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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-15
A THREE-CORNERED FIGHT.
Two Men and a Woman Try for About
an Hour to Kill Each Other.

Two Men and a Woman Try for About
an Hour to Kill Each Other.
CHICAGO, Nov. 11.-Wm. J. Miller and
his housekeeper, Mrs. Albert Polio, were
to have been married tonight, but were
prevented, after an extraordinary three
cornered fight, in which the third party
was the divorced husband of the would
be bride. Miller is a painter and recent
ly broke his leg in a fall from a ladder.
To-day, while he was in bed nursing the
damaged limb and conversing with
Mrs. Polio about the wedding, the former
husband of the housekeeper suddenly
broke into the room with a yell of rage.
Polio grabbed Miller by the broken leg
and jerked him from the bed, breaking
the healing fracture. A heavy hammer
used by the latter was on the floor, and
Polio seized it and dealt Miller a blow.
Frantic with pain, Miller attempted to
defend himself and the woman joined in
the melee. She got hold of the hammer
and commenced using it on Polio. Blows
were showered on his head and body
and the blood from the wounds Of the
two men covered the clothing of the
three and spattered wei the furniture.
For almost an hour the struggle con
tinued, until the police, who had been
told of the affair by some children, en-
tered the room and found the three
graphing and still striving for SUI
premacy. Miller will die. Polio is UNI
der arrest, seriously injured.
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y The Decker s. Howell Failure.

n The Decker T. Howell Failure.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The assignee of
Decker, Howell & Co., William Nelson
Cromwell, makes the following state
ment: "The liabilities are between &c.
100000 and $15,OOO,OOO, most Of which
is due to banks and bankers on loans.
The assets are largely in xcess Of the
liabilities and nearly every loan is we'll
secured by collateral. The firm deliv-
cred to me as part sof it's assets about
100000 of securities in a box. This
goes to show that the failure was not due
to lack Of securities, but to the extreme
money stringency, which prevented the
firm from completing it's daily amount of
borrowings. In the current management
of it's business it was the practice Of the
firm to borrow several millions each day
on call in addition to the time loans
which it had. The assets of the firm
comprise largely what is known as Vii
lard securities and during the last few
days it has been impossible to get money
on them. But these securities have alb
solute value and merit, vastly above the
temporary price made under this abnor-
NAL decline. Shrewd investors are aware
Of this and are buying up stocks to put
into vaults and take the rise that is sure
to follow. II creditors use good iudg-
ment and do not act hastily, they will
not only be paid in full, but will leave q
good surplus for the estate.
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Mckinley Isn't Kicking.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 8.-Congressman
Mckinley arrived in the city this even
ing. Speaking to a reporter about the
recent election, he said: II am we'll salts
fed with the result in my own district.
1 gained 1900 votes during the CAM
paign, which lasted but three weeks.
That was even more than I had any right
to expect. 1t is certainly very gratifying
to me" "What do you think Of the re-
suit in the statey' was asked. 1.-The re-
publican victory On the state ticket was
splendid. The u~nfairness of the gerry
mander was manifested most clearly by
the recent election. The republicans
carried the state by a popular majority
of over $1,000, while the democrats &c.
cured two-thirds of the representatives
in congress, and the republicans one
third. This shows the effect of the
gerrymander very clearly" "Has the
cause of protection suffered any by the
recent democratic victories throughout
the country" "Protection is stronger
to-day than it ever was, and it will con-
tinue to grow in favor. The tariff bill,
which was the issue IN the campaign, was
but three and one half weeks old when
the election occurred, and many of it's
provisions have not yet gone into effect.
The bill wa misunderstood and shame-
fully misrepresented. The latter was
done by the importers, many OF whom
are not citizens of the United States and
are free traders"
"What will be the future of the bill?"
81 am sure that it will win in the end.
All great measures have met with tenn
porary defeat. The emancipation Of the
slaves and the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments to the constitution may be
pointed to as examples. The same issue
will come to the front in 1892, and it
will then be better understood. Our de-
feat this year is not greater than it was
in 1882, two years after Garfield was
elected. The republicans have not had
a majority in the house of representatives
but twice since 1876. We have little
to fear in future if we have a free ballot
and a fair count" Major Mckinley came
to the city on business and a number OF
friends called upon him in the evening.
He said he would take rest for a few
days and leave for Washington in about
two weeks go as to be ready for the OPEN
ing of congress on December 1st. When
asked if there would be any important
legislation enacted during the session, he
said that he did not know OF any. 1--WE
did not leave much undone the last ses-
sion" be remarked, with a smile. Major
Mckinley feels confident that the senate
will pass the Lodge federal election bill
before the close of the session.
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stocks much higher all day long, but the
inactive specialties which yesterday
could not find buyers at any price, to-
day we're taken at advanced figures, and
the heavy slump in those shares was in
a great asu made up. Liquidation
in the Wizards is now believed to have
marked the elimination of efforts to
force a complete liquidation in the street,
as these stocks had resisted the force ap-
piled for a much longer time than any
other group of stocks on the list. The
impression is that now the situation
has been changed for the better and the
improvement in the condition Of affairs
will be followed by higher prices all
along the line.
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Their Suspension Was Due to Their
Inability to Borrow a Few
Million Dollars.
Two Brothers Shoot Their Brother.
in-Lnw on q Race Track at
Columbus, Ga.
All the Parties in the Tragedy Are
Prominent and Wealthy Citizens
of Glenville, Ala.
Heavy Failure.

