The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-09-10

and gave himself up, claiming that his ster-
father had rushed at him with IL club and
| threatened to kill him, and that he shot
him in sclf-defcnsc.
"Rev.", William lIildrctl, D. D., who two
| years ago led astray /, daughter OF John
troit in company with his victim, whom he
has failed to marry. He has been doing re-
vival work at $50 a week. and his record
was laid bare on his being appointed re-
Gently to the pastorate of a Baptist church
in East Saginaw, Mich.
! At Bozeman, Montana, George Woodson
was arrested on a complaint of Mrs Lizzie
| Cole, charging him with indecent assault.
| The facts set forth in the complaint are
that George Woodson made a friendly call
! on Mrs. Cole, and while she was entertain
ing him in a sociable manner he caught her
in his arms, ran with her to her bedroom,
and but for her desperate struggles and
| piercing screams would have succeeded in
accomplishing his purpose.
| On April IA, 1885, Mrs. Symes Avery
died at Farmton, Somerset, England, leav-
ing her estate valued at over 100000 to
her two children, Ada II. and David Symes,
aged fourteen and fifteen years. Charles
Avery, the step father Of the children, alb
Quoted them and brought them to Council
| Bluffs, Iowa, where he has been living since
June II with the fourteen year-o girl as
his wife. Ed II. Hodges OF Somerset Eng
land, thelegal guardian OF the children, ar
| rived, took possession OF them and left for
England. Avery has disappeared.
Foreign News.
Earl Dudley, who is the guest OF the En-
peror Dom Pedro OF Brazil, will 60 to Can
ada this month and spend six weeks in the
| Rockies hunting.
Spain is thrown into pas ion Of indig-
! nation by the news that Germany has
planted her flag on the Island OF zap while
| Spanish n-of-w:.r was looking on.
Sir H. D. Wolff, the British envoy, has
| asked the sultan to use his influence to es
| tablish firm government in Egypt and
! thus enable England to withdraw her
! troops from that country.
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice, member OF
parliament for Colne, who was under for
| eign secretary during the administrator OF
| Mr.. Gladstone, by order of his physician,
will not enter the next parliament
Prince Waldemar, you gest son OF Chris
| tian Of Denmark. will keep up the reput;,-
ton OF hia family for brilliant matches by
wedding the Princess Marie, eldest daugh-
| ter Of the Due de Chartres, one OF the
| wealthiest young women in Europe.
The Vienna New Free Press pays a long
H.
American minister at Vienna. closing with,
THE great number of friends whom he
leaves behind in Vienna will long .omember
him and his ama BILE lady, and bid them a
hearty goQd-pye'''
| Cauht Benemar, the Spanish minis
| er, has expressed to the government
! Spain's regret at the insult offered tq Ger:
many by the populace Of MatAid, and has
promised. on behalf ofhls government, that
the leaders af the mob will be punished,
AND that spain will do her utmost to pre-
vent repitition OF the insult. This state
mont Is regarded as terminating the Incl
dent.
The preliminary shooting practice in tho
division contest OF Fort Smelling WAS oonl=
pleted. and the matter Of the ownership OF
| the Robertson badge was settled in favor of
| Lieut.. GOOdin, Seventh infantry, member
OF the team from the department OF the
Platte. The fight between Lieutenants
Goodin and Sage for the possession OF this
prize was very close, and a very pretty ena
| clear to the finish.
The Londomn oF,lae@> la 0ranya dispatch
saYa: t,ellMaany sent u note to Spain,
dated Aug. 8, notifying that government OF
the intention OF Germany to annex the
| Caroline. In this note Germany 3Aatte a
snee;tec preservation of the sylain, Of = third
| party provided spa},1n p,!a;},1 Vas aP}e to show, by
acts q pS2{ec}{$h yet sa {Ga{ tho right t,s o.
Svent Germany would be willing to with
draw all Claims to the islands.
At a meeting Of Catholics at Munster,
Prussia, DR.. Windhorst, the Pru.-i,,n t,,th--
olic leader, said +hc, pupo still ruled the
world: Tue holy chair must be made indie
pendent Of the powers. 1--WE now,' he
said, ''stand steadfast for the pope through
life or death. The speaker asked for: thrce
cheers for pope Leo, which. were given with
enthusiasm. Several resolutions were pass
ed demanding the unconditional repeal Of
the chief May laws, especially those deal
ing with religious orders and the education
OF the clergy.
A semi-ofticial note describes the hoisting
OF the German flag at Fax as preliminary
and without prejudice to the annulment OF
the agreement between Germany and Spain.
Prince Bismarck, who is at Parzein sign-
fes no intention OF leaving there The
statement that Spain had refused the lues-
tion OF ownership OF the Carolines is not
confirmed nor believed, for the reason that
SUCH ;:efusal would probably result in de-
ctsiye action by Germany for the retention
OF the island. War is regarded as entirely
out OF the question: