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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06
W ohpERFuL WIRE WALKER.

Caicedo of Colombia Beats All Co,o.
petitors.
London is staring in amaze Mt Cal
cedo, the new tight rope performer.
His wire Is a mere thread, almost In
visible from a distance. 1t is stretched
tightly as q fiddle string some ten feet
above the stage. On this he performs
all the ordinary feats Of the ordinary
performers. Dressed in tights and car
rying O balancing pole Caicedo does the
usual dances and somersaults. Later
he dons a military uniform and heavy
common riding boots, with high heels
and immense spurs and does other
feats that are simply astounding.
He marches across the wire with
giant strides, bounding in the air three
or four feet ut a step. He jumps up in
b air, coming down first on foot
then on the other. Then he makes pro-
digtous ~leaps-seven, eight feet and
more-into the air, and lands lightly
with both feet on the wire. A peculiar
thing is that as Don as he lands on the
wire it stops dead, and he stands as
firmly and steadily on it as though
poised on a granite pedestal. He makes
q great bound, assisted by the spring Of
the wire, six or seven feet into the air,
and comes down sitting sidewise on the
wire. Then m his greatest feat.
Bounding up from the sitting posture
still higher skyward, he turns a somer-
sault high in the air and comes down
with Ills feet firmly planted on the slen-
der thread easily and with more grace
than many an acrobat lands on a mat
tress. All this, with clumsy, thick
soled, h~igh-heeled, spurred riding boots
on his feet. The boots have been in
vestigated and found to be just the
ordinary kind.
Caicedo is a South American, born in
hours a day for nine years before he
could do his feats.-NeW York Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06
W0RSETHAN REPRE- .ENTED
OVER FIVE MILLION COLLARS
SHORT.
The Liabilities of the Union Loan
and Trust Company Of Sioux
CityiAre SO 900. 900 In
stead Of $780,
It Creates a Sensation.

It Creates a Sensation.
Sioux City, Iowa, Special, May AS
signee H. Hubbard. of the Union Loan
and Trust company, makes a statement
to-day which has created a sensation
here. In the original statement of liza
bilities of the company, filed when it
failed, they were placed at about $780,
600 with assets of twice the amount. 1t
proves from the %assignee's statement
that the liabilities are immensely greater,
amounting to about $6,00O,OOO. In an
interview Mr.. Hubbard said:
Il will be ready in q day or two to file
my statement of the assets of the COM
pany. l am not required to prepare any
statement of the liabilities. No, 1 have
not gone far enough to be able to make
a statement of the exact amount of lia-
bilities of the company, but from various
sources I learn indefinitely that they are
about $6,0OO,OOO. This includes both,
direct and indirect liabilities. the latter
being on account of the notes endorsed
by the company. This endorsed paper
was mainly the signature of the indi-
vidual members of the syndicate, or of
the companies connected with it. I can
not now state how much paper of the diff
ferent companies or individuals was is
sued. The paper has been sold all over
the country. 1t is held mainly by banks"
1t is learned that an immense amount
of the paper referred to was issued by
the Union Stock Yards company. To
day Fl. p. Chestry, receiver of this COM
pany, repudiated a large amount of this.
He says it was not issued by authority
of the company or it's directors, and that
the company never got q dollar of the
money realized from it. The books show
a record of the transactions. The paper
was issued by d. T. Hedges as presi-
dent of the company. Mr.. Chesley
says he does not propose to recognize it
unless the courts decide that it is a legal
liability of the company. The Eastern
people who have been here are not en-
couraged over prospects for getting salts
factory settlements.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06
Fres Fri. to chic.so4