New YORK, Nov. I1.-Decker, Howell
& Co., New York brokers, failed to-day.
w. Nelson Cromwell, assignee for the
firm, made the following statement on
corning it's affairs this afternoon: "The
liabilities are about $1O,0OO,0O0 and the
assets at present market prices largely
exceed that sum. The liabilities are due
almost entirely to banks and bankers or
loans made in the course of business and
are we'll secured. The cause of the sus-
pension was inability of the firm to Dor
row the necessary amount of cash re-
quired in the days business. The FIRMS
transactions were very large, it being
necessary to borrow several millions dali
ly. The firm had abundant collateral to-
day and it was not for lack of security,
but inability to make it available, was
the sole cause. 1t was simply a matter
of absolute inability to get money on the
best securities, owing to the extraordina-
ry money stringency now prevailing. AS
securities are a special line, there may be
a disposition on the part of creditors to
sacrifice them on the market, but such a
course would be suicide. The character
of the securities show that
their price on the market is
far below their actual value
and if the creditors have good Judgment
to hold their securities, they will be am
ply protected" Joseph S. Decker, sem
Tor member of the firm, said: "Our fail
ure is due to the simple fact that we
could not get money to carry on our bus
mess. We had ample assets but could
not realize on them. The distress which
has been caused by our failure is not To-
cal; it is worldwide" The firm of Deck
or, Howell & Go. was one of the most
prominent on the stock exchange. It
wat identified not only with Willard
stoc g, but with the Standard Oil inter-
ests as we'll, and also carried accounts of
the biggest stock. operating firm in Chi
cago. After the failure of the firm was
announced, the sales of stock under the
rule for its account were made in the Ed
ison general electric stock, which forced
the price down to IS, a decline of 21@
points. A large amount of the Great
Northern preferred, Northern Pacific
common and preferred, North American,
Manitoba, Western Union, Wisconsin
Central and Missouri Pacific was also
sold under the rule for the firm.
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Merriam.s Plurality.

