The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-01-21

Escaping gas from coal stove ia
Chicago killed Charles Poole and his
mother Mrs. Esther Poole. NJ.
The Wisconsin legislature convened
at Madison. L. w. Thaye~ of Ripon,
was chosen president pro tenn. of the
senate and George w. Buckstaff, Of
Oshkosh, speaker of the assembly.
The City national bank of Streator,
ILL.,, has voluntarily retired from bust
ness. --E-s. 5A.' go
Thomas J. Brown. president of the
National Association of Letter Carriers,
died in Chicago, aged Al years.
Alexander Graham Bel, inventor of the
telephone and resident of Washington,
has renowned allegiance to the queen
o! England and become citizen of the
United States.
Gov. Scofeld, of Wisconsin, in his
message to the legislature recommends
a board of pardons, revision of the state
banking law and the erection of re-
formatory for juvenile culprits.
John D. Rockefeller, the multimi]-
ionaire, has been reelected superin-
tende-:s of the Sunday school of the
Euclid Avenue Baptist church in Clevc-
land.
William Ferguson, corresponding Sec
rotary of Typographical union No. s,
and Jacob McKenna were suffocated
by gas in New York hotel.
Thomas Lowe, aged rs, of Dcnison,
Tex, confessed to having 16 wives, all
living.
The grand lodge of masons of Mime
sofa adopted resolution barring all
those who sell intoxicants from be-
coming masons in it's jurisdiction.
The steamship Eva, with q party Of
six aboard, was lost off the New Orleans
coast.
The exports Of domestic merchandise
during December amounted to $780,
1874, and for the year $3.50, s71 1856
The imports during December aggre-
gated S57,956,oo9, and for the year $780,
55G.223.
Five persons were seriously injured
and about 80 others more or less cut
and bruised by an accident on street
car line in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The exports of gold during December
amounted to $405,s56 and the imports
to $2,572,271. For the year the ex-
PORTS aggregated $56,742,S4 and the
imports $1O2. 766, 438. The silver exports
during December amounted to $685.
GAS and the imports to 81 ,279,s01. Dur
lug the year the exports amounted to
S63, 029, 1886 and tho imports to SIP 1884,
ST..
The Merchants national bank Of
Ocala, Fla; suspended with liabilities
Of $145,0O
Leland castle, owned by Adrian Iselin,
Jr., and occupied by the Morse school,
was burned at New Rochelle, N. Y, the
loss being 100000.
AT Narberth, Pa, fire destroyed the
famous old stone barn opposite the
Gen. Wayne hotel, which has been a
familiar landmark for more than u cen
fury.
Benjamin Candy, aged IS years, and
seabright Berry, aged As years, both of
Gloucester, NJ j., were instantly killed
by the cars in Philadelphia.
/ There were 455 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 4sS the week
previous and 395 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated ST.
047 ,860,662, against $1,144,629. oSo the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 1.6.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Fox
Paper company at CresceRtville, o., the
loss being $4,000.
|: Jennie Browning. with her baby in
her arms, jumped into the Kentucky
river nearMonterey,Ky., and both were
drowned.
AS result Of family feud two farm
ers, Jonas Hackensmith and Punch
Evans, living near Dover, Mo-, shot each
other fatally.
The United States treasury deficit
for the first half of January is $780,
o63, and for the fiscal year to date $44,.
763, $3.50.
Deputy United States Marshal w. A,
Bird was shot dead in Breathitt county.
KY, by Jacob Neace, a moonshiner. So.
The Citizens state bank of Fuller
ton. Neb.. closed its doors.
A portion of the Buckners orphan
home in the suburbs of Dallas, Tex, was
burned and five boys persisted and q
number of others were in jured. -.
The business portion of Milan, Mo-.
was destroyed by fire.
The semi-centennial plan of celebrat-
ing in 1898 the tiftieth anniversary OF
Wisconsin has been abandoned.
Dun & Co. in their review of trade
say that gradual and steady improve
ment has been in progress throughout
the country for two months.
Later advices say that Is children
persisted in the fire that destroyed the
Buckner orphan home in Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. Frank Villier. living near Port
Leyden, N. Y, cut her child's throat
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