The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-01
The entire business portion Of Beaver,

The entire business portion Of Beaver,
Pa. was destroyed by fire. IN
Mrs. Emma Moss Booth Tucker, wife
of Frederick Booth Tucker, of the Sal
walton Army, took out her first nat
uralization papers in New York. -
The Order of Equity, a benefit associa-
ton with 200 councils in Indiana, Illi-
nois and Iowa, made an assignment at
indianapolis.
The New York legislature has APP
proved the charter for the consolida-
ton Of New York, Brooklyn and Long
Island City.
There were POI business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Goth, against ZIG the week
previous and $50 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
The Surety Building and Loan asso-
ciation in Philadelphia made an assign
ment with liabilities of 100000.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended ON the 26th aggregated
$s87, 800, 99S, against $957,18O,625 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 1.3.
President Mckinley will make an ad-
dress at the dedication in New York Of
the monument to Gen. Grant on April 81.
One-half of the sand ridge district at
burlington, Ia. was under water and
the inhabitants had moved to higher
ground.
Edna Balm, the 12-year-old daughter
of John p. Balm, living near Kenosha,
Wis, died after continuous sleep of ~
days from which she could not be
awakened.
The Mississippi river was seven miles
wide at Quincy, ILL.,, and many people
had fled TO the hills for safety.
John Henderson, Carl Wright and
Thomas Stiles were killed by an explo-
sion in the works of the Dupont Chem
ical company at Gibbstown, NJ.
Amos Riggs shot and killed young
Boyd and his father, w. r. Boyd, near
Mount Gilead, Ky. A family quarrel was
the cause.
George Elder (colored) was hanged
dV "dIhAASV111S, od.s 4OA LAC Ii VI OSA VI
Bob Jones. another negro.
Heavy frosts were reported from all
over Tennessee, north Georgia and
north Alabama.
A national good citizens convention
will be held in Nashville May is to adj
vance the cause of liberty, prosperity,
truth, righteousness and good govern
ment.
The Rock Island railroad has served
notice of withdrawal from all the traffic
associations, passenger and freight, Of
which It has been a member.
In a six-day ladies' bicycle race in
Louisville, Ky, Dottie Farnsworth was
the winner. making 1874 miles.
Michael Smith, aged 10. and Samuel
w. Richardson, so years old, were suffo-
Gated by gas in their sleeping room in
Brooklyn, NY.
The American exchange bank at Buff
falo, N. Y, went into voluntary liquida-
ton. Depositors will be paid in full.
Mayor MacVicler signed the curfew
ordinance which specifies that boys and
girls in Dies Moines, a.. under IS years
shall not be On the streets at night after
nine o'clock.
The secretary of agriculture says that
the worlds wheat crop for 1896 is 2,42e,-
100000 bushels, against 2,546, 4O4, 900 in
1895.
terrific cyclone swept through Aus
tin, Tex, injuring many persons and de-
nolishing thousands OF dollars worth
of property.
Floods still continue in the west and
south and from Cairo, ILL.,, to Hickman,
Ky, a distance of over 100 miles, the
Mississippi river is Is miles wide.
The supreme court of Illinois rem
dered decision at Ottawa which prac-
tically holds the indeterminate SEN
tence law to be unconstitutional.
A fire at Portsmouth, Va, made so
families homeless and caused 100000
damage.
1t is said that President Mckinley has
decided to send a special commissioner
to Cuba to ascertain facts on the pres
ent condition of affairs.
1.-The Elms," the magnificent resi-
Gence of Col. a. G. Tyler at New Lon
den, Conn.,, with all it's elaborate fur
nishings was destroyed by fire, the loss
being over 100000.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Thomas NJ. Bloom died at his home in
Cedar Hollow, Pa, aged 104 years.
Col. L. c. Baker, superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph company in
St. Louis and one of the most noted tel
egraphers in the country, died suddenly