The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

. NEWS OF THE WEEK.
:. CRIMES AN0 CRIMINALS
N. D. sadler late Representative in tho
Legislature from Franklin county. Arkansss.
was assasslnated At his home Dec. 20. bv mar.
ties unknown
Four negroes charged with murder
were taken from the jail In Amlte, La, on
the night Of Dec. ss.h by mob of fifty men,
and shot TO death.
AZ ~ o'clock on the morning OF Dec.
10Th, $50 masked men took Two 3rlsoners, one
ahalEbread Indian charged, with murder, from
the Jail At Golden, Colorado, and lynchsd
them.
!; James F. Edmonds, heretofore high
~ respected citizen Of Newton, Mass, ON The
ia day Of December, plead guilty to An In.
elctnent charging him with forging names Of
Lords & Fernold, former partners in business
to notes representing upwards Of $4,000 and
has been sentenced to liye years aud six
months In lhe State prison.
During divine services in the House of
Hope. at st. Paul, Minn., ON Sunday evening,
Dec. "a thief made his way into the pastors
study In the rear Of the church, and stole 900
= worth Of clothing, including . nne overcoat
belonging to Henry J. Horn. ESQ.,, togeth-
sr with pair Of gloves, and costly seal skin
cap valued At eis, belonging to Prof. Leib,
who conduets the House Of Hope choir.
A man at Nisgra Falls who had given
bio name at tie postoface ~ DR.. D. A. Skies,
On the Gath of December committed suicide
sy throwing himself of the new suspension
bridge. Tho distance Of the bridge to the
water below 10 100 feet. He appeared to be
about 40 years Of age. He was q fine appear
tng old gentleman snd displayed no eccen.
triclty OF conduct. He was an entire stranger
and may not have given his true name.
Eight roughs boarded the Baltimore &
Ohio train Al Camden station, N. J., At Ills
Wednesday night, Dec. ~, just as the train
started. They drove y colored man from the
cars and soon afterwards made an attack upon
smother co!or,d passenger. He fled to the L.
dies car for safety, but was pursued their bv
the roughs. y no made m indiscriminate A.
aault with pikt"!s aud sticks upon the passen-
6Es. A colored woman was shot In the neck,
md man was badly cut, and other passen-
gsss were badly bruised It was with diftlcul-
many passengers were prevented from
leaplng from The car while It was In rapid mo-
tion.
Ouray and the chiefs selected to 70 to
Washington came to tho Los Pinos Agency
Colorado, Dec. -, bringing with them only
part Of the prisoners. General Hatch re-.
fused 70 60 unless all the prisoners demanded
BY the commissioners were surrendered. Gu.
ray asked for further time and = few days
were granted to deliver them, as Ciines Ranch
10 thirty milesfron the agency ON tho road to
Alamassa, At which place General Hatch will
wait their coming. Oursy is either playing
. double game or 10 unable to accomplish
what he attempted, The snow 10 from 5 to
IL feet deep ON the range, and thu. General Is
compelled to build sleighs In order to make
the trip. The success OF the commissioners
h somewhat doubtful and the army may yet
Ss called upon to settle the Ute question,
A special from the Denver Tribune
hon Los Pinos, dated the 26th, represents
that the situation 10 very serious there. Hatch
Wa to have started from Los Pinos yesterday
and spend to night at Cline's ranch on the
Ommarron. On the 20th he started from
there to Alamosa, which Is the last railroad
station. Hatch has given up all hope OF Sc
curing the Indians, and a. his departure Ia
iantamount tn declaration OF war, much anx-
isty o felt As to his fate. There are several
hundred braves near Los Pinos, and the whites
all told will not number twenty. Ave. The
roads are blocked with snow and only pass.
able for light buck. boards, and the Indians
have the whites completely trapped. II Hatch
has left without the Indians II Is considered
certain that the war will open at once The
Indians will strike the first blow a. they have
everything their own way At present owing ia
the removal Of the troops to distant points.
A telegram was received in st. Paul
sn the morning Of Dec. q, by Detective Bris
sstts from Sheriff Town, Of Worthington
Mobiles Co. Mimi, announcing that . trsveline
agent stopping at hotel In that place VA
robbed Of $1,000. He was coming from ont
Of the ont buildings when he was knocked
down By I've men and the money taken from
hls shirt pocket. After he regained conscious.
nsss enough to examine Into the matter b,
said he was short over $4,000 cash. Ono oi
the men Wa . smooth.faced fellow about si1
test and six inches and having light side
. whiskers. On the arrival Of the Sisux City
train Ar. Brissette was informed by tho con
Auotor that the men answering the descrip
ton were ON the train from Worthlngton, ant
that The one with tho smooth. face had chang
Cd cars 1t Kasota junction, taking the Whom
and Saint Potter train bound eastward. 1h
ether gentleman got OF the train at Mankatc
when nothing more was heard Of tho parties
RoAnnA3vo nr3aa>Atn haa an1~H all inf q
tlon obtained to authorities in these neighboi
hoods, and It h hoped 1t will be but = shor
time before the desparadoes will be brough
before the justice seat.