Separate w-o.r Ids Fair and use the let.
ters 70 spell as many words IS you car oy 9stnK
he letters a Is many many TT, tdne s,s as n ye1 ~, .ii e. e ss%e
L seps Il mixing n awo oaE IN fs zGts more s,n'' 'n.a
. ~ {. . .ae,,s sssv .arEsat's t smnl The Ene Isn letter.. rafqs
wait, so.r, Idol. e,c. II you are rood 1t st
S Wat1d9. Fs,E s s0a e s.sa sssus rs : FEE s ss,p g Sea- sed
road fare, hotel bills. admissions 70 the columa.
ban Exposition md $500 IN n cash Tor ~, mel T.
make seventy words from the letters contained
q Worlds F.ir,' 8 above. They VIII 9,. ilso
Eys ana IRE. ..,u trip With Il sh ss.oo "''i 70:
sixty words IS shove. They win also give .
fT T;,b trip e 70 sa fer incidental McIie.s f e1pen nsa t 70 the
aIss person ssndins ~ xora. xiii 30 !! given Il.
g: GO IL cash towards paying expenses 1re n 20 sne
s weaias forty y ~ viii IT, . si,sn
genses 70 the . MS1la'' , Ell; e each ao 81 the Ell, nr se
lending thirty words will be given 9 70! in cash.
Only one p p ~ viii Jill % ra arsr ns 1,s % re .v .o%s
(numbered) and enclose the same postpaid
with nfteen u. s. two-cent stamps for . large
package of our Choice English Cottage Garden
Flower Seeds. This combination includes the
latest and most popular English howerso OF
endless varieties (ssme rs will BIO contained
In the elaborate exhibit Of English flowers at
the Worlds Fnir).
This .World's Fair contest will be carefully
and coucientiously conducted solely Tor the
purpose Of introducing our business in the
Uuited States. You will receive the biggest
value In flower seeds ever offered, and Il you
sre able 70 makes good list Of words and an
swer promptly you will have . nrst.
class opportunity % procure . free trip
from your home TO Chicago and return.
We are spending . large amount OF money
70 start our trade in the United States snd
want yopr trial order. You will b more than
grst,1sd with the result send to-day. and "a.
dress TEE Soo11 EHED COMPANY, Toronto.
CsnadA. $500.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

Everyone is looking just now for the east
their walls, and all wish for something that
Is inexpensive and tasty. All are DESTROYS
to do away with the %unsanitary rotting of
glue, incident to the use of kalsomines and
wall papers. They wish for something
that will not necessitate intcrminable wash.
ing and scraping next season, when they
want q clange-something that can be re-
covered with itself Or even with wall paper
and trouble-and such an article is men
toned in our advertising columns-Gypsine,
a permanent cement base finish, which
meets all the above requirements, and is,
will not set in q dish. thus doing away
absolutely with waste. It forms part Of the
wall, and can be covered with. another coat
OF Itself, or anything else without washing
or scraping. and is neat, clean and bcauti-
full. Try it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06
West sunerfor Hit.


West Superior, Wis, Special, May q
The failure of r. III. Weeks, of De Forest
& Weeks of New York, president of the
Land and River Improvement company
of this city, came like thunder out of a
clear sky. He was supposed to be a man
of considerable wealth n large re-
sources. He held one-seventh of all the
stock of the Land and River Improve
ment company. That corporation, al
though capitalized for but $1OO,OOO, is
supposed to be worth from $15,OOO,OOO
to SIS, 600 in lands, buildings. docks,
banks, hotels and factories. al in this
alton, he is a shareholder in the Vest
Superior Iron and Steel works, the Daw-
kins dry goods company, the First Ma
tional bank, the Superior Loan and De
benture company, the Evening Telegram,
the Everett Land company ana various
simultaneously in New York and Superior
is assignee here. Although Mr.: LINCOLN Ssla
a Mas he has' claims to- have been
taken by surprise by the assignment.
None of the corporations mere IN Wnlca
although the failure for the first few
hours had a very depressing effect. Peo-
nile do not understand why the assign
inent should be made on the morning. OF
the day for holding the annual meeting
of the Land and River Improvement
company. Mr.. Weeks WINS considerable
hands. His stocks and securities are
held in New York. His assignment
throws him out of power in the land
company, and is understood to inaugur-
ate a complete change of policy in; the
management Of that corporation, Vice
President II. j. Wemyss and Manager
w. r. flaming retiring. It is rumored
that a run on the First National bank
may be expected tomorrow. The bank
is sound and not affected by the failure,
but depositors are uneasy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06
Birds Larger Than Ostriches

