The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-09-12
THE NEWS CONDENSED.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.
REvERNED MURDERER.
A Hartford. Conn.,, telegram says. Rev.
D. H. Hayder, pastor Of Methodist church
had been arrested on charge Of the murder
Of Mary 4. stannard.
BURGLARS.
Three masked men entered the Great
Western Station railroad Office at Dundas.
Ont, on the 9th inst, tied and gagged the
tanned about hundred dollars and q check
for small amount. The burglars escaped.
DEVELOPMENTS.
The mystery surrounding the Collision
murder at Deadwood, D. T., Is being solved.
NJ. L. Conk, of the Model brewery. has been
arrested charged with having committed the
deed. Mr.. Dud and Mrs. benton are also
held as accessories. Startling developments
are expected soon.
oRvlLLE GRANT CRAZY.
Orville Grant, q brother of Gen. Grant,
has become insane, and has been taken to the
insane asylum at Morristown, New Jersey,
His mind runs on immense speculations,
starting business on a large scale, and 80 on
He was sent at the request Of friends and o
his physician, DR.. Mo, ton.
SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
In the speech from the throne read at
the opening Of the Reichstag, the Emperor
expressed hope that the anti-socialist bill
will be adopted, that the spread o: the per-
nicious Socialist movement may be arrested,
and those who have been misled by 1t may bs
brought back to the right path.
KILLED.
In lronton, Ohio, a young man named
Craigmeyer struck another young man
named Bourke with pice of pig iron, at the
Ohio furnace on the Sd inst, killing him In
stnntly. The affair grew ont OF Burke's
paying attention to Craigmeyer's sister
sgainst the wishes OF the latter's family The
murderer was arrested.
INDIA.
1t is generally recognized that the
present is one OF the most critical epoches In
the history of India. A single false move on
the part Of the mission to Afghanistan may
involve not only costly frontier war but
widen complications. The mission forms 4
single step In an ex ensive concerted scheme
for protection of India.
DEFEAT OF BANNoCK INDIANS.
A Shosbone chief, Washkie reports a
fight Sept. 5th on Clark's Fork between a dc.
tachmcnt OF troops and Crow Indians and
about twenty lodges Of hostile Bannocks.
The Bannocks were defeated, their chief and
their squaws aud children and large num-
bcr of horses being captured. One soldier,
soldier wounded, and many of the Bannvcks
killed.
VERMONT ELECTION.
Burlington, VT, telegram: Returns
from sixty towns indicate a majority of 1900
or $4,000 for Proctor and the Republican
State ticket on light vote. In the First and
Second districts Joyce and Tyler are probably
elected by the usual majorities for off years.
There Is probably no election in the Third dis.
trict. In thirty-two towns, Farlow, Green
back and Bolter, has 1895; Grant, regular Re-
publican, 3503, and Waterman, Democratic, l.
952. Burlington elects q Democratic repre-
THANKS TO SENATOR MATTHEW'S.
A large and enthusiastic meeting OF the
friends of Edward O. Meagher Cendon, was
held IN Cincinnati on the 7th inst, and series
of resolutions adopted reciting that efforts for
his relief are matter of historical pride to
those who took an active part III procuring
his liberation from British prison, aud with.
out deducting from others due credit for their
share in the work, return special thanks to
Senator Matthews for bis personal exertion
to procure Condon's release.
DOUBLE SUICIDE
At Muscati1e, Iowa. the dead bodies of
Frederick seak, German aged 26, and Car
rje Myer, aged %, were found near the corner
Of Oak and Eighth streets. They both reside
in Kansas, Seak in Kansas City aud the girl
near Cherokee. It was undoubtedly prcmed.
itated suicide. although it is not known that
anybody saw the act. A small Smith & Wes-
son revolver with two empty chambers and
small hole In the forehcad5 Of the victims
told the tale. The woman's head rested on
Seak's shoulder, and there was no signs of
struggle or pain.
DEFALCATION.
Irregularities are reported In Manu-
facturers Gas Co, of Fall River, Mass. of
which Chas. P. Stickney, until within few
weeks, has been treasurer. Stickney had
nearly full control Of affairs. Some time ago
he was asked to resign, and the TACT SO work.
ed upon him that he became thoroughly pros
trated, and it was feared would die. Defalca-
ton placed at from $4,000 to $4,000.
Joseph A. Baker, who examined the books,
says no irregularities have been discovered
it Is intimated fraud was committed
HALIFAX AWARD.
In recent conversation on the SUBJ
cct of the Halifax award, Secretary Eyarts
expressed his himself in way that plainly
shows no proposition has been made in cor.
rcspondence with the British government
looking to a renewal of principles Of recipro-
city between the Dominion aud United States
According te English views as expressed in
the London press, the real object of Mr..
Evarts in opening up correspondence with
the British foreign Office In relation to the
Halifax award, is TO put the award aud the
ne" reciprocity treaty together, so as to OBJ
tain negotiations for the latter at the time the
former is l;quidated.
HERDER's CAMP RA1DED.
Early in the morning, of the 9th inst,
five masked men surprised and captured the
herding camp Of William P. Noble, eighteen
miles from Camp Stamburgh, Wyoming.
The four herders were tied up and the intru-
ders held possession Of the camp until next
night when they left, going west, taking with
them all the camp outfit, provisions and thir-
teen good horses. During their stay in the
camp they corvcrsed freely with their prison.
ers and showed q thorough knowledge of the
country. They also stated that they intended
to take In the paymaster. 1t is supposed that
they are part of a gang Of robbers who tried
to wreck a train on the Union Pacific rail-
road some time ago.
STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION.