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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
by Gas.

Tyler, Mimi, Sept. 25.-While two
young men, Frank Cooley and John
Hansen, were digging a we'll on the
farm of H. G. Hansen this morning
they were both overcome by foul gas,
from the result of Which Cooley lies
at the bottom of the forty-foot well
and is supposed to be dead, as he has
been there several hours. Hansen
went into the well in an attempt to
rescue his companion, and was over
come by the gas. but, having a rope
tied around his waist. he was hauled
up before death ensued.
The annual report of the Rio Grande
road make Il good comparative showing.
Net earnings for the year decreased
81 530. O69
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Fire in st. Paul.

ST.. Paul, Sept. 25.-St. Paul had q
$4,000 fire yesterday. At 4:19 yes
terday afternoon an alarm was rung
in from the orner of Rice and lyle
hart street, and in less than six min
utes two extra ard general alarms
were rung in, and the entire city fire
department was called out. The fire
was the planning mill Of Bjorstad &
Omadhl, which occupies quite a large
space in the V-shaped block formed
by the intersection Of Carroll and
Rice streets. The fire was short but
fierce, and less than half an hour after
its discovery $4,000 worth of O
erty had melted away, and smoke and
water had damaged several hundred
dollars worth OF household goods be-
sides,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
FIRE IN PORTLAND.
MANY DOCKS, ELEVATORS AND
COAL DUNKERS IN ASHES.
Firemen Unable to Cope With the
Fire, Which burns Itself Out-The
LOSS About $1,000, OOO-Three Mel
Probably Killed.

Portland, Or, Sept. 25.-Thc most
city broke out yesterday afternoon in
the dock CT the Pacific Coast Elevator
company and ragged for three hours,
destroying property valued at nearly
$~1,25O,0OO. All day long a heavy
wind was blowing md nine
alarms were turned in. The fire de-
partment was scattered about the
city ooliing after the small fires when
the alarm from the elevator was rung
in. The scene Of the fire is across the
river from the main part of the city,
and 1t was at least fifteen minutes
before more than n engine could
respond to the general alarm. When
the engines arrived the fire was be-
yond control, and in half an hour
from the time it started the docks for
half a mile We're on fire. Nothing
could be done but to let the fire burn
itself out. The fire started in the
dock below the Pacific Coast Ele-
vator company's main building, and
the wind soon drove the flames to the
elevator itself. The flames shot into
the air 200 feet, making a beautiful
sight in the twilight. The coal bunk
ers Of the Northern Pacific Terminal
company on the west, were next at
tackled, and soon were a seething
a of flames. On the east was the
Oregon Railway and Navigation COM
pany's wharf, 400 feet in length, and
this, too, was 500 on fire. The new
plant of the Portland General Elec-
trio company. which had just arrived
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

from Lynn, Mass, was standing in
the yards Of the terminal company on
the cars, not having been unloaded.
The plant occupied AN entire train,
and the machinery was of the most
expensive kind, the most of which
vas destroyed and the remainder bad
ly damaged. Two hundred freight
cars, eighty of which were loaded.
were destroyed. The Oregan Railway
and Navigation docks held 1900 tons
of freight, consisting Of wool, salmon,
general merchandise and cement, all
of which was destroyed. Three men
are supposed to have persisted in the
elevator. Charles Anderson, a man
named Brown and one named Muir
ray, were seen at all upper story win
dow Of the elevator. and it is thought
they were all burned,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

The total weight of the ironwork in
the Dihel tower is 1857 tons, and the
foundation Of each Of its four indie
pendent legs are sunk to q depth Of
fifty feet. It Is constructed Of iron
throughout, the pieces Of that metal
used In it's construction being $4,000.
The exact height. Of the great iron
SHELTON - oS4 feet. and It is to be the
property Of the builder for twenty
years beginning with 1850, after which
time the sole ownership reverts to the
CITY Of Paris.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
STRUNG UP.
6riple Lynching in I'M Arkansaa
Town.

sriple Lynching in nm Arknnsas
Town.
Little Rock, Sept. 25.-The breath Of
life had scarcely left the body Of their
victim when a mob Of 300 enraged
citizens of McGhee, Ark, secured
Luke Washington, Richard Washing
ton and Henry Crobyson, three ne-
groes who fiendishly murdered H. @.
Patton at McGhee yesterday morning,
and strung them up to telegraph poles,
and their limp and lifeless bodies,
perforated with buckshot, are nov
dangling in the air near the scene Of
the crime.
The three negroes burst into the
store Of III. e. Patton, a prominent
merchant Of McGhee, and after beat
Ing him into insensibility with clubs,
dragged him to the rear of the store,
where the knife was brought into use
to make their deadly work doubly
sure, and their unconscious victims
throat was cut from ear to eur. The
negroes then rifled the store of a
small amount of money and what
goods they, could carry and fed to
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Washington

