The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-19

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At Leon, Kan, Kenoyer's bank was
visited by burglars, who secured about
s., 900.
A mob lynched John Holland (col.
ored) at Blue Lick Springs, Ky.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Charles w. Miller, of Chicago, won
first prize in 100 hours cycling con-
test in Paris. He covered 2,25s kilo-
Manila advices say Gen. Lawton
moved against the Filipino forces
which had taken up strong position
at San Ildefonso, north of Balinag.
After losing one killed, he succeeded
in driving them from their position
and capturing their intrenchments.
Jews have been forbidden by the
Russian government to reside in St
Petersburg. @'..#rE- = 80 ""' Z u
Admiral Dewey will return from the
Philippines by the Suez canal route.
Prayers for rain were said in every
town and village in Roumania on &C.
count of a long-continued drought.
Further overtures for peace have
been received by Gen. Otis from Agui.
naldo, and confidential, advices to the
administration in Washington lead to
the belief that the end is at hand. The
strong positions of Macarthur and
Lawton and his complete separation OF
Aguinaldo from the other insurgents
south of Manila has apparently para.
lyzed the insurgents. H. '.+
In Bowmanville, Ont, the Standard
bank was robbed of $11, 900 by bur-
glars. ..
In few days an expedition in search
of Andree and his party will start from
Stockholm for the northeast coast OF
Greenland.
Flames at Fort Burwell, Ont, de-
stroyed ~ business places and hotels,
Only one business house is left.
LATER NEWS.
The North Presbyterian church al
Lacrosse, Wis, was destroyed by light
ming.
The gold reserve in the United State.
treasury the 18th was 1891, 4O5, 40.
The veneer works at Grand Rapids
Mich, the largest in the country, wa.
destroyed by fire. Loss, $1Oo, 900.
The strike at Buffalo was renewed
again the 18th by all of the ''monthly'
men going out. All of the elevators
are tied up.
Sparks from a tug set the stockyards
fork of the Chicago river afre. The
flames burned all the rope tenders from
the side of the vessel and blistered the
paint on its planking. When the waite,
became quiet the fire died out.
A pitched battle occurred at Prince
ton, N. j., between the members Of
Pawnee Bills wild west show and the
students. Several were hurt on both
sides. The trouble arose from the fact
that for so years it has been an un
written law of the students not to al
low circus parade through the streets
Yerkes has sold his Chicago street
railway system for $50, 900, 900.
The cruiser Marblehead has arrived
at Pernambuco, en- route to the Pacific
Winnie Roach, a mulatto woman al
Atlanta, Ca, and her husband were ar
rested for brutally burning their fou,
children nearly to death, by ignitine
papers saturated with kerosene, with
which their bodies were wrapped.
j. II. Hamilton, a painter at Santa
Maria, CAL, killed his wife by cut.
ting her throat and then killed himself
in like manner.
General Maxine Gomez informed
Governor-General Brooke. that he
could no longer act as representative
of the Cuban army in the distribution
of the 100000 appropriated for, the
payment of the Cuban troops.
Fl. N. Halliday, president of the
Williamsville, Greenville & St. Louis
railway, was shot and killed at Will.
amsville, NO., by Monroe johnson, a
prominent 1umberman.
The announcements authoritatively
made that the Wheeling Iron and Stee]
company will at once begin the cree
ton in Wheeling of a tin plate mill
and wrought iron and steel pipe and
tube works, to be operated in opposi
ton to the tin plate trust.
A special from Anderson, Ind, says
the 100000, 900 window glass trust is a
certainty. Leases have been closed
which places SO per cent of the produc.
tive facilities of the country in control
OF the new combine.