ST. Paul, Nov. 5.--Corrected footings
up to midnight on the state ticket give
Merriam a plurality of LILA for gov
ernor. AS the official figures are being
received they are used and there is a
slight but constant change in the totals.
Merriam's vote does not gain as fast as
that for Wilson, but it is claimed he will
hold his own and carry the state by q
safe plurality. Owens vote has been
larger than was at first conceded by the
politicians, being nearly 5000, with
three counties not reported and some
not given in full. Lind appears to have
been elected in the Second congressional
district, but later returns are cutting
down his vote so that Bakers claim Of
his own election may prove true, al
though the republicans won't concede
that. At midnight Limbs plurality was
578, and the official figures had not all
been received. Halverson is elected in
the Fifth district by over 1900.
LATER.
ST. Paul, Nov. Sat 1:3O this morn
ing the returns on governor r Mer-
Ram, 82,O72; Wilson, 81,OO2; Owen, 3d.
1874; Merriam 9 plurality, 1,O79. At the
same time the figures on the Second
district congressional election showed
635 plurality for Lind.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-15
The Presidents Proclamation.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-The following
is the proclamation by the president of
the United States:
By the grace and favor of Almighty
God the people of this nation have been
led to the closing days of the passing
which has been full of blessings Of
peace and comforts of plenty. Bounti-
Instrumentation has come to us for the
work of our minds and of our hands in
eyery department of human industry.
Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison,
president of the United States of America,
do hereby appoint Thursday, the 9th
day of the present month Of November,
to be observed as q day of prayer and
Thanksgiving; and I do invite the people
on that day to cease from their labors, to
meet in their accustomed houses OF wor-
ship and to join in rendering praise and
gratitude to our beneficent creator for
the rich blessings he has granted us
as a nation, and invoking a con-
tinuance of His protection and
grace for the future. I commend to
my fellow-cltizens the privilege OF re-
Numbering the poor, homeless and sor-
rowful. Let us endeavor to merit the
promised recompense. In testimony
whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed. Done at the city of Wash
iineton this eighth day Of November, in
the year of our Lord, n thousand,
eight hundred and ninety and OF the In
dependence Of the United States the
hundred and fifteenth.
(Signed) BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President,
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Insurrection in Honduras.

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Jacob Baiz,
Guatemalan consul general, is in the
city. He received a cablegram via Mex
leo, stating that a local uprising had
taken place at Tegucigalpa, capital of
Honduras, against the government.
President Bogram had retired within two
leagues from the city, and was receiving
the support of the rest OF the republic.
Order and complete peace prevailed in
Guatemala and the rest of the Central
American states, all assuming a neutral
position in the matter, which is looked
upon as unimportant and merely local.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-15
COSTUMES FOR YOUNG GIRLS.

Dress Them in White II You Want to
Make Them Doubly Attractive.
"White is for Brides" run that very
plaintive song concerning the woes of
'Miss July Anne Jo," and it's also the
thing for u girl to wear during her baby
hood and childhood, and all along through
those intervening years when school claims
her attention, and she is not ready yet for
the glory of her white tulle debut frock.
"Always dress a young girlin white" says
a dressmaker. "Here is an entine costume
in which a girl, whether she be pretty or
ugly, short or tall, is sure to look more
fresh and girlish han in any color I know
Of"
It was cashmere flannel Of warm cream
white that brings out the ~faintest tint Of
peachy pink cheeks and shiny lights in
youthful tresses. The skirt was laid in
fan box plaits, narrow and fat at the
waist, and widening and standing slightly
out at the hem, that just reached the ankles.
Though the waist fitted snugly all stu,
straight lines were relieved by having the
front laid from the shoulders down across
the bust in soft plaits, folding kerchief
wise over q tiny white surah vest.
Similar folds trimmed the back, drawing
to a marrow point at the waist, where q full
flannel sash, finished in knotted silk fringe.
was fastened in q double bow over the
waist tails and fell in draperies t o theheeas.
Leg o. mutton sleeves q high collar
gave this little frock q dressy effect that
made it suitable for dinners. at home, bat
the wearer should arrange her locks IN .
full braid to hang down her back, and with
black silk stockings and black buckle slip
peB she is as pretty and gracious q figure
as her elder sisters in all the frills and fur
bellows Of full toilet.
Now for study hour and for q morning
gown my pretty maid'' will wear q white
basket flannel suit, made with q gathered
skirt that must not be too full, and above
the bottom hem, not over an inch deep,
should run ut least ten row Of very narrow
silk braid laid q little over half an inch
apart. Blue gray is a pretty color for the
braid: it does not fade or run IL the dress Is
washed. The waist should be a loose one
gathered into a belt that slips under the
skirt band, and in place of q high collar q
broad d~irectoire plating of blue-gray china
silk forms a soft finish about the throat.
Under this runs a wide scarf of the silk
to knot under mademoiselle's pretty white
chin, so that long floating loops and ends
will half conceal the closely set, tiny bullet
pearl buttons up the front. Have the
sleeves very full to the elbow, where q long
flannel cuff, trimmed with a turn back
plating of silk, frames the round blue
veined wrist, and a belt Of blue-gray NIB
bon with a long bow at the back will CON
plete this inexpensive costume.-NeW York
Sun.
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The Stock Market Tirmer.

