The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-08-30

labOrers were instantly killed.
Chieftain John Grass, head of the hostiles
Of Standing Rock, has gotten himself into
the lookup at the agency. having been sue
ceesful In intimidating the Indians and
keeping them from signing the bill. His
heart grew brave and he undertook to throw
of the restraints of the agency life, and he
was about to leave the reservation to head.
off tho commissioners In their work at Crow
Creek and stir up trouble among the Indiansi
there. The agent Mt Standing Rock ordered
him not to leave the agency, but he defed
his authority and was arrested and locked.
up. Sitting Bull is In fair way to get in,
the same place soon, for which let US rejoice.
William Gull and Charles Mcintyre, the two
thieves who st. !e Herder Davis team Of po-
MES on the 9TH inst, we're captured near Coop
ertown with the ponies In their possession,
and brought to Grand Forks, Oak, by Sher-
if Swan. They both admit their guilt. Their.
trial comes off soon. :
Oliver Webb, living IN Roscoe township.
Goodhue county, Mimi, who is now in his
cighty-hfth year, cast his first vote for presi-
dent in 1928 for John Quincy Adams. He
voted for "Npecanoe and Tyler too" in 1910,
for James G. Blaioe in 1884, and if permitted:
to live will cast his vote for Harrison and
Morton in November next.
Advices from Jacksonville, Florida, say
the sanitary association has decided that the
names of sick and dead Of yellow fever should
be published: The epidemic Ia certainly
gaining ground: The Grand Union is de-
serted: Insurance companies have withdrawn
risks.
The governments In receipt Of information
that violent outbreak OF cholera has oc-
CURED on board the Portuguese transport In,
die bound. Within forty eight hours thirty.
eight cases were manifested, twenty four Of
which were fatal
BY the Qverloviug Of tho banks Of the
Tcng Chow river, flooding the country for a
mile on either side 500 workingmcn were
drowned.
8. Taft of Mazeppa was brought to Waho,
ehn on O warrant, charged with Qutraging q
fourteon-ycar-old daughter OF Peter Clement
Of Chester township. Tho girl alleges that
Gpf sued by dr"kn beer ss
nished by . man named Colliny and Taft,
and that she was subsequently ravished.
Taft waived examination and was held to
the grand jury, giving bail in the sum OF
II 900 for appearance at the November term
Of the district court. The prisoner alleges
that he is innocent of the crime charged.
Taft is twenty eight years old.
There has been further trouble between set
tiers at Stonewal Land company, The set
tiers made good their threats by
burning the dwelling and contents belonging
to F. j. Randolph and wife. Randolph and
his wife went to Trinidad, having escaped
with nothing but the clothes they wore. j.,
W. Lewelling, who had been working for tho
Maxwell company, was also waited upon by
hundred armed settlers, most of whom
were masked, and compelled to pack his out
fit and leave town.
A stranger, dressed in the attire of a coun-
tryman, entered F. Ephraim's store Mt Grand
Forks and purchased q suit of clothes at $50.
In payment therefor, he rendered Ephram a
check, valued at $67. 85, on the First Nation
al Bank, OF Lnrimore, payable to Frank
Smith and signed by G. Larimore, Ephraim,
at first suspicious, finally took the check, re-.
turning the stranger a due-bill for tho bal
ance, A telegram received from Larimore
later BY Ephraim, in response to one sent,
read "check bogus" and now Ephraim
mourns his deal.
Mr. William c. Won Horne, president of the
Canadian Pacific railway, now living in Mon
treal, a former resident of Bloomington,
Joliet and Chicago, Is about to receive tho
honor of knighthood for his labors and sue
cess in advancing railway projects on Cana
dian soil. He became citizen of the domin-
ion somo time ago. Mr.. Van Horne is q
product of Joliet, ILL.,, where he spent his boy
hood and began his railway career twenty
five years ago as night operator for the
Michigan Central at that place. He I'D.
vanced rapidly, and was at one time superin.
Missouri Pacific, and later Of the Joliet Iron
and Steel works at Joliet.
]: j. Rogers, the newly appointed receiver
Of the land Office, has received his commission.
and taken charge Of The ofaee