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The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
A BLOT IN ASHLAND
STRIKING DOCK LABORERs ON
THE WARPATH.
They Fisht the Omcers and Drutally
Beat the NOn.Union W0rkmen-
Forty of the Ringleaders Are
Arrested.

Ashland, Wis.,Aug. IA crisis was
reached in the lumber showers strike
yesterday. The strikers penly defied
the officers of the city and county, clos
ing with them in hand to hand battle.
Shores Lumber company sent word to
Mayor O'Keefe that it would commence
loading it's boats with non-uniou laborcrs
this forenoon and asked for police pro
lection. The mayor sent Chief of Police
Schwarz and some officers to IT,. docks,
where they were joined by Sheriff
O'Brien and deputies. They took stand
on the tramway of the dock. Work had
hardly commenced on the dock when
great mob. of strikers swarrpd down
over the dock and tramway. The fore
INST of them was forcibly handcuffed by
the officers and others were arrested
who were afterwards rescued from, the
police by their fellows. A desperate
hand-to-hand contest followed, in which
revolvers were flollrished and several
shots fired. The officers were nearly all
bruised with clubs and stones. The ad-
vance on the trlmway was finally
checked, but the strikers thea swung
down underneath the tramway and made
for the Goats. reaching them ahead of
the officers. There an awful scene of
brutality was enacted by the violent
mob. Non union men who were loading
the boats were struck dawn with clubs
and terribly beaten as they fled panic
stricken. They were met by the officers,
who protected them from further vio-
lence. Forty of the ringleaders among
the strikers have been arrested. Fur
ther trouble is feared.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12

Amigo, Wis, Aug. 1.-William None
macher, farmer living nine miles south
east of Amigo, murdered his wife and
three children Saturday night and then
made an unsuccessful attempt to take
his own life. The deed was not discov-
cred until Sunday afternoon, and the
news reached here early this morning.
At the inquest Nonemacher made full
confession. He said that crops were poor
and he was afraid of starving. His
wife's parents were in Quebec, where
they had come all the way from Ger
many, and wanted money, and he had
none to send. He had intended to kill
his family Friday night, but he changed
his plan to Saturday night. After the
family was asleep he went out and got
an axe and returned to do the deed. He
said he killed his wife first by three
swinging blows on the left temple. He
then went into the next room and killed
Joseph, six years, and Willie, four years
old. He struck both boys on the head
twice. Returning to the room where his
wife lay he picked up his one year old
baby, held her in one hand and struck
her on top of the head. He then went
to the barn, climbed on the roof, and
jumped twenty feet to the floor of the pig
sty, sustaining injuries to the spine and
paralyzing his lower extremities. He will
probably die,
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
Washbal2',a Leader.
BY r. H. COPELAND.
wAsHBURN, NORTH DAKOTA
DOUBLE LYNCHING.

Columbia, s. c., July 31.-Two ne.
groe: who committed an assault upon
Mrs. Sightler of CASTOR, were lynched
yesterday. Will Thompson, an over
grown sixteen-year-old negro was caught
near Columbia and taken to CASTOR
early in the morning, where his captors
were met by mob of 200 people, who
were joined by hundred men from this
city. Thompson confessed that he and
Tom Preston and Andy Kaigler, all
colored, committed the crime one week
ago. The proposition of the crowd to
nail him up in a turpentine barrel and
burn him was thrown aside and he was
hung to a small tree. Before the hanging
Arch Sightler, husband of the woman,
laid fifty lashcs upon the wretch's bare
back with heavy buggy trace, every
blow bringing blood. When he got tired
another man took his place and contin-
ued the whipping. Thompson could not
stand, and the rope around his neck
choked him. Then hundred men fired
into his body with pistols. At IL
O'Clock Preston was captured and was
taken to the scene of the early morning
tragedy and treated in the same manner.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.

West Union, Iowa, Aug. 1.-Fayette
county is harboring in it's Jail in this
city three men charged with horrible
crimes; one, that of incest, and two OF
attempted rape. The last one was placed
in jail last night. Frank Campbell,
young married man, was drinking at the
resort of 'Stormy Jordan" operated py
a young man by the name of schmunl.
Campbell suddenly went out, returning III
half an hour In few minutes
SchmuhHs little twelve. e.year-old girl calieo
him out and informed him that one OF
the men in the room had attempted 10
assault her while she was taking care
of the baby at the home block away.
The girl was brought into the bar room
and identified Campbell, who, after
fight with Schmuhl, in which ne was
worsted, was arrested.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
ARRAIGNED.