At the last meeting Of the Ornitho-
logical society in Berlin DR.. Reichnow
communicated some. of the particulars
of the finding of remarkable remains
Of gigantic birds in Argentina double
the height Of the ostrich. In modern
times many kinds of birds are becom-
ing extremely rare, especially the
dinorious races Of New Zealand, which
are beginning to die out. The lecturer
presented a specimen of. one of these
birds, a very rare and costly apteryx
hasselti, which inhabits the northern
island Of New Zealand, and, while re-
sembling the ostrich, is very much
larger. The government Of New Zeal
and has determined to cut off some of
the smaller island from all civilization
in order, after destroying all the wild
cats. pigs and other animals introduced
there, to preserve as far as possible
these irds.-London Daily News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06
A TOR OF sHER,pA.
An Interesting Incident i'm the Ca
reer of the TraEedian.

reer of the TraEcdian.
Sheridan has been playing in Denver,
from which city he was to proceed
direct to San Francisco. After the per-
formance he asked his leading man
to accompany him to the telegraph
Office, as he wanted to send off an i'm
portant message. Now it so happened
that the actor supporting Sheridan had
been an expert in telegraphy before
taking to the stage. AS soon as they
entered the Office Sheridan handed in
his telegram with orders to rush it.
The ex%-operator, standing by his side,
lowing message:
Manager of - Theater, San Fran
cisco, Cal: Engage best man you can
find for Edgar; Mr.. - (naming his
leading man, the e~x-operator), too weak
for the part. William q. Sheridan.
"Well, I'll be blankety- blankety-
BANKED If this is not a nice way to
treat O friend!" exclaimed the leading
man.
"What do you mean" calculated
Sheridan, turning all sorts Of colors,, for
the expression on the face Of his COM
panion somewhat alarmed him.
MEAN" shrieked the leading man,
II know every word you have Just
wired to Frisco, and it is a brc:oh a.
contract that I will not submit to-"
"Well, If that is a breach of con-
tract" said Sheridan. taking in the hui
NOR of the situation, "your not divulg-
ing your former occupation might be
considered a breach of confidence, and
SO we are even. Now you shall hear
me send another message annulling the
first" which he did, and but for that
little episode the e%x-operator would
not have been retained in his company.
Chicago ter-Ocean.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

Most Likely.
A counting couple in the park.
He's she happy, little ootsy.wootsv7
she.Oh, so happy! Is topsy-wopsv
happy? 'op'S
He-Oh, 20 happy.
She-What would Topsy-wopsy do If
there was no ootsy-wootsy in the
world? Do
Grun voice Of a man in the bushes
Topsy-wopsy would be hugging some
other girl.-Wonder.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06
Nebraska Impeachment Cases.

Lincoln, Neb. May 2.-The trial proper
Of the impeachment cases against state and
ex-state ofacers began to-day in the cham
Der Of the supreme court. The onacers on
trial are Attorney. General Hastings. Sec:
Public Lands n Buildings Humphrey.
The question for the trial Of ex-Treasurer
Hin, ex-Audltor Benton n ex-Attorney
the iurisdiction has been attacked and the
decision Of the Judges Is still pending.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06
Trouble in Nicaraugua.