Secretary Gresham mas returned to
Washington from his visit to Chica-
90 and to his farm in Indiana.
Hon. Hugh Cough. eldest son of Wis
count Cough las been appointed sec
rotary to the British embassy 1T Wash
ingtOn.
Havemcyer and Scarlcs. Of the Sill
gar trust and Hn'2icr Seymour are
indicted in Washington. They refus-
ed to answer questions propoundcd by
the senate investigating committee.
The inter state m commits
sion will ask private subscriptions to
pay the legal expenses necessary to Sc
cure enforcement OF the southern rate
decision.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Miss Alice Sanger, who enjoys the
distinction Of being the only woman
ever employed in the executive man
sio1. in q clerical capacity, has been
transferred to the postof1ce depart
ment. She has been employed at the
White House since the beginning Of
he Harrison administration, during
which period she acted as stenographer
to Maj. Halford. She is an excellent
stenographer and typewriter and a
most efficient all-around clerk.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Crimina. Doings.

James Callahan killed Philip Cune
at st. Joseph, Mo.
The prosecution in the Willis murder
case at Vincennes, Ind, finished taking
evidence.
Financial trouble drove Frank Tai
bot to end his life by poison at Rush
vile, Ill. e
Ada Jones, a young woman of Col
umbus, Ind, committed suicide by
shooting herself.
Wallace Schanafelt, 20, shot and
killed himself at Akron, Ohio, because
his marriage proposal was rejected.
Frank Tarbush, a Chicago boy whose
parents had separated, was kidnapped
| from a Lima, Ohio school, but was re-
captured at Delphos.
w. +. Moore, was captured at Joliet,
| ILL.,, from which place he disappeared
in 1890 after securing $4,000 on forg-
ed notes.
At the oil town Of Mcdonald, Pa,
| Constable Thomas d. Gray shot and
killed James Morgan, who attempted
to escape from his custody.
Carr Lucy, who went to Mexico, to
| arrest a de1aulter, has been arrested
and Gov. Hoagg Of Texas has been try
ing to obtain his release.
During Il dance in Philadelphia Sam
uel A. Fitzpatrick, rendered insane by
jealousy, killed his wife and wounded
her partner.
Near T%homasville, Ga. David Coos
by, a negro, assaulted Susan Futtler, q
fourteen-year-old white girl, and cut
her throat.
Gov. Altgeld of Illinois honored the
requisition of the governor of Iowa for
the extradition Of M. J. Dempey, under
arrest at Chicago and wanted In Har-
din county. Iowa, for grand larceny.
The second trial of John w. Paris
Of Parish Virgins hank fame ccmmenc-
ed at Frankfort, Ind. Paris was SEN
fenced to six years in prison, but the
: court aftcrward set the verdict aside.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

An encouraging indication Of an
awakened public conscience In Tennes-
see is the fact that a number Of in
dictments have been found against
parties suspected Of being implicated
In the recent lynching Of the six ne
groes in that state. We have no idea
that anybody will ever be punished
for the crime, but the indictments are
some concession to public sympathy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

The only son of Deiblar, Monsieur
de Paris" the French e1ecutioner, is
90 the chief aid of his father in his
u savory calling. By special enact
nent, the young man, who was born
in 1863, is relieved from further mill
tary duty in times of peace, owing to
the high works" which he is called
upon to perform.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Pine Bluff, where they were captured.
AS the sheriff was starting to the Jail
with his prisoners he was met by a
mob Of 300, composed Of whites and
blacks, who overpowered the officers
and quickly strung the prisoners up.
Hundreds Of guns We're then leveled
at the writling forms and the MUIR
der was avenged.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

There is some talk in the newspapers
of the appointment Of a receiver for
the whisky trust. There is no need
Of this. The same old staff Of receiv-
ers which have been receiving for
years are as numerous as ever, and
are still engaged in their bibulous vo-
cation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

A contribution for the fire sufferers
comes from far-off Turkey. The sultan
has sent the sum of 300 Turkish pounds
with his sympathies and best wishes.
The sultan is a gentleman, and will
please accept assurances Of Z most
distinguished consideration.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

At Milledgeville, Ca, next Thursday
. monument will be unveiled to the
memory of Brigadier General George
Dole, Of the Army Of Northern Vir-
ginia. He was killed at the battle Of
Cold Harbor, Va, July 2, 1864, after
making q brilliant record as o COM
mander,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

A dispatch from Iron Mountain,
Mich, says that the forest fires in that
section are of incendiary origin. In
cendiaries who are not ready to con-
tinue their fire-making experiments aft
err death will consult their OWL inter-
ests by keeping away from the North
west Just at this time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