Washington, July 81. - In Criminal
Court No. 1, before Judge Cole, Col Fred
crick c. Ainsworth, in charge of the rec
ord and pension office Of the war de-
p;,ltlncnt. George w. Dent, contractor,
William +. Covert, superintendent, and
Francis Sasse, engineer, were this morn
ing arraigned upol. the indictment recent
ly returned by the grand jury, holding
them responsible for the fatal disaster at
Fcrd's old theater building on the morn
ing of June last and charging each of
them with manslaughtcr. Tho defendants
pleaded not guilty with the stipulation,
which was agreed to by the district attor-
ney, that they might on or before the
18th September next withdraw the plea
and enter any other plea OF motion they
might see fit.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
DISAPPEARED.

Wadena, Mimi, Aug. Henry Yost,
a well known farmer living twelve miles
west of town in Otter Tail county, was
in Wadena yesterday morning and re-
ports that his wife has mysteriously dis
appeared. FIe was inquiring among ais
friends in this city with a view to finding
some trace of her, but to no avail. 1t
seems that Yost and his wife did not live
together very peaceably, and last
Wednesday afternoon they had quite a
serious difficulty, during which he struck
the woman. She left the house then and
has not been seen since by any one.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
SKIPPED OUT.

Manchester, N. H., July 31.-Disclos-
ures tend to show that Cashier Morrell
knew the worst and ran away rather
than face the music. A director stated
this morning that in addition to the $780,
600 worth of doubtful paper which has
been thrown out Of the Deeryfeld Saw
ings bank, there is from $4,000 to $13,-
600 due depositors. 1t is now thought
that the deficiency in the bank may go
to 100000. President Burne stated
that Mr.. Moores name is on paper large
ly in excess of the limit allowed by law.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
RA1s THE BLOCKADE.

London, Aug. 1.-The Standard to-
day received the following dispatch
from its Paris correspondent: Owing
to the representation made to N. De
velle, the foreign minister, b? Lcrd
Dufferin, the British ambassador to
France, the question of neutral zone
between the French. possessions in the
Siamese peninsula and British Rurn'ah
and the Shenandoah states have been
settled satisfactorily. 1t has been agreed
that he French blockade Of he Siar'ese
coast shall be raised Immediately"
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
SHOT BY HIS SON.

louisville, KY. Aug. 1.-At Jones
Stand Carroll Gibson, q prominent farm
er. was probably fatally shot by nus
son, the result of family difficulty.
Gibson had been drinking, and was chas.
tising his wife for emptying pint OF
liquor given Linn by neighbor. Ills
wife called on her son, who was near
by. He came to the rescue and an alter
cation ensued between father and son,
when the son shot the father through
the bowels with q thirty-eight caliber
pistol. His death was momentarily ex-
pected last night.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
CASUALTY.

Eddie Hummell, aged eleven. OF
Houghton, Mich, fell off a tug in Por-
tage lake and was drowned.
Frisco Wimians, postmaster at Pal
mer Ind, was drowned while bathing
in the river.
John Daniels, boothlack, was
drowned in the Pecatonica river near
Freeport, Ill.
A cyclone destroyed a number of
buildings at Gale, O. Great damage
was done to crops.
The Duncan-Brewer -four mill III Du-
luth burned. The loss is placed at
100000.
Henry Kritzburg, a farmer aS Eli
beth, ill.,, was killed by being struck
by a pole falling from q haystack.
Seven persons suffered broken limbs
by falling boards and bricks during q
wind storm at Lowell, Mass. :.
Charles Anonides, a business man of
Asbury Park, sixty years Of age, was
struck by q Pennsylvania train and Ia
tally injured.
Three young men were drowned at
Boston by the capsizing of q yacht.
They are J. w. johnson, ]. NJ. Murphy
and A. T. Scott.
Children playing with matches at 12l
Attorney street, New York, set fire to
bed, and Annie Seiden, three years
old, was burned to death.
The McKutchan carriage works at
Princeton, ILL.,, were burned to the
ground, involving q loss of 10000 and
throwing out of employment over fifty
men.
Marie Posey, aged thirty-fve, and
her five-year-old daughter, Marie Adele,
were killed by the explosion of blast
fired by contractors in New York city.
A huge mass of rock was sent crush
ing through the home Of the Poseys.
Three of the four men who were
burned in the Edwardsville, Pa, mine
accident died at daylight Saturday
morning. These were Patrick Malta,
Martin Brennan and William Jones.
George Fraleigh, O farmer near Dan
bury, Conn.,, was nearly choked by a
huge black snake. He was found un-
conscious by two companions, who
uncoiled the snake. A peculiar Incl
dent in connection with the affair Is
that every day at the hour he was at
tackled Fraleigh nearly dies in chok-
ing fit.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
AGAINST THE 500.

