The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-10-04

Chicago's mayor wants a tax on street
cars and other local franchises.
Raphael & Lowenberg, Boston cloth
iers, have assigned for $2OO,OOO.
Five farmers near Mineola, Texas, have
been arrested for counterfeiting.
Eddy Brothers lost $4,000 by a lumber
fire at Bay City Wednesday night.
Rehan Bros, st. Louis boiler makers,
assigned, with liabilities at $llO,OOO.
Jack Dempsey says he is ready to meet
Fitzimmons al any time and anywere.
An election was held in Idaho Wednes.
day but no returns have been received.
The house and senate adjourned sine
die at six O'Clock, Wednesday evening.
Joseph Meyer, aged Is, Of Rockdale,
Iowa, was fatally gored by a bull
day.
The stallion Alcryon, valued at 3D.
600, persisted in a stable fire ut Iowa City,
Tuesday night.
The liabilities of Hoxie & Miller, An
tigo, Wis, are placed at $732,66O, with
assets of 691,125.
The London police have received
another warning letter from a genuine
slack the Ripper"
Boxing rules were adhered to and
the authorities in London won't touch
Slavin and McAulife.
It is reported that during the Russian
army 400 soldiers fell through
a hridoe and we're drowned,
Slayin and McAuliffe have been ar
raiRned for committing a breach OF peace,
and remanded till Friday.
The senate adopted the conference re-
port on the deficiency appropriation Dill
and the house did likewise.
Members of the Tipperary crowd who
were dubbed by the police are likely to
be arrested for melting riot.
The house passed the senate eill es-
tabliahing customs collection districts in
the states of North and South Dakota.
The senate agreed to the conference re-
port on the bill for the relief OF settlers
on the Northern Pacific indemnity lands.
The two clergymen en- route to St.
Paul, who were stopped at Philadelphia
by customs officials, have been released.
William Joslyn of Mount Clemens,
Mich, was mistaken for another man
and killed by a mob at Mount Norris
N. Y.
The Birmingham, Ala, Age-Herald
and Atlanta Constitution have been
seized for publishing lottery advertise
ments.
A boiler explosion at Deersville, Ind,
blew off Charles Deeds head and dan
~Rerously injured George Abbott and
Elijah Shoemaker.
A ~seven-year-old son of Allie Hykle, in
Nicholas county, West Virginia, killed his
fve.year-old sister because she threat
ened to "tell' on him.
Jas. J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railway, has oferedto transport
coal free to the needy settlers in Dickey
county, North Dakota.
Senator Pierce's resolution for extern
sion of the time of payment of pre-emp-
ton or homestead claims when crops
fail, passed the senate.
Rev. A. NJ. Deford of Hortonville,
Wis, was arrested at Milwaukee Thurs.
day for raising bank bills. Mutilated
ten and twenty-dollar bills were found
on him.
The trial of O'Brien, Dillon and other
Irish leaders began at Tpperary Thurs.
day. An immense crowd was dubbed
by the police and a couple of prisoners
were beaten by officers.
Among the bills passed by the senate
Friday was the senate bill granting the
right of way to the Jamestown and
Northern Railway company through the
Devils Lake Indian reservation.
Rev. Miloy, Chicago, preached on lay
ing up q treasure in heaven, Sunday
night. When he reached home burglars
had been there, but he had laid up no
treasure there, and the thieves left empty
handed. t4J
Among the items dropped in the de-
Aciency bill was one for $4,000 for
monuments to mark the boundarybetween
North and South Dakota. Ten thousand
dollars for the Winona, Mimi, public
building was inserted IN the deficiency
bill.