The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04

Nearly 200 houses were damaged,
some of them being completely wrecked,
by q cave-in covering an area Of 40 acres
at West Scranton, Pa.
Fire destroyed the business portion
of Nicholson, Pa.
Mrs. C. B. Fountain and her mother,
Mrs. A. Hoch, Of Valley Junction, Ia,
were crushed to death in the elevator
at the capitol building at Des Moines.
In a freight wreck near Sikeston,
Mo-, four trainmen were killed.
The business center Of Rochester, N.
Y, was swept by fire that did damage
of from $4,000,000 to 100000.
August w. Machen, George E. Lorenz
and Samuel A. and Diller B. Croft were
found guilty of conspiracy to defraud
the government in the postal case IN
Washington.
Five members of Franklin Union OF
Press Feeders were given Jail sentences
by Judge Holdom in Chicago for picket
ing in violation Of the courts injunc-
ton.
James Byron was killed and IS men
injured by the collapse of scaffold 161
feet high in the dome of the new post
Office building in Chicago.
The Wisconsin state capitol building
at Madison was practically destroyed
by fire with loss estimated at $500, 900;
insurance, $4,000.
A marvellous electrical invention, by
which sounds may be heard many miles
away. was announced at banquet in
Boston.
John B. Hubby, a Michigan Central
switchman, killed his wife and himself
at Jackson, Mich.
Mrs. Mahala Altman, aged 10 years,
and her daughter, Mrs. Caroline Early,
aged so, were suffocated by gas at Hunt
ington. Ind.
Robbers held up train on the Ala
bama Great Southern road near Birm-
ingham and killed two railway mail
clerks.
Railroad earnings for December, jan
uary and February generally showed de-
creases, due to Increased operating ex-
expenses.
Seven hundred Western Union tele-
graph messenger boys went on strike
in Chicago because of the discharge Of
several of their number.
At Opelika, Ala, the Shapard bank
closed its doors with liabilities of $780,
900.
Fourteen lives were lost on the Pacific
steamer Queen in desperate battle with
fire and gale. The waves swamped two
lifeboats and the occupants were
drowned.
Machen, Diller B. Croft and Lorenz
were sentenced in Washington to two
years Imprisonment and $4,000 fine in
the postal case.
A. w. Pressed, of Huntington, Ind, and
his wife of three days, killed each other
by agreement In a Chicago hotel.
The Taunton (Mass.) Safe Deposit &
Trust company bank closed it's doors
with liabilities of 100000.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
G. S. Griffith, philanthropist of ma
tional repute and president of the Pris-
oners' Aid society, died in Baltimore,
aged 80 years.
Congressman Charles Dick was nomi-
mated by reclamation by republican
caucus at Columbus, O., to succeed the
late Senator Hanna.
James Parish Lee, the inventor Of the
Lee rifle, died at Short Beach, Conn,
aged II years.
Congressman w. A. Calderhead, Of
Marysville, has been renominated by
the republicans of the Fifth Kansas
district.
Henry M. Pollard, aged GO years, a
prominent attorney and former Mis-
souri, congressman, died at his home in
St. Louis,
James Bare died at Sioux City, aged
1O2. Bare never wore glasses, and could
see to thread a needle up to the time of
his death.
The republicans of the Ninth Indiana
district have renominated Charles B.
Lands for congress.
Michigan socialists met in Lansing
and nominated c. J. Lamb. of Dry
den, for governor.
William A. Reeder has been renom-
mated for congress by the republicans
of the Sixth Kansas district.
William Ratclitf, aged 102, died near
Mexico, Mo. His first vote was for Old
Hickory, Andrew Jackson.
James Warden, aged 102 years, sup
posed to be the Oldest expounder of
Methodism in the world, died in Balti-
more.
Edwin Franklin Abel, president of
the A. S. Abel company, publishers of
the Baltimore Sun, died at the age of
GA years.
Republicans of the Fifth West Virginia
district have renominated ]. A. Huges
for congress.
FOREIGN.
- Viceroy Alexieff has issued proclama-
tion to the Chinese in Manchuria warn
ing them that they must aid Russian
forces or determination will follow.