bushels; rye, 1884,
GEO bushels; barley, 3,3l5,0oO bushels.
The Chicago city council has passed
a law TINT dealers in8cigarettes must
pay IN annual license Of $1OO TO the city,
I Treasury, and that no eli ties can be
q ssold within 200 feet 81 y sehsIoi house.
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