The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-06
WASHBURN LEADER.
BY r. H. COPELAND,
WASHBURN, : : NORTH DAKOTA
NUBs OF II MS.

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ton Of the Balkan states.
Fire destroyed two and a half blocks
at Hiawatha, Kan, Tuesday.
Farmers around South Bend, Ind, are
suffering from wheat thieves.
Henry George has reached New York
from a tour around the world.
VIM. H. Ferguson, a railroad con-
tractor, died at Rushville, Ind.
Two unknown brothers were drowned
at Garfield park, Chicago, Sunday.
The broom corn cutters in Cole and
Douglass counties, I'LL, are on a strike.
President Harrison's family have re-
moved from Cape May to Cresson, Pa.
Chicago boarding house keepers ehav
formed a union and want higher prices.
The wife of Judge Cooley of the inter-
state commerce commission died at Ann
Arbor.
The house passed the bill providing for
government inspection of mines in the
territories.
The Republicans of the Fifth Michi-
gan district nominated Chas. w. Wat
kins for congress.
The great strike of the %journeymen
carpenters of Chicago has opened. About
5000 of them are idle.
Thos. Bush, a company lineman at
Cincinnati, caught a live wire in his bare
hand and died instantly.
An immense four-story brick building
Ro11 -, No~, Or1oo-o IT, 10 rororkal ton
were killed by falling debris.
The senate passed the senate bill ap.
propriating $4,000 for a site of a public
building at Sheboygan, Wis.
The scaffolding in a building at New
Orleans gave way, killing four men and
seriously w%ounding two others.
A train was held up near Pensacola
junction, Fla, by robbers. The extent
of the robbery is unknown as yet.
Senator Sherman has introduced a bill
for reciprocity on coal with Canada,
looking to ultimate general reciprocity.
The experiment of transmitting opera
music from the opera house to the thea.
ter proved a complete success at Berlin.
A duel at Middlesborough, KY, re-
suited in the death of Steve Wannick
and the fatal wounding of Marsh Tur-
ner.
The New York Central officials say
traffic has been fully resumed, but Pow
derby denies it, and there the matter
rests.
It is said the creditors Of Potter, Low
ell & Co., of Boston, who failed, will re-
ceive their money in full in a few
months.
It is said the United States will re-
move the duty on French art if France
will remove prohibition against Ameri-
can pork.
The house committee on territories ap-
pointed a subcommittee to visit Arizona
and New Mexico to see if they should be-
come states.
A gas explosion at Seattle, WASH, in
jured a number of people, among whom
was DR.. Otis F. Presbury, editor of the
Public Opinion.
Prominent glass and plate manufac-
turers met in Chicago for the purpose Of
forming an organization, the character of
which is unknown.
The president nominated John F.
Ross, demo cratic postmaster at WASH
ington, D.. c., to be commissioner of the
District of Columbia.
During the labor parade at Allegheny
City American mechanics broke into the
ranks and tore down q German flag
which some bakers were carrying.
Mrs. Sarah Mcintyre, of Philadelphia,
and two children burned to death from
an oil explosion Tuesday. Chas. McIn-
tyre has been arrested as an incendiary
The ST. Louis preserve trust tried to
enjoin one of it's members against max
ing jellies contrary to agreement, but the
United States court refused the petition.
Blackstone & Co., the large engineer
ing firm Of Stamford, Eng, conceded it's
employees q reduction in work of one
hour daily and an advance of 5 per cent.
in wages.
Young's jute bagging factory, Brook
Ign, Pielette's kindling wood factory and
Diahan's wholesale grocery burned yes
terday, causing a loss of 100000; par
TALLY insured.
Int train wreck at Eagle Grove, WASH,
caused by a broken rail, sixteen persons
were injured and Ben Young, a base ball
uI4D1T0 duO 81 IL AAOOPAOA 1 ASOA 0AuAS
Cal, were killed.
City Counsellor Yerger, Of Kansas
City, on behalf of the city, brings suit
against defaulting ex-City Treasurer
Peak and his bondsmen to recover q
$21,881.25 d%efalcation.
Fire destroyed the five story building
on East Fifty-nxth street, New York,
occupied by the Rossemere cigar factory,
and q man named Hagan, a roofing man
ufacturer, and Daniel lillian are thought
to have been killed. The adjoining
buildings suffered somewhat. Loss,
$4,000.
The conferees on the river and har-
Dor bill have reached an agreement and
signed their report. Appropriations for
work on the Missouri river were reduced
from $1,25O,OOO to $1,1OO,0O0. As it
passed the house, the bill appropriated
Bis, 9948,445; as it passed the senate, $$255,-
786,853; as agreed to in conference, $24,-
881,295.
Farmers living in the vicinity Of Lake
Contrary, Mo-, which the government re-
Gently ceded to st. Joseph, : greatly
incensed over the attempt by the city to
ont q canal between the upper and lower