The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-01-22
the NEWS m BRIEF.

For the Week HaaisE Jan. 40. r.
Two masked men robbed the bank at
Belen, N. M, Of 1000,
Robbers blew open the safe of the
bank at Cot, Kan, secured $1,000 and
escaped. !. E,>.rE
Sixteen churches in Chicago have
been closed for violations Of the build
ing law. LII ~. d, 4. r..
Fire at Hayre, Mont, caused loss
Of $400, 1000 and left many persons
homeless. r. .t.l..
The constitutional convention in
Panama was organized with great en-
thusiasm. :. ....
The Persian government has recog-
nized the independence of the republic
Of Panama.
r., Mrs. Ruth Brown Thompson, daugh-
ter of John Brown, the liberator. died at
Pasadena, Cal.
John Robinson was hanged at Kinks
VILE. Mo-, for the murder of his father
in-law, George Conkle.
The annual dinner of the diplomatic
CORPS was given at the white house by
President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
A. A. Volks, a rich farmer of Sioux
City. Ia, killed his wife and himself at
Los Angeles, Cal, while insane.
Commodore William w. DUNCAN,
United States navy, retired, died at his
home in Baltimore. aged 6s years.
John Harris, a negro, who, while re-
sisting arrest, killed Policeman Dras-
bach, was hanged at Atlanta, Ga.
General Lee, negro, was lynched
In Dorchester county, S. c., for at
tempted assault on a white woman.
Col. Thomas M. Gunter, member
Of congress from 1875 to 1885, died
In Fayetteville, Ark, aged I6 years.
AS result of drinking ginger ale
favored with lemon extract three men
died from poisoning at Alexander, Ark.
The Chicago livery drivers strike
ended on the employers acceptance of
the ''closed" shop and arbitration of
wages.
Weekly trade reviews show favora-
BILE condition in all lines and resump-
ton of manufacturing with renewed
confidence.
A run on the Superior (Wis.) First
National bank was continued by saw
ings depositors till $325,O00 had been
withdrawn.
Brig. Gen. Grant has assumed COM
mand of the department Of the lakes,
succeeding Maj. Gen. Bates, who goes
to St. Louis.
Indiana farmers boys are warned by
state board of education bulletin
against emigrating to Chicago and other
large cities.
The house committee on insular af-
fairs proposes to bring 600 teachers from
Porto Rico to attend summer schools in
the United States.
Tieup of navigation decided on by
Lake Carriers association at its De-
troit (Mich.) convention, to check de-
mands Of unions. D..
An American ':group, Hto be- affiliated
with the interparliamentary union for
international arbitration, has been or
ganized in congress.
A negro named Gilmore Moseley was
lynched by mob of negroes in Sus-
sex county, Va, after being acquitted
In q trial for murder.
The commissioner of internal revenue
says that state prisons can manufacture
tobacco or cigars for their own mates
without paying license.
The war department has ordered that
hereafter all details of staff officers for
Philippine duty shall be for three years
instead of two. as at present.
Rather than risk wrecks, the North
western railway ordered that no train
shall run at more than schedule speed,
no matter how late it may be.
Alderman ]. J. Brennan, of Chicago,
was taken to- the bridewell from the
county Jail, and began his years term
under conviction of vote-buying.
The Union national and Colonial ma
tional banks of Cleveland have CONSOLE
dated under the name Of the former, with
Senator M. A. Hanna, as president.
Thirteen directors Of the once power
full but now broken candy trust ap-
peared in New York court and plead
guilty to breaking the conspiracy law.
"A new picketing method has been
devised by the Chicago Federation OF
Labor to force nonunion men tO:jOin or
leave the city; abuse of family to be
tried.