The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-15
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Bar silver, 9S44.
Heat continues in New York.
Heavy Storms prevailed in Illinois
Tuesday.
James Russell Lowell died at Cam
bridge, Mass.
Drouth is injuring corr in southwest.
ern Michigan
The Ontario crops are the best in
many years.
Paris is enthusiastically in favor of
Russian visitors.
A Parnellite daily paper is to be
started at Dublin.
Russia will furnish free wood to it's
distressed provinces.
Fred Douglas says the president
didn't ask him to resign.
A terrific storm at Lexington, Tex,
Monday.
Ninety-four in the shade at New York
yesterday.
Kansas farmers rejoice on ocoount of
general rains.
A cloud burst did much damage at
Emporia, Kan.
A disastrous storm visited Indian.
apolis and vicinity.
The Vermont legislature will convene
in extra session Aug. rs.
All Europe is excited at Russian pro.
hibition of the export of rye.
West Virginia's population is 1852, 794,
an increase of 1884 per cent.
DR.. Moffat, a young Cleveland den
fist, was drowned at Chautauqua.
The New York democratic convention
will be held at Saratoga Sept. s.
The Hudson County Jockey Club has
purchased the Saratoga race track.
Sir Hector Langevin has resigned
from the Canadian ministry.
The courts decide that liquor may be
sold in the Indian Territory.
Editor George Jones, of the New
York Times, died at Poland Springs.
The first rain making experiment in
Texas appears to be a success.
The report that Chill has declared
Wal against Bolivia is denied.
A cyclone did considerable damage in
Logan County, Illinois, Monday.
Richard Jewenal's house in Kansas
City was wrecked by dynamite; no ar.
rests.
Ayoung Santa Cruz beggar proves to
have been heir to q half million German
estate.
The funeral of Bishop Flasch took
place with appropriate ceremony at La
Crosse.
King Alexander the boy ruler of Ser
via. has been received with great honors
at Vienna.
The mare Sunol has been retired from
the turf On account of her recent Sc
rious injury.
A linen mill has been established neal
the City of Mexico, being the first in
that country.
The Pottsville, Pa, Steel and Iron
Co. has resumed work with non-union
men.
The National Worlds Fair commits.
sion must cut salaries or have a $3.50, 900
deficit.
Wool warehouses of the Overland 90.
at Chicago burned, causing a loss of
$85, 600.
The London Chamber of Commerce
wants a fine exhibit for Great Britain at
Chicago.
The London Daily News says the
American farmers are masters of the
European situation.
Saratoga winners and time--O P b,
1:O43$; Tormento, 1:1O; Abisi, Prince of
Darkness, Gertie d.
W. A. Clemets has been appointed
government sugar inspector under the
new sugar bounty law.
Georgia has o prohibition law forbid
ding the sale of liquor within three
miles of any saloon or schoolhouse.
A "Rlind Tiger OF saloon has seer
unearthed in the Georgia state capitol
building and the proprietor arrested.
The London Times says the Mckinley
law is the cause OF the depression in
British trade.
The Maryland peoples party will
probably endorse the democratic candl-
date for governor.
Mrs Jefferson Davis will select the
place for her husbands monument at
Richmond in October.
The national democratic clubs will
meet sixty days after the next national
de n~ocratic convention.
Officers seized SO, 900 worth of opium
at Shasta, Cal, and broke up nine fur
races for preparing opium.
Bulls took charge Of the Chicago
wheat market yesterday and kept the
bears dancing most of tho time.
A wreck st Bryant Siding, Ind,
killed Engineer Dick and Fireman
Brown, and seriously injured others.
Fire in Abreham's clothing store:
West Superior, caused total loss OF
stock, valued at $40, 600.
The Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska
Railroad has been decided to the Rock
Island for a consideration of $685.,
222, 600.
The earthquake completely changed