There is a rumor aloat that Mrs.
Nellie Grant Sartoris is to be married
again, and this time to an American,
one Major Kyd Douglts, who was a
confederate officer on Gen. Stonewau
Jackson's staff. Folks in this country
will be glad that Gen. Grants daugh-
ter is to choose an American for her
second husband, even If he is an ex-
confederate.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

The most adventurous journey ever
made by q woman has just been COM
pleted by Mrs. Littledale, who, With
her husband, started from Constantine
pie and crossed Asia, coming out at
Shanghai.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

The master in chancery who was ap-
pointed to examine into Northern Pa
cifc affairs completely exonerates
President Cakes. but focuses Henry
Willard Of making illegal gains"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Electricians are hard at work trying
to devise some means for capturing
and controlling the immense electrical
force expended in every thunderstorm.
This is really shocking.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Unfortunate Eyents.


Edward Burgess, aged 16, fell from q
freight train at Connersville, Ind, and
was cut in halves.
Charles H. Southwick Of Louisville,
KY, was killed by a train at Sedalia,
Mo.
James T. Whitmier, a farmer near
Sullivan, Ind, was gored to death by
q cOW.
A wind storm did great damage at
Niagara Falls and caused the suspen-
sion bridge to sway like a cradle.
Swans Reynolds, aged IL, accidently
shot and killed Ray Roston, 1S years
old, neal Melrose, Ill.
At Kewanee, ILL.,, the home of Mrs.
Friedling was destroyed by fire. Two
children aged three and six were burn
ed to death and Mrs. Friedling was
probably fatally burned.
While fooling with a dynamite cart
ridge that had failed to go off Henry
Mitchell was blown to pieces and Ed
ward Wornack fatally injured at Birm-
ingham, Ala.
vas at work on the traveller used in
DulluluS tue LOUISVILLE ~ JelAeisoAS INC
bridge at Jefferson, Ind, lost his
balance and fell into the hiver a dis
lance Of $50 feet. He was rescued
from drowning but cannot live.
The Wabash railroads Omaha & st.
Louis train was wrecked near Clifton,
just west Of Moberly, Mo. The en-
CINE became unmanageable and ran
away for Il considerable distance, un-
til it was derailed. No passengers were
injured, but Fireman Frank Kelser
was thrown from the cab end proba-
bly, fatally hurt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

First Li-Hung Chang lost his yellow
jacket, and now Admiral Ting has been
degraded for cowardice. China Is Law
ing u heap Of trouble with her COM
n.anderS.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Mclean County offers hmlm ta dvamgs mduamnho aha mn famous odHammo @ and
supnora agricultural lands and it's own cheap fuel in wood and COAL ALI mso Building MamuI@ sSk
sandstone god tmbn mdfm clay for brick mamgc can found in many localities thnmpmt Nm . ra
poMhwuemo fthe sole MIenC County will b raMy appdMdw hnH is sutd Mhrr nmd ofaoo
auagdjnw wheat 2Skbuhssp erars@ Ms5o bush per acre; bmy wuM b bushels fax otuhrE m.
GoMh here has never been known
Mclean County has no railroad rung directly fhghtb but he main Imo n. s.. a -..
aorhemte corners and the Bismarck &Hanknonb branch ofhe Soc line which ia phd i~ ID IN
smvedth drought county and preparations are being made for compehrgter road dmnghrn - 200
The county las aghmn newt publ schools all uppMd With old and experienced teachers adnMM an%.
&hodhmms thus furnishing mke educational dmnhgea "S""@"
WASHBURN,t the county seat ofMdan Cmntyn admnahvl ohdh sr.,.. ~
big Bnd' fhnM Missouri River commandnga an excellent new fhe nvr m. several mill Tnm m p dAM A us
bathedm only 40 msf rom BmnMrkt the Capital ofhe State of North Dakoa ~"Hm"
Wahbnn nth mtepot ta &dm of omntye quail in area otto Of teNew Fnd.a g.. e..
and transportation lines dvYe hmh here and he most impmmtpo point the mJ M S@ An@mh
HabM F.ht1 thee ntmtugp point for curl Mail Routes ToN eamha+.m 49, MuS
Od doing apo6hhs cuisines. ntmnwr land
COAL ARBORau important ownn ec comfy maHtdos n m -@r.x- -
mhev very iMt ot eGhhada Hhastw generals stores hotel abacamthh n md an-MM $500
hsunoundd by nof tts agricultural mdM stock gaIno sAHmsn ms Nat. SCHOOL, na
Thee county, n very gd conditions muaMyi it's totals assets mbnarp mMA, VI
courthouse d JAIL and $50ooc cash on hand amouhnxn SOFAS Thmn cmras ms. 81 AM n a"mngh e
ne rduMnn lint taxes Tn" uy pomnsa
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

