The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-01-14


fiscal year was reported. 1t carries total
OF $7.465. 600, which is somewhat less than
the appropriation of the current year.
DOMESTIC.
1t has been discovered that Jesse
Winner and james Nelson, who were
taken from the Jail at Lexington, Mo-,
ON the night of December and lynched
by q mob for the murder of the formers
wife and two children. were innocent.
Frank a. Briggs took the oath of office
as governor of n orth Dakota. While the
oath was being administered he received
news Of his eldest daughters death.
Francis j. Kleckhofer, late disburs-
ing officer of the state department in
Washington, has been indicted on the
charge of embezzling $l27.0OO.
The Minnesota legislature convened
ut St. Paul and the Nebraska legislature
met at Lincoln.
William Downing and Charles Will
liams, both colored and both murderers,
paid the penalty Of their crimes on the
same scaffold at Norfolk. Va.
Frank Enoch, OF Lima, o.. four years
old, hid a cigarette in the bosom of his
waist when his mother came upon him
and his clothing took tire and he was
burned to death. His mother was fatal
~ burned in trying 10 save his life.,
Tho fire losses of the United States
and Canada during 1896 amounted to
$ll5.655, 500, against $129. 1893, 700 il 1895.
The next convention of the National
Women's Christian Temperance union
will be held III buffalo, N. Y.
More than 23,0OO,OOO head of live
stock, afterward killed for food, were
inspected by government officers dur
ing the last year.
The Illinois legislature convened at
Springfield and Edward G. Curtis, of
Kankakee county, was elected speaker
of the house. Inc las, message Of Gov
Altgeld was then read before both
branches.
The third and last of the torpedo
boats being built for the United States
IL, the Columbia iron works in Balt1-
more, Md, was successfully launched.
The Missouri legislature convened at
jefferson City and the Colorado legis-
lature met ut Denver.
famous lecturer and political agitator.
was sold under the sheritf's hammer
at Wichita, han.. to satisfy mort
gage.
Lawrence Brown, a young negro
charged with barn burning, was hanged
by a mob near Orangeburg. s. C.
The one hundred and first session Of
the New Hampshire Legislature was
opened ut Concord. the general assembly
OF Connecticut met at Hartford, and the
New York legislature convened at Al
Aany.
Gov. David Nj. Clough began his Sec
ond term as executive head of Mime
sofa. He was inaugurated before the
Legislature in joint session.
There is little doubt that Charles
Dougherty, ex-congressman from the
Second district of Florida. has been slain
in Cuba.
Ole Della, who resides six miles south
Of Babcock. Wis.,, lost his house by
fire and three children, the oldest five
years OF age, were burned to death.
W. w. Degge, postmaster at Norfolk.
Va, is a defaulter to the extent Of S.
$40 and has been suspended from his
position. i
Floods in the rivers in southwestern
and western Missouri have caused great
damage to property and the loss of some
iivcS.
III Two men were killed and two fatally
injured by the explosion of boiler Of
the Fisher OIL company at Sistersville.
w. VI.
The farm residence of William
Delhke was burned at Newton, Wis,
and four children, the eldest IA years
old, persisted in the flames.
BY an explosion of giant powder at
Twin Lakes. COL. Peter Fagin and
Michael Sebia were killed and Joseph
Larkin fatally injured.
: The residence of Rev. NJ. L. Jones.
3near Pickins, s. e.. was destroyed by
fire. and his son Ebert and daughter
Mary persisted in the flames. "
The Brighton elevator Mt New Rrigh-
ton. Mimi. was burned, the loss being
$4,000. ". ". s