The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-06-21
SUMMARY OF THE GENERAL NEWS,
TIE BOND PROPOSITION DEFEATED.

TIE BOND PROPOSITION DEFEATED.
The Vote Cast Very Iixh, and Tho ..yoe,,,
, not le>s than Five to One 10 tho ..Ayes.,'
The proposition for the settlement Ct
the "Old Railroad Bond" question in accord
ancc with the legislation of last winter, which
was submitted to vote Of the people of the
State on the 10Th inst, was defeated by an
overwhelming ma jority. The vote cast was un-
preccdcntedly light in view Of the importance
Of the question submitted, and is doubtless in
great measure to be attributed to the general
apathy Of the people. Returns thus far re-
ccivcd indicate very heavy majority against
the proposed plan of settlement, which, al-
though the great ma jority;of the country pre-
.cfncts are unheard:from, it may not be amiss
to set down at not less than five to one. Most
OF the largc towns cast majoritics in favor of
the settlement, but these were upon an cx
trc,nely light vote. III, St. Paul 37l7 votes
were cast; ;'6f which 3,315 wcrc- for and 1900
aSaanst the bonds In$Minneapolis the major.
lty was "a little iarger-796, which twill be
slightlyincreascd by one or two precincts yet
.mhcard from. In saltwater the vote stood
o54 for and 262 against In st.. Cloud, 40 for
and ?231 against. In Albert Lea, 81 for and
21O against. In Red Wing, 252 for and o6s
against. In Winona, 81 for ana 96s against.
In Mankato, 219 for and 51G against; and So
on all through. As above stated, the general
sentiment seems to have been adverse to the
proposed plan of settlement, and the majority
hus indicated will be at least five to one.
Condition u Ralrs In Utah:
W. W. Bishop the counsel of john b..
Lee of Mountain Meadow Massacre notoriety,
has published q statement in which he says
that If Brigham Young thinks he can stand
tra! and, get clear there will bc no resistance:
II he apprchcnds conviction he will unques-
tionably fight His followers will stand by
him to the last man. Higbee, Haight and
Stewart can only be taken by superior force
OF United States troops. Under the present
jury system, it is simply impossible to convict
any of the other assassins in Utah. Lee was
tnly convicted because district attorney
Howard succeeae1 in making Young believe
that by the conviction of Lee, Utah would be
admitted into the union rs state, whercupon
Young ordered his conviction for the good Of
the church. District Attorney Howard, he
says, is an honest and efficient man in cycryy,
respect The stories about his keeping back
Il portion Of Lees confession arc false, except
sf'nte ptfts left out to further the ends Of JUS
ticc by agreement between Howard and Bisl1:
op. Stillson's affidavit he brands as false in
every particular and gotten up in the interests
ofthc church. The feeling amongst the Gen.
tiles in Utah is very bitter. Those in Salt
Lake feel secure, but in smaller towns much
apprehension is felt Should hostlitles com
mencc most of the fighting would be in small
.tcwn1. Young has given orders to his people
to ccasG all cdnlniGrcial intercourse with tile
Gcntiles Of southern Utah did tastErn Nevada,
but the order has not: been strictly earriua
out
Hayes Fav0rs RemOuetIZati0n and the
Double standard.
President Hayes although, in former
years predisposed like mauy other hard money
adhcrents to the prevalent doctrine of t.
nance writer's in favor of a single gold stan
dard, has materially changed his views during
the progress Of general discussions regarding
the wisdom and propriety Of the act of 1873,
which demonctized the old legal tender silver
dollar. He is now in favor of its rcmonetiza-.
ton and of the adoption of the double standard
ofgold and silver; or in other words hcfayors
full return to the condition of things in re-
lation to these subjects which existed previous
to the legislation Of 1872 being convinced that
such retufntto the former system will great
1y promote tue resumption Of specie payments
ill Object that he regards as Of the first inn
boFance. While however he considers the
legislation Of ISIS to have been hasty and un=
M 3,,;kt Il
powers Of a large porti6nrofs our circulating
ftctiium, he has not yet formed:any detertiin-
ationto bring thc subject officially 10 the at-
tc1,tion of,Congrcss although 1t ia.by no means
improbable that he may hereafter conclude
that some: recommendations on his part Of the
nature above outlined will be advisable.
The Fanao.s Sietiux Ball Interviewer.
Father Martin of Standing Rock
reached Bismarck on the 18th, on his return
from his visit to Sitting Bull Hc found the
old scalpcr on Frchcllman's creek, about forty
miles north of the boundary. Sitting Bull re-
fused to converse with him except in the pres
cncc Of the British officers. Accordingly, after
delay of one week, the attendance Of Majors
Walsh and Quinn. and Captaim Allen of Fort
Walsh was secured, and after long talk Sit
ting Bull determined to quit fighting and to
remain in the British Possessions. The Brit
is. oliicegs assured him all would be we'll if he
behaved hinsc1f and did not commit dcprcda~
tions on either side Of the line. Sitting Bulls
followers IRE divided into three bapds, and the
hisinbcr in all is about three hundred and
twenty lodges Or one Thousand fighting men.
Father Martiti Il satisfied they have had
enough Of war, and desire now to be let alone.
In crossing the. river this spring they lost
nearly all their camp equipments and much of
their ammunition and many of their arms, and
arc noWin snotcondition to pursne the war.
The British. Officers believe they scan,epntrol
the sale Of arms, and it is now propose&to al
low the Indians, only: the srlns and ammu~
milton needed for hunting purposes. Sitting
Bull mad grievous complaints sntt his father
turned himsotf, and he was siforccd dsfaGo "a his
Gsrandnot ther for protcctionJands lc:thcrefore
would not talk until his grandmother was
heard from, but when the British ofdcers cqme
he talked very freely with, the IT atated
sally, ~ pir 9. Or Eraesasa.l ,ncy.
<6ecretary Sherman has aiisue edtoH. NJ.
Wynan Treasurer the following order: sir-t
appears from" the report of the treasurer,
United States scornptrollcr q currency, and
chief Of the burcaupf chg tn.1Ynf aa1 frfattng,
dated the 9th iast.. dat amount offraction-
al currency lost sald destr3sas dsssand which
ssthsssfore sNnotbe Prcsen4cd for redemption
&is $S,OI ~ Nc attorney general in his
opinion holds that In asccrtainins the amount
offreetional currency odtstandipg within The
meaning of the third sectiQi ot tie; joint reso.
lutHnofftynG q f87t, there SHOULD 81 Vi bs; deduct.
ed from amount q X such currency .esned