San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, My 2.
"A revolutionary movement has been
started against President Sacasa Of
Nicaragua. It Is reported that several
skirmishes have been fought u Granada
ton with the interior Of Nicaragua IL in
terrupted, but reports of serious trouble
may be expected.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

The best remedy for rheumatism. Mr.
II used Salvation OH for rheumatism an
obtained great relief. 1t is the best remed
l nave ever tried, and I shall always keel
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
tel than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and il is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by. all drug
eists in soc, and 81 bottles, but it is man
Ifactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being we'll informed, you, will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

A great cure for cough.-Mrs. A. K. Morris,
20 Canton street, Philadelphia, Pa, writes
81 took several bottles of DR.. Bulls Cough
SyruP Tor a bad cough and was entirely
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

IN MANS finger nails grow about an inch
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

Even with the worst cases Of Catarrh, after
you've tried everything else, the proprietors
Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy viii agree
completely.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

Another who Would Collect.
Washington, Special, May 2.-There is
anothre Richmond in the field for col
lector. Of internal revenue. Ambrose La
due Of Mentorville applied for that place
to-day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

IN lS92 there were Az, SOL miles of post
routes in this country. r
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

II the Baby Is Cuttinr Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and w~eil-tried remedy, MRa
HINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

sKlne 6olornon's Mines has been trans
lated into German. and one publisher
cataloguss II - "OM Testament L1tera.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

a woman in Allentown, Pa. is reported
dine her life was saved 81 her corset.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

The greatest depth Of the ocean as far
as sounded is 25, 72O feet.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06

The will-o'-the-w!sp is caused by the
decay of vegetable matter.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-06-16
WILL FIGHT THE TRUSTS.

The antitrust convention which
met at Apollo Music hall at Chi
cago, June 5, was not imposing
in numbers, but it was a repres-
entative one, and its members
were full of enthusiasm and de-
termination. The convention was
called by Governor Knute Nelson
who, in obedience to a resolution
passed by the legislature of his
state issued an invitation to all
the states of the union to take
part in a conference to devise
means to abolish trusts and COM
bines. Thirty-four states re-
sponded by appointing delegates,
and nearly that many states were
represented. The convention was
called to order by Governor Mel
son, who read an address. At
the afternoon session General
Weaver was elected first vice
chairman, and Judge Thomas H.
Walker of Pennsylvania, second
vice chairman.
Phillip Corcoran of Utah, pre-
sented the first resolution. He
proposed that coal lands and rail-
roads should be purchased by the
people. This would put an end
to two of the most destructive
trusts in the country. Delegate
Davis of Minnesota, proposed a
resolution that the conference
should call itself the Anti Trust
Association of the United States, u
with three representatives from
each state, to form a national
committee. E. O. Brown, OF
Illinois, wanted protective tariffs
abolished. He was in favor OF
the tax values on land, public
ownership of railroads. In a bright
and spirited speech, Mrs. Brown
spoke of the sufferings of women
and children through the exces-
sive price of coal in Winter.
Ignatius Donnelly proposed
that the people of the United
States, as last resort, should en-
act laws confscating the real and
personal property of all trusts
and combinations, and to deny
them access to the courts to en-
force their claims,
All the resolutions were turned
over to a committee with instruc-
tons to prepare one which would
be satisfactory to all the dele
gates.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-06-16

OUTSIDE of congress and the
cabinet, millionaire Office holders
are exceedingly rare, but the posi-
ton of the chief of the bureau of
statistics, in the treasury depart
ment will be filled during the re-
mainder of this administration
by a millionaire, unless Mr..
Worthington Ford of New York,
who has been appointed to the
place, should die or resign before
then. Mr.. Ford will have one
great advantage oyer the ordinary
Office holder; he will have no
dread of the ominous yellow en-
velope and pay days will not
seem quite so far apart to him as
they do to most of his co-laborers
for Uncle Sam.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-06-16
GOLD BUG THEORIES.