Lansing, Mich, July 31.-:rae United
States district court at Marquette les
denied the injunction aske.l for ly The
Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault S,e.
Marie railway to restrain the Michigan
state board of health from enforcing
its quarantine regulation ons at Sault Ste.
Marie. There was a ni:e question :r-
volved as t. ths r:spec..: u rights Ut the
federal and state agents il the prcraises
and the result is a complete vict.ry for
the state board.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
ROBBED BY TRAMPS.

Moorhead, Minn., Aug. 1.-While Fred
l.. Bonker of Harvey, ILL.,, and three
companions were walking on the railroad
track in the east part Of town Saturday
night they were set ON by six tramps,
beaten and robbed. Bonker was shot
over the left eye, cut on the top and side
of his face and relieved of $50. He was
on his way to his brother at Red Lake
Falls. His companions were not pound
ed. The instrument used was piece of
rubber one and half-inch hose two
feet long, in the end of which was
piece of iron pipe four inches long. The
footpads succeeded in getting away.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
CRIMINAL.

Enastacio Lobato was shot dead at
Albuquerque, N. Mex, In a fight over
cattle by cowboys.
Disappointment in love caused Henry
Custer, aged twenty-five, to commit SUI
eide at Bridgeport, Conn.
For an alleged insult to his sister,
David Loser shot and killed BENJAMIN
Levinson in his store at Little Rock.
Daniel Yoahukle. q we'll kneown Ger
man of Chandlerville; ILL.,, drowned him
self in the SangaMon river at Virginia.
No reason for his suicide is known.
Investigation shows that Shoemaker,
Who killed the Lukens brothers at Me-
tropolis. ILL.,, did not commit suicide as
reported.
Henry Custer of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
committed suicide by taking poison be-
cause O girl with whom he was infatu-
ated was going away.
Charles Blunk of Kansas City, Kan,
shot anu killed William Blackford for
having too much attention to Mrs.
Bunk. .
At Friend, Neb., Michael Kesler, fired
his sons house in the hope of cremating
his wife. who refused to sign mort
cages.
Mrs. Pearl Valley shot her husband
Louis three times in the leg while on
the way to st. Louis on an Iron Noun
tain train. The pair had been to pic
mic at Desota, Mo. On their return
valley paid more attention to another
woman than his wife. She remon-
strated and he slapped her. She then
drew the revolver and fired.
Lee Walker, the negro who assaulted
the Misses McCadden near Memphis
about q week ago, was taken from
the Jail at midnight and hanged by q
mob. There was no resistance on the
part of the authorities to amount to
anything. Walker made full confes-
sion OF the crime.
The small number Of cottagers at the
High Bridge camp meeting at Nichols
Vile, Ky., left over from Sunday were
shocked by the work Of q. tough char
acter, who killed his man near the en-
closure and escaped to the Mercer
side. Sam Newton and William
Crouch from Danville flied themselves
with whisky which was sold on this
side Of the enclosure, and when they
met Crouch fired one shot, fed and was
shot by Newton and killed while run
ming away.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
PERSONAL.

Gov. Markham has appointed ex-Gov.
George G. Perkins United States SEN
ator to succeed the late Leland STAN
ford of California.
Mrs. John J. Ingalls, recently received
Chair which is over 100 years old.
1t belonged to her great aunt, who
bought the chair when she went to
housekeeping in 17SS
Osman Pasha, the Egyptian secretary
Of agriculture, is visiting the worlds
fair While in the United States he
will study the American methods OF
cotton raising.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
CAN PAY IN FULL.

Springfield, Mo-, Aug. 1.-The Spring
field Savings bank, with a capital IF
$500 and deposits of about 100000,
made an assignment this morning. The
bank is solvent and will pay out in full.
Ever since the failure of the Bank of
Commerce, three weeks ago, there have
been considerable Withdrawals of funds.
Fifteen days ago the bank demanded
the customary thirty days notice. All
other banks in the city are going on as
usual, and no other trouble is antici-
pated.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12

FURNITURE DEALER FAILS.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. I'M. j. Mori-
arity, large furniture dealer, filed
deed of assignment to-day. Assets are
said to be about $50, 600; liabilities not
known. The assignment was caused by
inability to pay note of $4,000 due the
Cleveland National bank.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
DILL TIMES

Buffalo, N. Y, July 31.-The Barber
Asphalt company has discharged 1000
men because Of the dull times. Mr.. w.
Y. Warren, cashier of the company, says
that the company had been employing
an unusually large number of men dur
ing the season, and have let them go
because the work is mostly completed.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
MINERS FIND WORK.

