The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-03-04
NEWS OF THE. WEEK.
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A BEAsrLY REVEREND. !
At New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 25, Rev
A. w. Paige pleaded guilty to the charge oI
sending obscene letters through the mails and
was fined 500 and cost He was: taken to
Hartford county Jail in default. ~>~@ '~~< /
FIGURING MILL. BURNED j
The new Touring mill on Wells creek,
Goodhue county, Minn., owned by Hoyt. (
Segar, valued at $4,000, was burned on tho
night of Feb. "a, between s aud 8 O'Clock
The fire was cansed by the accidental
breaking CT lantern. The property was in
sured. >.---*,
A MIsEE MURDERED.
A special from Milan Ind, of Feb: rs,
says the murder Of Phillip Doaz, hermit and
miser, living four miles from Milan was dis.
covered, Feb; q. 1Ie MAS killed oa-Feb IS;
his skull was knocked in with club. Sus-
picion points to William Shasingcr, his neph.
as the murderer. and he has been arrested.
QUIET IN SAN FRAECIsCO.
Adviccs from San Francisco, of Feb.
81, state that the night previous was excep-
tionalIy quiet. The working men had no
meeting except few minor club gatherings
The papers are bare of news in connection
with the agitation. The general tenor Of the
editorials are expressive OF confidence in the
preservation of peace.
THE UTEs.
The war department is informed, that
Douglas, the Ute recently delivered up, has
been taken to the military prison ut Fort
Leavenworth. to be kept until the cases of
prisoners are decided. Two other prisoners.
Jim johnson and Thomas Together are with
Gen. Adams and those of the Utes who went
from Washing to secure delivery of the pris-
oners are en- route for Washington.
INcENDIAHY FIRE.
At Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on the
night of Feb. 81, large frame house, on the
south side, owned by VIM. Fredricks of Karc-
vile, Illinois, was burned to The ground. Loss
fifteen hundred dollars; insured in the Ktna
insurance company Of Hartford, Connecticut,
for one thousand dollars. The house was un-
occupied and the fire was supposed incen-
diarism. Three inches OF snow fell this after.
noon.
GREAT SNOW STORM.
A special dispatch from Bismarck, D.
r., of Feb. "a, saws the worst snow storm ever
known in The Northwest ragged there two
days. For two months succession of storms
has interrupted travel on the Northern Paci-
fc, causing very large loss to the road and
to tue Black Hills Stage company. Bat three
trains from the east have arrived since Feb. 1.
All extensions, improvements and repairs are
suspended.
PARNELI AND DILLON.
The IRISH agitators and Land League
reformers, Mcssrs Parnsn and Dillon, spent
Thursday, Feb. 2G,h, in visiting Minnesota.
They first halted at Winona, and made br.ei
>'ni's at intermediate stations between that
''y and st. Paul. In the evening mammoth
'leetinys were held both at st. Paul and Min
neapolis, the speakers interchanging their
time between the two cities. The st. Paul
meeting nettcd about $1,760.
INDIAN POLICY.
The Senate committee on Indian affairs,
at long special meeting to-day agreed to re-
port for passage the original bill designed to
cover the entire range of the Indian question
by the enactment of various new provisions
based upon the general principles that the
United States should in 4 great measure
abandon the policy OF treating the Indians as
children. and place them as speedily as pcs
sih'c. upon the footing Of citizens.
PANIC IN ST. PETERSBURG.
The London Times of Feb. ~, has the
following from St. Petersburg: This city is in
something very much like d panic. The re-
cent explosion has produced a widespread
feeling of uncertainty through all classes.
There seems to be very little hope Of any con-
cession from the government on the anniycr-
sery OF the Empcror's accession to the throne.
Warnings have been sent from Berlin that on
the 2nd of March it is intended to blow up the
three principal streets OF st. Pc!crsbnrg.
A man named Donohuc, one of the
Oldest citizens and a wealthy fruit grower of
Otoe county, Nebraska, was killed Feb. "a by
his insane son. The hey had shot one of his
fathers horses and the old man attem pting to
take the pistol from the son, was stabbed and
instantly killed. The boy attempted 10 kill
his mother but she escaped. He went to the
barn, stabbed another horse and two dogs,
finally fled to cornaeld where he was cap
tured by neighbors after some hours rcsis-
tancc, and lodged in Jail.
STUDENTS SUSPECTED.
A Paris dispatch Of Feb. 26, says the
inhabitants Of St. Petersburg are beginning to
attribute to the students all the recent mena
ces and crimes there. Threats are consequent
ly heard on all sides against the students, and
the inhabitants affirm if any criminal act oc-
ours on the anniversary of the cmpcrors &C.
cession to the throne, they will hold the stu
dents responsible. and will burn down the uni
versity and lynch every student who falls
into their hands. The government, therefore
is now forced to take measures for protecting
the students.
HOLY WARFARE.
"A special from Omaha, of Feb. 20,
says fearful fight occurred on the night OF
Feb. 2s, near Seward, Nebraska, in a school
house where nightly religious meetings have
been held lately. A party Of men attempted
to break up meeting, and scutfle ensued, in
Which many shots were intcrchanged and
eight persons wounded. William Bates died
yesterday from wounds, and Levi Bates is
probably fatally wounded. Eight men are ar
rested, and more arrests are expected. The
quarrel originated from the expulsion of two
children frcm school, recently.
ASSASSINATION IN ONTARIO.
in the Dornelly massacre enquiry, in
London, Ontario, Feb. 28 William Donnelly
testified that John was called to the door and
shot. Witness testified to Jas. Carrell, John
Kennedy, Martin McLauglin, justice of The
peace, and James Ryder as the assassins. Hc
heard some one crying fire at his house, and
looking out through bedroom window saw
the men standing before the house. His bro.
ther John went to the door, and was instantly
shot from behind large tree, the g1n resting
on crotch in the tree.
PETROLEUM.
The Titusville morning Herald, Of
March 1st, has the following statistics relating
to petroleum Developments of tic past month
n,.~S $Hn