The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-06-24
HISTORY OF THEW

At st. Louis, Charles Smith, a leading
knight of Labor has been arrested for con-
spiracy tho specific charge being that he,
with others, planned to blockade the
tracks leading from tho Missouri Pacific
roundhouse, secure tho guard, and fire the
property. The detectives say they have a
leased ON $4,000.
Advice from Magdalena, Sonora, etate
that ten Mexicans attacked fifty Apaches
in Tecapodep pass, near barache. The
Indians were defeated. 1t is believed that
several bucks were killed who were carried
of. One squaw is known to be killed.
The Mexicans lost three killed and one
wounded.
At st. Johns, n. F, the French brieand-
iue Michael sank on the great bank Thurs
Day: Nine of her GREY were
found a tdory numbered five,
containing the bodies Of two dead fisher
men floating about fifty miles of Cape
DIR. 8. r. Richmond, proprietor of a pat
emit medicine known as "Samaritan Ner-
vine" shot and killed Col. J. W. Strong,
manager Of the st. Joseph (Mo.) Herald on
the 18th. After shooting Col. Strong he
walked out on the sidewalk and shot him
self in the head but not fatally.
At Urbana, Ohio, girl 10 years OF age
was in love with a young fellow to whom
her parents objected, and on her mother
saying she had rather see her dead than
walking with him, the girl took her broth
er's revolver and shot herself, falling dead
at her mothers feet.
The statue of Daniel Webster, presented
to the state Of New Hampshire by Ben
jamin Pierce Cheney of Boston, vas died.
icated at Concord on the 18th, with i'm
posing civic and military ceremonies.
About thirty THOUSAND people were
present.
At Creston, H., ON the 10th. Jacob
Swingiey killed his little daughter three
years old by cutting her throat with a
raz Or, tried to kill his 10 year old son in
the same way, and then cut his own
throat.
The civil service commission will hold
an examination of applicants for the de-
partmental service in Washington at Fl.
Worth, Tex, Thursday, July Sth; at Austin
July 10, and Houston, Tuesday. July 10,
The puritan won the yacht race on the
10th, with the Priscilla, Mayflower and At
lantic. under the auspices Of the Seawan-
haka- Corinthian yacht club, for a sub
scription cup worth 81 coo.
A Hydraulic dredge, ia the river at
Washington, D. c. was set on fire Satur-
day night, by the upsetting of an oil lamp.
Seven of eight men are missing. Loss $50
600, insurance s35 600,
The provision aud pork packing ham of
Sperry & Carnes at New Haven, Conn.,,
burned on the 10th. Loss between $500, 600
and 500, 600; insurance $500, 900. Several
firemen were injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher sailed
for England on the 10Th, expecting to be
absent until September or October. Mr..
Beecher will make some speeches for Mr..
Gladstone.
Citizens of Columbia county, W. r., held
a mass meeting to protest against the N.
P. forfeiture bill recently passed by the
Senate.
Governor Swipeford of Alaska, has been
confirmed by the Senate in spite OF the
opposition.
Advices from Vermont show that
Senator Edmunds cannot be defeated for
reelection.
Senator Sabin has returned to Washing
ton, but not much improved in health.
Hon. w. s. Holman of Indiana was re-
nominated for congress on the 10Th
Edwin P. Whipple, the distinguished
Boston writer died on the 1S.h.