Aberdeen, s. d., July 31.-Within the
miners have passed through this city
and have been fed by citizens. Thirty
of forty of them were hired by farmers
in this county. The others went on to
points further north and east. These
men were not tramps. They are seeking
work in the harvest fields.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
WASHINGTON.

Joseph w. Ady, United States district
attorney at Topeka, Kan, has resigned.
Secretary Carlisle has removed w.
N. Wicker, Chinese inspector at New
Orleans.
1t is rumored that the United States
has won its case before the Bering
sea board of arbitration
The treasury department is Informed
that fifteen persons, eight Of them fed
eral officials, have been indicted at
Portland. Or, for smuggling Chinese
and opium into the United States.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

Portland, Ind, Aug. IA very myste-
rious murder occurred near Winchester
late last night. Kent Brown, colored
barber, hired a rig and went out driving.
In short time the horse came back to
the stable pulling the empty buggy. A
search was made for the occupant and
he was found dead in the road some dis
tahoe from town. Browns head had
been crushed in with rock and long
knife stab penetrated his. vitals. No
clue to the assassin.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
BOOM IN BUSINESS.

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 1.-The Erie
canal trade is enjoying big boom.
crease of business in single year as is
shown this year over last. Already the
canal has carried 2O,OOO,OOO bushels Of
grain out of Buffalo since the opening,
which is, to speak in round figures, twice
the amount to date last year.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
TRAMPs IN GREAf NUMBERS.

jamestown, N. D., Aug. This MORN
ing tramps attempted to hold up a North
ern Pacific conductor while the train Of
which he was in charge was stopping at
the jamestown & Northern crossing, but
were prevented by the head breakman.
The city is full of tramps that come in
on every train from the west, many of
whom are Montana and Idaho miners
out of work. and on their way to the
wheat fields Of this state and Minnesota.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
HEIRS TO MILLIONS.

Buffalo, Aug. IA family living in
this city may soon become the possessors
of more than $25,00O,OO0. They claim
to be the nearest heirs to the estate Of
Philip Reinhardt, who died intcsta:e in
India about fifty years ago. The re-
lationship will easily be shown, rs it is
all on record in Germany, and the family
in this city will become one of the
richest in the United States.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
UNJUST AND INFAMOUS.

UNI UNI Z11ND 32N1 @A@'H
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. Federal
Judge Ross has delivered lengthy de.
cision on the Geary act in the case OF
the United States VS.. Wong Dip Ken.
He decided that section 4, providing for
imprisonment at hard labor, was in con-
travention of the constitution of the
U1ited States and an unjust and in
famous punishment where po crime was
committed. The judge held that the rest
of the act was valid, and oudered the
Chinaman deported. He denied stay
of execution asked for by the defense.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
ARRESTED A SECOND TIME.

ARRESTED A SECOND TIME.
Plankinton, s. D., Aug. 1.-After con-
siderable trouble Hart and Hutton, CASH
ier and president of the insolvent Farm
ers and Mechanics bank, obtained bonds
men on their frst arrest, but were, to-
gether with Assistant Cashier G. d.
Young, again arrested on warrant
sworn out by County Treasurer East
man. Public sentiment is very strong
against them.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
FRUIT CULTURE.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The department
Of state has been officially advised that
the Society of Fruit Culture Of Russia
will hold an international exhibition and
congress Of fruit culture at .St. Peters
burg in: the fall OF 1904, and that the
Russian government will favor 'the
amplest display yef foreign exhibits.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
RESULT OF A RUN

n 80 NE6UAI OV a NUN.
Ashland, Wis, Aug. 1.-The First Ma
tional Bank of Ashland suspended this
morning There has been steady run
on the bank during the last month.
The resources, according to its last re-
port aggregate $408, ,4S8. Runs are In
progress on the other banks Of the city.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
ABSCQNDED.

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-James Crossen,
aged sixteen, has been arrested for alb
sconding from New York with 81, 400
belonging to Manager Pearson, 'of the
Coleman house. Crossen had been q
bell boy and had been promoted to con-
fdential messenger. About two months
ago he was sent to the bank with o
check for $2,4OO. He cashed the check
and failed to come back.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
SMITH WINS.

Roby, Ind. Aug. Flour thousand
sports saw Paddy Smith and George
Green, better known as young Cor
bett." 6kht for the lightweight cham
pionship and purse Of $3,ov1 in the
ring of the Columbian Athletic club in
this sporting suburb of Chicago last
night, the loser being coIsoled with $500.
Smith won in the twenty-eighth round.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
WEEKS DEBTs

New York, July 31.-Schedules in the
assignment of Francis Fl. Weeks, the
lawyer, filed in the court of common
pleas show total liabilities. 81 1,646, ,033;
nominal value of assets, $733, ,423, and
actual value of assets, $5S,S45.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
NO MORE DUELs.