We recently conversed with a
gentleman who proudly confessed
that he was a gold bug. He said:
1.-The moment we open the minis
to free silver coinage, the nations
of the earth would dump all their
silver upon us. This is the thin
est kind of rot. The ratio in
India is IS to 1, in Europe Isl
to I, and in the United States 10
to I. Besides this the United
States is the great silver produc-
ing country, only one country
approximating US, and that is
Mexico. We produce $40, 900, :
900, and Mexico $50, 900, 900 in
silver annually.
We replied also to this con-
fessed gold bug: "How is it,
we had free coinage for SO years
and no such consequences fol-
lowed?" He replied: eve have
now such large production of
silver" We answered: "But
the production of gold has fallen
off more than one-half, and the
increase of silver production has
only balanced this and kept pace
with the increase of population
and the demands of business.
He attributed the present money
stringency to the fear of return
to bi-metalism. We attributed
it to conspiracy of gold bugs.
They want the Sherman law
repealed and they have forced
the panic by combination of the
money power of this and Euro
pean nations. The fact is there
has been in the last year nearly
So 5, 900, 900 of contraction of the
currency, and in the month OF
May there was s, 100000 of con-
traction of the currency. The
scarcity of money and the strin-
gency in the money market has
driven many people to the wall.
Vote your old tickets We pinched
and Dealed ones.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-06-16

THE gold reserve fund of the
treasury gained about ST., 900, 900
during the past week. President
Cleveland stated to a gentleman
who made an appeal to him to
order an issue of bonds that he
would not allow a single bond to
be issued, no matter what hap
pened, until specially authorized
by congress to do SO. The gen
tleman to whom he said this did
not understand that Mr. Cleve-
land doubted his authority to is
sue bonds, but that he preferred
that congress should assume the
responsibility of deciding what
shall be done to relieve the fnan-
cial stringency. While no one in
authority has authorized the state
ment, it seems to be generally
believed among those who have
carefully studied the situation
that Mr.. Cleveland is disinclined
to do anything that will make the
situation less grave when con-
gress meets, for fear that it would
lessen the chances for the repeal
of the Sherman silver law, which
he now considers good.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-06-16
TAX SALE CERTIFICATES.

The attorney generals Office
at Topeka has given an opinion
regarding the rate of interest on
tax sale certificates. 1t is this:
AS to the rate of interest now
collectable on outstanding tax
sale certificates, will say that the
law relating to the redemption of
land sold for taxes is part of the
remedy for the collection of taxes
and the obligations of the owner
of the land covered by the tax
sale certificate. 1t cannot be said
that a change in the law made
after the sale and the issuance of
a tax sale certificate reducing the
rate of interest payable on the
redemption of real estate sold for
taxes impairs the obligations of a
contract or affects any vested
rights of the holder of tax sale
certificate. The high rate of in
terest which must be paid by the
owner of the land, sold for taxes
in order to redeem the same, is in
the nature of a penalty and can
be changed at any time by the
legislature without disturbing any
vested rights or impairing the OBJ
legations of a contract. A repeal
of a statute authorizing the col
lection of such a penalty works a
remission of the penalty. See,
Black on tax titles, section $50;
90 Indiana Flynn VS.. Parsons ct
al, 5z3; I'd Federal Reporter,
Smell VS.. Campbell, $50.
We must therefore conclude
that as the rate of interest which
outstanding tax sale certificates
draw under the law under which
they were issued is in the nature
of a penalty and subject to the
control of the legislature, the leg
islature had the power to change
the law and reduce the rate of in
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-06-16
Sherims Sale.

y.
In the District Court of the Thirty-fourth judci-
al district, sitting in and for the county of Sher
man in the state of Kansas, c. P. G. A. B. Dewey
plaintiffs, VS.. De Forest Atkinson and NJ. B. Reed
defendants BY virtue of an order of sale issued
titled action, will, Monday, the 10th day of
July, A. D. 1893, at o'clock p. of said day, at
the east front door of the court house, in the city
state of Kansas offer public sale, and sell the
highest and best bidder for cash in hand, all the
following described real estate to-wit The north
east quarter of section S, township SOUTH range
81 west lying and situate in the county of Sherman
in the state of Kansas. The above desert bed real
estate IS taken as the property of said defendant
and is directed by said order of sale to be sold
and will be sold without appraisement, to satisfy
said order of sale. Dated at my Office in Good
land, Kan, this 9th day of June, 1893.
MCELRoY & GILL, SIMON KEMP,
Attornevs Sheriff