The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-07
WASHBURN LEADER.
BY H.. II. COPELAND,
WAS1IBURN, NORTH DAKOTA
Condensed TELEGRLMS.

Lieutenant Schwatka is better.
Severe storms and cold in Greece.
Diphtheria is epidemic at Adair, Iowa.
The senate has passed the fortification
bill.
No change in the Illinois senatorial
fight.
Ten thousand Vienna shoemakers
struck.
There is a blizzard at Fort Wayne,
Indiana.
Senator Hearst's condition is I'M
changed.
Twenty persons were killed Saturday
az Oporto.
A case of leprosy has been discovered
in Buffalo county, Wis.
The Scotch railroad strikers have
nearly all resumed work.
The Illinois legislature had no quorum
Saturday, and adjourned.
There is a possibility of a compromise
in the Connecticut legislature.
The net decrease of the public debt
during January was $15, 1885, 49G.
The government Offices all closed Mon
day ON account of the Window funeral.
The loss by fire of the IIecla Iron
works, Brooklyn, is a half million dol
lars.
The cholera scourge at Marish, Tur-
key, killed l,5OO out of a population OF
10000.
Chicago socialists demand the employ
ment of union labor in all the Worlds
Fair work.
The American National bank at Kan
sas City will resume with a million dol
lars capital.
An engine boiler exploded near Cleve-
land, killing Engineer Greenwald and
Fireman Holman.
Michael Eyraud, the murderer OF No
tary Goutfe, was gnillotined at Paris
Tuesday morning.
The Minnesota congressional delega-
ton took appropriate action on the death
of Secretary Window.
The Minnesota congressional delega-
ton meets Saturday morning to take ac-
ton on WINDOWS death.
Business in the departments and con-
gress suspended on Friday on account
of the death of Secretary Window.
All Offices under the control of the
treasury department will be closed DUR
ing WINDOWS funeral on Monday.
Invitations to receptions at the White
House lave been withdrawn on account
Of the death of Secretary Window.
A false Indian scare was started to
drive people from Wellington, Texas,
that the county seat might be removed.
The Montana legislature adjourned
till Tuesday out of respect to Speaker
Witter, who died at Dillon Saturday
morning.
Three negro prisoners at Friars Point,
Miss, tried to escape by burning down
the door, but the jail burned and they
peiished III the flames.
John Fhret, of Chicago, charged with
stealing a ten thousand dollar express
package, has been sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary.
Allen Healy, a farmer near Denver, bet
that he could sign a check for five thous-
and dollars and it would be honored.
The other fellow cashed the check and
kept the money.
The Illinois committee appointed to
investigate the charges that Representa-
tive Taubenrek was an %ex-convict visited
Columbus and proved by the records and
the warden's statement that the story
was false.
The Nebraska legislature passed a res
olutirn introduced by G. G. Wilson, of
Webster county, an alliance member. de-
cIaring that the passage by congress of
the Conger compound lard bill would in
jure 100000 head of cattle owned by
Nebraska citizens at least $3,O00,000, and
the bill is denounced as being III the in
terest Of pork packers who have an army
of paid canvassers in the west, obtaining
petitions in it's favor. The resolution
endorses Paddock's pure-food bill.
HUGH j. CAMPBELL,