The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-11-28

Leon Lait, a New York banker. has
disappeared. He took with him 81, 600
belonging to his friends.
Senator Quay has caused suit to be
entered against The Pittsburg Post.
1t is q libel suit for 800, 900.
The Northern Pacific road has de-
clared it's regular quarterly dividend of
l per cent on preferred stock.
Senator Pettjgrew, of South Dakota,
states in an interview in Washington
that he is not a Mckinley man.
Rossenthal & Co., Baltimore assigned
yesterday. The liabilities are stated to
be $110, 600 and the assets $50. 900.
Senator Stanford has been subpoenaed
by the grand jury in San Francisco to
appear before it and give testimony.
Senator Casey, of North Dakota, is
mentioned in connection with the chair.
manship of the railroad committee.
It is reported at Minot that the North
Dakota Coal & Mining 90. will soon
commence operations in that section.
Rev. a. D. Maxson was found dead
in bed at Eau Claire last night, He
was pastor of the Unitarian Church.
Manager O'Brien, of the West Hotel,
states that he will contract to take care
of 1900 people during the convention.
Fire breaks out in New York City and
the fremen, having no water, pull down
buildings to prevent the fire spreading.
A stock company has been formed at
Forman, N. d., and they will begin the
erection of a Touring mill Immediately.
Editor Bede, of The Duluth Herald,
was bounced by the manager. The
stockholders are trying to get him back.
J. A. Cooper, the government Indian
agent. will pay 500, 600 to the Whine.
bago Indians, many Of whom are desti-
Ex.Chief of Police Hayes was arrested
at Ashland last night and taken to
Madison for trial. The charge is per-
jury.
The court house war is ended in
Minneapolis by the commissioners and
the architects coming to an understand.
ing.
g. Henry Stratton. the dime museum
faster, is dead. He undertook to fast
for forty days and the above was the
result.
Burglars make a good haul at Wa
basha, MINI. They carry away silks,
clothing and other goods valued at
81, 600.
A Northern Pacific train was wrecked
near Wadena. Seven cars of wheat had
their contents dumped out on the
ground.
The new county of Williams, in
N. D., has just had an election for
county officers. Williston will be the
county seat.
W. B. johnson, night operator on the
Great Northern at Wahpeton, has been
arrested for selling tickets and not re-
porting them.
The Twin Cities are invited to send
delegates to the water ways convention
called in Detroit during the month of
December.
As the result of the miners meeting
at Washington, Ind, 500 more miners
have struck. making the whole total
about 1000.
The Old Homestead Hotel at James.
town, N. Y, was burned. Three serv-
ants and one child are thought to have
been burned.
A fire originated in the cold storage
house of the Pabst Brewing Co., at
Seymour, Ind, burning nearly q block
of buildings.
An excursion of the business men of
Aberdeen leaves today for Norfolk.
Neb., to examine the workings of the
sugar beet factory.
A Montana stockman of Fort Benton,
Montana, was drugged and robbed of
$8,O 600 in Chicago last night. His name
is Clifford Martin.
Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & %. will i'm.
midiately erect q new wholesale house
in st. Paul to take the place of the one
recently burned.
The ghost dancers in Indian Territory
are becoming disguised. The Wichitas
have danced for nearly q year, but have
now turned infdels.
The water famine in New York is
growing serious. There is not enough
water in Ridgewood reservoir to last
more than fifteen hours.
Thirty-six tons of pennies are piled
up in the sub.treasury vaults in New
what to do with them.
Florida 8 an men crop OF
oranges this year variously estimated at
from 1900. 600 to 1000, 600 boxes. The
price is now $1.15 per box.
The Mcintyre Syndicate at Water
town, s. D., has purchased the city
water works. The Mcintyre Syndicate
is boring with q big augur.
There are seven threshing machines
at work in Ramsey County near Devils
Lake. Threshing will be continued as
long as the weather permits.
A San Francisco dispatch states that
John Il. Sullivan was shot at that place.
It does not say how he was shot, how.
ever. in the neck or otherwise.
The board Of trade directors Of Obi
cago are trying to find the operator who
sent the bogus telegram claiming the
Russian ukase had been issued.