New sYoRk, Nov. u. The stock
market to-day showed q materially bet
ter feeling both iii the street and outside
and there was q most gratifying conf.
dence displayed, Tho action Of the
clearing house committee in coming to
the relief of the banks in difficulty was
the means Of restoring the confidence Of
many, while the improvement in the sit
uation, abroad was also q powerful factor
to that end. Not only was the active
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sa,lor> Give . Ball.

Before departure for San Francisco Of
the United States steamship Nipsic from
Honolulu Capt. McCurley and officers gave
a farewell ball on board the vessel, which
was a most delightful affair throughout.
The decorations were superb and won the
admiration Of all present. The invited
guests were conveyed from the landing in
the ships boats, and were warmly vel.
coined by Capt. McCurley and his officers
and most agreeably entertained during
their stay. His majesty the king, mem
bers of the cabinet, diplomatic and ons
lar corps and q large number Of prominent
citizens were among thosspsesent.-Army
and Navy Register.
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Lead I'm Lsces.

Ph. de Clarmont gives an account, in
LIE Moniteur de La Teinture, of q white
satin. dress totally ruined by its trimming
with English lace. The dress had been
worn but once, had then been packed into
q trunk which was deposited in a damp
place and exposed to emanations of hydro
sulphuric acid from gas. When taken out
it was found that the pattern Of the lace.
particularly of it's tulle ground, had. been
printed in indelible black upon the white
satin. The accident was not difficult to
explain.
English lace Is habitually charged with
sulphate of lead, which in this ase alb
sorbed hydrogen and hydrosulphuric acid
from the atmosphere, forming sulphide Of
lead, which had been imprinted and fixed
upon the white satin, which naturally had
also absorbed hydrogen and hydrosulphu-
ric acid. The seller Of the lace showed
that charging English lace with white
lead (sulphate Of leady was commercial
usage, and thereby escaped paying the
damage. An objectionable usage it is at
any rate, as the absorption Of lead through
the skin from such lace may become dam
gerous to health.
Refreshing Simplicity.
1--WE shall soon reach q long tunnel,S
said AlgerEon to Araminta on their we'd
"a tunneii" replied Araminta. "wh.s,s
thats'-Epoch.
tE- EHH aIUgI->~
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ADDITIONAL
WALSH.

>. WALSH. r.
Grafton-Walsh county gives johnson
l,1Oe, Benton zoos, Burke 1876, Roach
$50, Allin LILO, CARED 973, Flittie 9l4,
Wilson 1907.
1AMouRE.
I.aMoure - LaMoure county gives
johnson AT, Benton 1893, Burke AZ,
Roach 235, Muir 119. Peter Benson,
democrat, wins the register of deeds by
76 votes over j. T. Butler; A. E. Raney,
democrat, treasurer, by II majority 9
A. M. Davis; E. O. Ellison, L. G. Harris.
J. w. johnson and E. M. Whiteman, the
republican nominees, win the offices OF
sherih, attorney, judge and clerk, respect
lively.
BENSON.
Minnewaukan-The returns from Ben
ron county are as follows: johnson 42S,
Benton 1863; Burk 4O6, Roach 1853, Muir
q: senate, Palmer, republican, 298;; Fowl
ar. democrat, 245, Brown. lndePendent'
hi: house, Havervold, republican, 326,
Erickson, republican, '56S, Jones, demo-
crat, 258.
sykeston-Returns from Wells county
are a. follows: johnson 149, Benton
1853; senate. Wellman 147, Patoh 191;
home. Leayenworth 1876, Walton La,
HAN 1863, Sanford 1870.
STARK.
Diokinson-Burke's majority is 136,
:Johnson's, 176; Ogden's 176.
RICHLAND.
Wahpeton.-Complete returns give
Burke 92l, Roach 978, Benton 1862, john
Ion 80.
~BoTTINEAU.
Observation-Disclosures county COM
plete returns gives Roach 34S, Burke 256'
Muir so; for congress, Benton $40, John I'm
On 2e6: for state senator, Bennett 3l2,
SyansrudS 22; for representative, Thomp-
con 266, Davis 367.
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Killed on the Race Track.

