The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-08
LATEST CONVERSATIONS.

Serious floods in India.
Earthquake at Sandiego, Gal.
Henry Irving is recovering his voice.
The queen of the Belgians is better.
Bad railroad accident at Kalamazoo,
Mich.
Secretary Foster takes a two weeks
vacation.
Chief Mayes will be reelected by the
Cherokees.
The English parliament has been
proiogued.
1t is denied that Spreckles has cut
sugar prices.
Gold is quoted at 3O1 premium at
Buenos Ayres.
A Grinnell, Iowa, cart factory lost
$50, 600 by fire.
Bricklayers and carpenters will join
the Omaha strike.
Ex-senator Jud LaMoure is at the
Ryan, st. Paul.
Tennessee millers combine against
the alliance wheat trust.
The Canadian trade policy has been
sustained by parliament.
The steamer Majestic broke the rec.
ord across the Atlantic by 81 minutes.
Jessie Fothergil, English novelist, is
dead.
Fassett has accepted the New York
collectorship.
Tie Canadian house votes down re-
oiprocity, ia to 50.
The Tennessee extra legislative
session begins Aug. II.
A receiver has been applied for the
Texas Grand Trunk railroad.
New York republican state convention
is to be held at Rochester, Sept. 8.
The Portuguese financial situation is
improving.
Allen County, Ind, is suffering from
grasshoppers.
G1asshoppers are damaging Van
Vert, Ohio, crops.
There is danger Of o coal famine in
the west this winter.
Toledo flour and grain will be taken
to Europe by water.
The New South Wales legislature de-
feated waman suffrage.
A w%aterspout did considerable dam
q at West Point, Miss.
The Dublin Freeman's Journal re-
;oo+c Parnall's leadership.
There was a quarter of O million loss
fro m the Liverpool cotton fire.
The story that Secretary Noble had
resigned is denied bySecretary Halford.
Judge Mckay, the Kansas alliance
Judge, again deties the supreme court.
Liberals carried Salt Lake by 800 ma
jority.
Troops will drive cattle from the
Cherokee outlet.
Cashier W. L. Buck, of Darby, Pa,
was killed by the Gals.
The Bank of Van Dieman's Land has
suspended for 50, 600, 600.
A hail storm damaged 1000 acres of
wheat in Ramsey county Sunday.
The Althouse mine at Calumet, Mich,
has shut down on account OF water.
Dillon and O'Brien appeared in par
lament among the anti arnellites.
The July customs receipts were S.
4s5. 232 less than same month last year.
Samuel Hano, an Aston, Mass, real
estate operator. has failed for $500, 600.
Oliver Dalrymple tells st. Paul he
will harvest 500, 900 bushels of wheat
this year.
General Immigration Agent Powell
of the Milwaukee Road says better crops
were never seen in the Dakotas.
The St. Paul & Duluth directors de.
clared q d per cent dividend on pre-
ferred stock, payable Sept. 1.
Archbishop Ireland and Indian Com
missioner Morgan are said to have
reached a satisfactory understanding.
The Chicago labor assembly will
warn people not to come to Chicago for
labor on the Worlds Fair.
T.. The new reciprocity treaty between
odll DO1l1uSO Au ouO" "AN ~ 0AAoSS
States will soon go into effect.
Among the new Annapolis cadets ore
J. A. Schwellenbach and Mack Olsen of
Wisconsin, and Jonas Lient of South
Dakota.
A collision near New Haven caused a
loss of $4,000. though nc lives were
lost. ,
Twenty-Five thousand, three hundred
and seven patents were granted during
the year ending July /, 1891.
The Grand Forks operahouse has
been restored to q safe condition by a
certificate of City Engineer Russell.
The Grand Forkers seem to have an
idea that signing q contract means the
construction of q new depot by the
Great Northern.
The Grand Forks Great Northern
passenger depot is to be built this fall,
according to a dispatch from General
Manager Mohler.
John G.. Howells killed R. /. Calvin
at Oakland, GAL, because the latter
wouldn't take Howell's daughters re
lection of himself.
Last Saturday Switzerland celebrated
the 6O0th anniversary OF the adoption OF
the league which resulted in the estab.
lishmant of the Swiss c~Onfederacy.