The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-09

France and England have signed an
agreement in regard to Zanzibar.
Emperor William has been formally
welcomed by the British royalty.
The mercury was IS at noon in st.
Louis yesterday; in New York, SO.
Thermometer yesterday at Cincinnati
SO deg, New York SO, st Louis 80.
Henry's -four mill, st. Louis, burned
yesterday, causing a loss of $4,000.
Stamps to the amount $4,000 have been
stolen from the New York postofice.
Unless certain demands are granted,
1000 Pittsburg plasterers will strike.
The average cholera deaths at Mecca
are eighty, with no sign of abatement.
The house has agreed to the confer
once report on the original package bill.
Unprecedented rains around Tucson,
Arizona, have caused much crop dam
age.
E. G. Dillon was MORALLY wounded by
q thief who tried to rob his Chicago So
loon.
The united brotherhood of carpenters
and j~ointers are in convention at Chi
cago.
There is q famine in Soudan, with over
one hundred deaths from starvation
daily.
The cloak makers have won their strike
at Philadelphia, after being out fourteen
weeks.
Secretary Brunnell of the Players
league, says that organization is making
money.
Combined wind, rain and hail greatly
damaged crops around Coldwater, Mich.
Monday.
A gas explosion, Monday, in a mine at
Carbano, WASH, killed Henry j. Joyes
and T. B. Morgan.
Although the insurrection has been
quelled, the excitement in the Argentine
Republic continues.
A bakers strike is threatened at Chi
cago, in which case there would be a
bread famine there.
A boiler exploded near Danville, ILL.,,
Friday, killing @. Chester and fatally
woundlng his father.
At Minden, Neb., Monday, Hans Han
sen killed his wife and suicided. The re-
suit Of a long QUARREL.
A cyclone blew down trees and un-
rooted houses in Ossipee and North and
East Wakefield, N. H.
The tenth international medical con-
gress opened at Berlin yesterday. with
5000 directors present.
President Celman of the Argentine Re-
public, at the request Of the cabinet,
Withdrew his resignation.
Mrs. Roesar and Miss Anderson, her
sister, were drowned at Youngstown, N.
Y, while bathing Thursday.
Iowa railroad commissioners have
adopted q new schedule of rates which is
more acceptable to smaller roads.
The house committee on elections
adopted the report declaring vacant the
seat of Breckenridge of Arkansas.
Mexicans and white miners and rang
ers had q fight near SKATER. Texas, two
being killed and several wounded.
A runaway zeal Anna, ILL.,, killed the
tQx0o ~ VI u LIZ SpoVA0S A0SeAAy
injured his wife and made him a cripple
for life.
The house and senate agreed on the
worlds fair bill at Springfield yesterday
afternoon and adjourned sine die.
Dean and Field Dickerson, two young
sons of q Detroit book publisher, we're
drowned while swimming Sunday.
Tom Cleary of Fort Townsend, WASH,
Knocked out Tom Robinson Of Montana,
in ten rounds Sunday, at Fort Townsend.
The disorders at Samoa indicate q
necessity Of the English, Germans and
Americans taking charge of the govern
ment there.
Thirty-Ave hundred Pittsburg maohin-
lists will strike on Monday unless they
get q nine-hour day and q half holiday
on Saturdays.
Mrs. Sarah Althea Hill lost another
auit against the estate Of the late Senator
sharon, the court holding the so-called
marriage contract forgery.
Treasurer Chaler and Manager Chand-
ler Of the Erie transfer New York, have
bean arrested for demanding the com
pany out Of about $4,000.
The Argentine minister IN Mexico de-
niee the reports Of revolution in bis
country and says the reports were In
vented in the United States.
A man named Bonchard sold liquor
from : scow in the river in Bay county,
Mich. and tho courts decide he 10 out
side Of township and county boundaries