The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-10-14

Roman Catholic.
The French Institute has accepted the
bequest of the Chantilly estates by the
Due d. Aumale.
The sentence of death passed on tho sew
en- rebel Spanish grandees has been com
muted.
Frederick Douglass and his white wife
attract much attention In Liverpool.
Verdiw celebrate next year his so
years. jubilee as a composer.
France has almost settled her dispute
with Madagascar.
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
The West Wisconsin Methodist cou-
ference at Black River Falle, has closed its
session and the following appointments
are announced:
Eau Claire District-J. Tresidder, presiding
elder; Arcadia, A. N. Lumpkins; supply,
Augusta, E. G. Booth; Black River Falls,
Chippewa Falls, E. Bradford; Durand, p.
Z. Jones; Eau Claire, First church, ]. D.
Brothers; Eau Claire, Lake street, II,
Goodsell; Eau Claire, circuit, J. D.
Campbell supply; Greenwood, R: a.
nay SUI, huMOlIQ ana falrcnllQ, j. W..
sapd Kin. Ssates F.
Modena, Robert Smith; Mondovi. L. W.
stamp; Millsville. J. 81. McManus:
Sechleryille, G. D. Browne; Whitehall to
Hudson District-H. W. Bushnell, pre-
! siding elder; Alabama, to be supplied {;
Arkansaw, F. J. Borgia; Clear Lake, J,
Conner, supply: Cumberland, g. w. Smith :,
Ellsworth, w; J. Robinson; Hammond;
". Haw; Hudson, s. W: Trousdale;
RRnapR' A. ILL.,; +: 9 Yoke Louisville, E. B.
onie, F: l.. Hart; New Richmond, A. J..
| Davis; Osceola Mills. j. B. Bachman; Pep.
in, W: Ipgersoll: Prescott, W. w. Hurd
Prairie Farm, e: D. Scott. supply; Rice
Lake, to be supplied: River Falls, J. Evans;
John Hsit; Superior F. L: W weisS S;1 w Voei
La Crosse Distric toHf.} B.. s.lch; prcsid:
ing elder; Chaseburg and Newton, T. A.
gibbs, supply Desote,. T. Crouch; Eiroy'-
D y: ClngTm man. 9alesyilie, T. Fa9lkes; La
Second, 9. W: Case: Lagrange, J. Barnett;
Melrose, l.. N. Wooley Mount Sterling to
be supplied; Onalaska, ]. T.. Morgan;
Sparta, j. D. Searles; Sparta circuit, S.
MeMs;n :THp2 y wsRFGg san WI Misn
". Wheaton; Viroqua, E. Trimm; West
Branch, W; Atkinson: West Salem, E. H.
Mckenzie; Wonewoc, 81. A Rogers.
Portland District-W. r. Irish, presiding
elder; Ashland and Gogebic mission, A. s.
Collins; BAYFIELD,, Benjamin Ship; Bara;
Merrimac. G. Irish; Big Spring. to be sup
piled; Colby and Unity, T.. W. McKibbin;
Coloma and Friendship, Milton A. Michaels;
Delton and Kilbourn, B. Mott; Ironton,
James Hayens; Lodi, E. T. Briggs; Maus-
ton, L. f. Nuzum; Medford, R. W. Nicholas;
frAirIQ fn Sac and A,,nr ko h.
Piled; Necedah, to be supplied; New Lis
bon, H. D. Jencks; North Freedom: J, I.
Bryan; Plainfield, Alfred Ramey; Portage,
A. L. Tull; Poynette, J. H. Benson: keeds-
burg, d. +. Blaeke; Spencer and Marsh
V. H. HELMS; Westield, J. F. Cowling.
Mrs. Otis doyt of Hudson, Wis.,, died
Oct. /: in Boston, Mass, after brief ILL
ness. Soc was the relict of the late DIR.
Hoyt, for many years one of the most
Wisconsin. TIE doctor died one ye"r ero
Last June Mrs. Hoyt, with one of her
| daughters started for the East to visit
| the scenes of her youth. The change ap
peared to have greatly revived hor health
and she was about returning home when
lhe was stricken down with heart disease.
Mrs: Hoyt's remains were brought to
Hudson. Five daughters survive; Mrs,
DR.. King, Mandan; Mrs Dr.. Epley Of New
kichmond; Mrs. Reynolds of Hudson;
Mrs. Wyand of Crookston, and Miss Ida
Hoyt, assistant principal in the Saltwater
high school.1
The confession of H. l.. Leavitt, arrested
in connection with the Sioux City Had
dock murder, has been made public. Mem
bers of the Saloon Keepers Association
had conspired to give Haddock and other
preachers whipping. and on August 3rd,
IN company Ie With two sluggers party com
Plath, Henry and Leavitt, waylaid Had
dock. Arensdorf first confronted Haddock,
and as the latter appeared to be taking
something from his pocket, Arensdorf drew
his pistol and shot him dead. Arensdorf
one OF the proprietors Of brewery.
Twoboys under eighteen years of age,
| employees OF hotel at Miles City, Mont,
appropriated aquantity of valuables, con-
sisting of clothing, shotguns, rifles and
revo!vers, worth about 500, belonging to
guests OF the hotel, and ran away with
them. They also stole skitf belonging to
ferryman and started down the Yellow
stone river. The boat was found near the
river bank full of water, with hole In the
bottom and some of the missing articles in
it: 1t Is thought the two boys were
drowned, as the Yellowstone is very
treacherous stream and the boys were
totally unacquainted with 1t.
A Canadian Pacific passenger train went
through trestle bridge IT'S miles east of
Winnipeg about 2 o'clock a. M, Oct. 8.
Five cars, including mail car and four
passenger coaches, were badly wrecked,
and afterwards completely burned by fire,
caused by, upsetting Of stoves. The Pull
man coach only escaped uninjured. The
train was running slowly, aud when the
rear brakeman felt the train going he
promptly uncoupled the Pullman. A wild
scene 1oliowed. Eight or ten passengers
were scalded and burned ONE of them
fatally.
Near Anaconda, Montana, an iucendiary
fire destroyed "a, coo cords Of wood and a
mile of Williams dume between Anaconda
and Silver Bow Junction. The water had
been turned of, and the wood and flume.
f 6ei%g &S dTy burned srSely The loss is
for ee ~S 20 1h Mcs
the loss is great embarrassment There
has been bad blood over tho right Of way
ever since the dume was built a year ago,
and one man was killed over the affair.
The 1ncendiarism Is traced to this cause.
Three cars of st. Paul, Minneapolis d
Manitoba cattle train from Winnipeg
were thrown of the track while crossing
the Rum river bridge at Anoka, Mimi,
Oct. 3. Two Of the cars were
tipped nearly over, but were held
from falling Into the river by the coup
lings to the rest OF the train. The accident
was caused by jack screw which was left
on the track by the men who were at work
on the bridge: The train was going very
have been dumped into the river.
At Madison, Wis.,, Rev. Charles G. Ster
ling, son Of the late vice president, John W.
Sterling, Of the state university, and him
self a graduate of that institution, was
married to Miss Lulu NJ. Fisher. Tho cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. W. A.
McAfee; In the presence of a large audi
ence: The groom was recently ordained q
Presbyterian minister, and had gone to
Northwestern Dakota to do missionary
work among the Sioux.
A sanborn. d. T., dispatch, Oct. 1, re-
ports: A disastrous prairie fire swept
south. Several miles were burned over.
william WeatherOee lost his barn, five
horses, harness, sixty tons of hay, ton pigs.
and tan ~