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

rying $7,67o.22o. were passed. Mr.. Maxwell
(Neb.) introduced bill to encourage the
erection of mills for the manufacture of
sugar and strip from beets.
DOMESTIC.
It is generally believed by cattlemen
that IS per cent. of range animals in
North Dakota and Montana have sue
cumbed to the winter. Pierre Wibaux,
a big cattleman of Wibaux, Mont, puts
his loss at $1,00o,000.
The steamer de St. Nazaire, which left
New York on March 6, has gone down
somewhere off the Carolina coast, and
as far as is known only four of the 80
people who took passage on her remain
alive.
The United States weather bureau
says that 500 square miles of the state
of Arkansas is under water. Thou
sands of people are homeless and de-.
pendent on charity and many have been
drowned.
The Mail and Express newspaper in
New York has been sold by the estate
of Elliot F. Shepard to Robert C. Alex
ander and Robert E. A. Dorr.
Washington Hesing, candidate for
mayor, sent in his resignation as post
master of Chicago to President Nc
Kinley.
The Indiana wheat crop will be so
per cent. short of the average for nor
NAL years.
Cash wheat smashed all records for
the last six years in st. Louis by reach
ing the dollar mark. - -.
= In the prize fight at Carson City, New,
between Corbett and Fitzsimmons for
the worlds championship. and a purse,
Of $4,000 the latter won in the four
teenth round.
In Philadelphia Frederick Franks
shot. and killed his son William, aged
nine years, shot and fatally wounded
his daughter Amelia, five years old, and
then killed himself.
Wholesale charges of legislative cor
r'lption caused Speaker Byers, of the
Iowa house, to resign until an investi-
cation could be made.
Five toll gates were destroyed in Gar
rard county, KY, by a mob of masked
raiders. -.
James Lane celebrated his 101st BIRTH
day at his home in Chicago.
John Hull, an employee of the Erie
railway at Servia, Ind, shot his wife
and then killed himself. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
j. E. Crosby & Co., of Danvers, Mass,
boot and shoe manufacturers, failed for
100000.
President Mckinley sent to the senate
the following nominations: Powell
Clayton, of Arkansas, to be minister of
the United States toMexico; William NJ.
Osborne, of Massachusetts,, consul-gen-
eral at London; John X. Gowdy, of In
diana, consul-general at Paris; Joseph
II. Brigham. of Ohio, to be assistant Sec
rotary of agriculture, and Perry S..
Heath, of Indiana, to be first assistant
postmaster-general.
Near Marion, Ark, Eta Lix and her
four children were drowned in flood.
William Fees, farmer living near
Wamego, Kan, fatally shot his wife and
his mother-in-law, Mrs. S. H. johnson,
and her daughter, and then killed him
self. Domestic trouble was the cause
Fitzsimmons has decided to retire
permanently from the ring and settle
down in New York.
The floods in the Mississippi valley
were growing worse and the situation
in many towns was appalling.
Dave Pennington, worthless charac-
ter at Odebolt, Ia, shot and killed
Luther Traver, fatally wounded Mrs.
Frank Stoll, seriously wounded Mrs.
Hiram johnson and then killed him
self.
The passing of mutilated or defaced
coins and the mutilation and deface-
ment of coins has been made a, crimi-
nal offense by congress, punishable by
Imprisonment not to exceed fvo years
and fine not to exceed $4,000. -.
The levec SO miles below Caruthers-
. vile, Mo-, broke and II persons were
drowned. g.: I,
The gunboats Marietta and Wheel
! ing, twin screw boats of 1000 tons each,
were launched at San Francisco. ..
The Turkish minister has declared
vacant the office of consul of the Otto
man empire ut Boston, Mass, held by
Joseph Iasigi, who is under arrest on
charges Of embezzlement. s.s .l
The towns Of Leeds. Lynn. James,
Hinton and Merrill in Iowa were food
ed, and several drownings were re-
ported. q ,5
The Michigan supreme court decided
unanimously that Gov. Pingree cannot
8 hold the Office Of mayor Of Detroit and
chief executive Of the state II the saltis
tilne, ~: 81,