VII UhA AnC
COLUMBUS, Ga, Nov. ia terrible
sensational tragedy occurred to-day on
the race track at the Chattahooche VAL
ley exposition, now in progress in this
city, which has created intense excite
ment, owing to the prominence of the
parties involved. Among the attractions
of the day was a gentlemen's t%rotting
race in which several we'll known gentle
men entered. Among them was T. G
Dawson of Chenille, Ala. There were
probably 1900 persons on the grounds
and the grand stand was packed with Ia
dies and children. Immediately after
the close of the race, Dawson drove into
the open space Immediately in the rear
of the Judges stand, directly in front of
the grand stand and got out of his sulky.
In a few seconds the crowd was startled
by the report of a pistol and the sight of
Dawson running, pursued by three men
who were firing at him. Dawson was
seen trying to get his pistol from his
pocket as he ran, and as soon as he Sc
cured the weapon he turned on his pur-
suers and returned the fire. Some thir-
teen shots in all were fred. Dawson fell
and expired in q few minutes. The at
tack was so sudden and in such a public
place that many imagined it was a sham
fight on the wild west order and this
alone prevented a panic. AS soon as it
was known that it was a real tragedy the
grand stand was deserted by the ladies.
Police we're quickly on the ground and
arrested the three men, who
were Dick Howard and Robert
Howard brothers and their brother-in-
law, James Bickerstaff. There were four
balls in Dawson, two Of which inflicted
fatal wounds. The cause of the shoot-
ing had its origin in q family trouble,
Dawson having married and deserted
Miss Howard, a sister of the two men
named. The parties all have strong
friends, The prisoners have secured
eminent counsel, refuse to talk further
than to claim that they were justified
and ask a suspension Of public opinion.
Dawson was the son Of Hon. w. G. Daw-'
son, q prominent and wealthy citizen of
Alabama, now residing in Eufalla. The
Towards belong to n of the Oldest and
most respectable families in Georgia.
The body Of Dawson was examined by
a coroner's jury tonight and the inquest
was postponed until O'clock.
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A Majority of One.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 11.-Oficial returns
make the next legislature stand as fol-
lows: Senate, % republicans, IA demo-
Gratis, 9 alliance, 2 democrat-alliance
and 1 republican-alliance. House:
Forty-four democrats; 80 republicans.s15
straight alliance, 10 acknowledgements
and 3 alliance-republicans. The re-
%publicans have a majority of n in the
senate, which body holds over and votes
on a successor to United States Senator
Davis.
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Newberrv Jailed IN Fareo

FARao, Nov. 12.-United States De-
tective Watkins arrived here tonight
with John w. Newberry, one Of the New
Salem, N. D., train robbers, whom he
had tracked over 1000 miles andsfnally
located neal Philadelphia. Newberry
waived examination and was committed
to jail under 5000 bail. Some startling
revelations are said to be in store.
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Fire in Sioux Falls.

SIOUX FALLS, s. d., Nov. 11.-At half
past 2 o'clock this morning fire broke out
in George w. Burnsides' livery barn, des-
troying it and the Riverside barn and
damaging the Troy laundry. Three mel
sleeping in the Burnside barn had 9 mar
o esnspe. Thirty-one horses were con-
sumed. The loss on the two buildings
$4,000, on which there was an in
surance of about $4,000.