The Wahpeton times., 1890-05-15
IN GEN ERAL


commission to report the feasibility OF
uniting New York and Brooklyn in one has
been created at Albany.
F. Slinguff, cashier cf the Montgomery (Pa.) J
National bank, has resigned, and is charged
with irregularities amounting to $25, 200.
Lehman & Richman, clothing manufactur-
and liabilities about 100000.
The bleached bones of little Annie Ulrich,
missing from Wilkes Barre Pa, three years
have been found on the Upper r-Lehigh m oun.
tains.
Judge Creighton, Of sangamon county,
ILL.,, has declared that tobacco is not neces.
sity and that q tobncco bill cannot be col.
lected from q minor.
The National Association Of Railway Sur
geons concluded its annual meeting at Kan
sns City and adjourned to meet at Buffalo.
N. T.. May =, 1891. Dr. Warren b. Sutton
ofst. Louis was elected president
The executive committee OF the National
Editorial association is in session in Cincin-
natl t" prepare programme Tor the meet
ing to be held in Boston June %. The
American Publishers association may unite
with the editors.
At the city election i'll ST. Paul the demo :
cratic ticket was elected by majorties rang
ing from 1000 tc over 1000. Robert A.
comptroller, George Ncis, and all the other
democratic candidates except three alder.
men.
Wylie Leaphart (colored) was shot and
killed in Lexington JAIL South Carolina.
Leaphart was convicted of rape on Rosa Can.
non, Il young girl ut her home, while the rest
,f hnr fOy mil voro oxvor md Uoo unntopood
to bs hanged April IS. Leaphart watched
the mob. and realizing that he would be
killed. seized a long iron rod and awaited
the attack. As the lynchers shot through
the grating OF his cell he fought like a mani.
&c, woundng one Of the party. Some 500
was literally riddled with bullets. which were
| picked up afterwards in the room by hand
| fuls.
Wausau, Wis, has been thrown into fe.
YER of excitement over letter received by E.
B. Sanders, register of the United States land
office, threatening the lives of himself and
the receiver, August kickbuscl. The letter
was mailed at Rhinelander, Wis, and il
signed 'Brutus Chief OF White Caps" The
letter states that the white caps have beer
informed tllat these officials nre in leagut
| with certain parties to de.raud poor men out
| of their legal rights to make homestead en-
/ ticS OIL ttilttIl plefcS Oh Wtttcf reserve Ianu
and that, with their knowledge, papers hav,
already been made out to be declared taken
US soon us the Office is open to receive filings
Additional reports oil the ravages of spot
ted fever near Franklin, Tenn., have been re
ceivcd confirming and augmcnting the hor
rors. The disease is unusually fatal, min,
ont OF every ten persons attacked dying
The fever had n brie' run in Sumner ant
Webster counties about two months ago but
disappeared and people were greatly elatel
mt their seeming escape, but recently it reap
peared and within As hours OF its coming
had taken five lives. A dozen more have
since died. and the people of the stricken dis
tricts have about concluded to abandon i
forever, as this is the fifth visitation OF tn,
disease. Farms and all kinds of stock cal
be bought for n song. The origin of the dis
ease is not known. 1t comes without warn
ing and goes as suddenly.