Mexico, Avg. 1.-Gen. Pedro Rincon
Gallardo, governor of this federal dis
trict, is taking severe measures to COM
pei observance of the law prohibiting
dueling, and~has issued orders to the
police to prevent every affair of honor
and turn over the intending duelists to
criminal judges. Many duels between
foreigners have been fought recently on
trivial grounds. Newspapers applaud the
determined attitude of the new governor.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
KILLED HIS WIEE.

Rhinelander, Wis, Aug. 1.-George
w. Smith. a we'll known contractor. shot
his wife, killing her instantly, and in
hicted two fatal wounds on himself last
evening. Jealousy was the cause. The
couple had not lived together for some
time. and recently Smith had made
many requests for her to return to his
house. She refused them, and last even
ing he went to her house with the
avowed intention of killing her.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
VICTIMS OF THE HAIL STORM.

VICTIMS OF THE HAIL STORM.
Winnipeg, Aug. 1.-During the hail
storm that fell in Northwestern Manito-
ba a few days ago several people were
knocked insensible by large chunks of
jagged ice that fell. One man had his
head 10 badly cut that thirteen stitches
were required to sew up the wounds.
The hailstones were driven through the
clapboard siding of houses.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
NEW POSTMAsTERs.

Washington, Aug. 1.-AIinnesota post
masters have been appointed as follows:
Dennisen, Goodhue county, A. K. Lock-
rem, vice X. A. Bonhus, resigned; Hous-
ton, Houston county, I. III. Goodwin,
vice w. A. Vance, removed; Maple Lake,
Wright county, Martin O'Loughlin, vice
A. A. Jewett, removed. South Dakota-
H. A. Brown, Elkton, Brookings county;
4. +. Baumbach, Naples, Clark county.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
SIAM GIVES in.

Bangkok, July 31.-A cabinet council
was held at which it was decided to
grant all demands of Frances ultimatum.
The king presided. His two brothers
and all the ministers were present. At
ter sitting several hours the council ap-
proved the views of the peace party.
Instructions were then telegraphed to
Prince Vadnana, Siamese minister in
Paris, that the government accepted the
ultimatum regardless of all reservations
previously formulated. Capt. Jones,
British minister in Bangkok, was noti-
fed Immediately of the councils decision.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12

SURVEYING THE MISSOURI.
Yankton, 8. D., Aug. IA company
Of men in the employ of the government
are now engaged in Yankton and vicinity
on the survey, now being made Of the
Missouri river, its valley and tributaries.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
MEXICAN WAY.

City Of Mexico, Aug. 1.-The printing
plant Of Ell Democrat (newspaper),
whose creditors are confined in prison for
the publication of alleged libnlous ar
ticles, haslbeen confiscated by the gov
ernment and will be sold at public auc.
ton. The opposition papers are pro-
testing vigorously against this action on
the part of the government.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
TOOK AN OVERDOSE.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 1.-The friends
of John g. G. Schlegel of Baltic desire it
stated that his recent near approach to
death was not the result of an attempt
at suicide, but that Schlegel, who had
had headache for two days, took anti
pyrins, and that it was from an overdose
Of this that he came so near dying.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12

SHERIFF sHOWEY CALLED.
Duluth, Aug. 1.-Sherift Showey re-
ceived a dispatch from his deputy at
Virginia, on the Mesaba range, stating
that all the men at the mines In that VI
cinity are out on q strike. Trouble -
feared, and the sheriff will 60 to vir-
ginia tomorrow.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
GAN PAY DEPOSITORS.

CAN PAY DEPOSITORS.
Upper Sendusky, Ohio, Aug. 1.-The
Wyandotte County bank went into the
hands of receivers this morning. The
bank officials claim the assets are suf-
fcient to pay depositors three times over.
Heavy runs last week among farmers
caused the suspension. John r. Layton
and DR.. b. N. Mcconnell were appointed
as receivers.
The Washburn leader., 1893-08-12
MINNEAPOLIS MAN HURT.

MINNEAPOLIS MAN HURT.
Grantsburg, Wis, July 31--Ole Hamre
of Minneapolis was brought to this place
last night from the st. Cloud & Duluth
railroad camp with badly smashed
head ard bruised body. He was at
work blasting old tree stumps from the
right of way when charge of dynamite
placed under st,mp exploded before
he had time to get safe distance away.