The Jury In the case Of Mrs. Alice
Hartley. charged with the murder at
Reno, Neb.. Of State Senator NJ. d.
Folay, returned a verdict. Of guilty Of
mul der in the second degree. recom-
mending the defendant to the mercy Of
the court.
Joe Donnelly was sentenced at Mex
leo, Mo-, to be hanged for the murder
of Samuel Turner.
Because Miss Elvira Morton rejected
the hand of Will Bolton, the latter,
after brooding over the matter for a
week, met her mt her home G Hume,
Mo-, and shot her three times, the
bullets all entering the body and caus-
ing fatal wounds. Bolton tried to
shoot himself, but his nerve failed him
and he stole Il horse and escaped. If
captured he will likely be lynched.
The Doolan gang Of outlaws has for
months had a large pasture leased
from the government in the Wichita
Indian reservation, where it has been
hcrding stolen horses. One Of the In
dian police was caught by the gang,
tied to Il tree and his body riddled with
bullets. The gang also killed the po-
liceman's father. 1t has just repulsed
a detachment of Indian police and
killed Frank Farwell the government
marshal of the reservation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

A member Of Company G, Sixth Yer
nont regiment, who had been through
the war, recently saw his own grave In
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Sir Andrew Clark, the general physi-
clan In the largest hospitals in London,
says that seven out of every ten per-
sons there owe their Ill health to drink.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Personal Mention.

FCEBOHNA
Mrs. Johannah Hellenthal died at
Holland, Mich.
Senator Aoridunte Fabretti. the arch
aeologist, is dead in Rome. He was
IS years Of age.
William Rcickoff, the banker, Of Or
ange City, Iowa, who died 1t week ago,
left $4,000 to Iowa college.
James Lewis, ticket agent al HaGna.
| Ind, for the Chicago & West Michigan
and Nickel Plate railroads, Is dead.
A lecture bureau has offered Rev.
Charles II. Pa:kl:uist. l.. d., $4,000
for Il series OF 1870 lectures.
Daniel Woodson, secretary of the ter
ritory Of Kansas and acting governor
in 1878, is critically i'll.
George C. Henry, D. D., has resigned
the passionate Of st. Johns English Lu-
thcran church at Dies Moin"s, Iowa,
to accept a call at Slippensburg, Pa.
DR.. Edward c. Spitzla, the New York
specialist, says that Gov. Altgeld OF IL
linois is not suffering from locomotor
ataXia.
Col. Thomas G. Lawler, the newly
elected chief Of the G. A. R., was given
IN enthusiastic reception on his return
to Rockford, Ill.
James w. Purdum, who captured the
conspirator who had been detailed to
kill Vice President johnson in 1868,
died ut his home near Jamestown,
Md.
Andrew Bee, late Of Company L.,
Fourth Michigan cavalry, died at Mar
tin, Mich. To Bee belongs a great
deal Of credit for the capture of JEFF
ferson Davis, he being the first man
to recognize the Confederate president
as he attempted to escape in disguise.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Hamilton Disston, the great saw
n elcr, controls about 100000 acres
Of I'm. fruit lands in Florida.

William Morris, the English poet,
eggs ANY woman can learn mathemat-
les, but it takes a lot Of skill to manage
q house Well"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
PITH OF HI NEWS
l. ENTS OF THE PAsTWEEK IN
A CONDENSED FORM.

The Latest and Most Important Icy
Of the World, Culled From n
Telegraph Reports Of the Press
AHxOcintfOns.-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF MCLEAN OUNTY
The Garden County Of North Dakota
Acres Of Free Government Land, Adapted to Agricultural
Pursuits and Stock Raising.
|BUNDANTLY SUPPLIED WITH GOOD WATER and FUEL

Mclean comtym atmtdn north ofBagha and east de NG@uin rh having frontage f1 1881 miles,
Nmm tn every hrof hes tho North Dakota and covers an ame $500 m@s and nnacs2 3o4Ooa acres
Of finest hy of farming land including $4,000 @so timber, which lies angh nnwr THERE'S
aMm this ty1 l5200a acres of government and open to @HsmentG capable faoomnndatng7 1900 hmMs
giving each homesea1d 16O acres alta cost for filing ntmsa same OF a+oo
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company OWN within the county bout 5a4O acres whehc nh purchased
prices ranging rom ho Sp per acre. and which may be paid in thee ommmys preferred stock which mmgs
price rom 25 to IS cents onh dollar orhe land can eh@gton s1y @st nw hha allow ueof interest
About 1860 acres of sian hmdad with superior quality ofignhe COAL ranging 'front.' wot twenty
six hMm tmknnsm h myp h@t e COAL oso tMh es surface rendering easy f@s and ms uppyn
imahautbk rMoa is a rhhb black loan. with aysu ohh rom dg%eni inches to meh depth anh
yielding the t untoug grasses mammdans mdh nalyt he endn comyo fNorhD Dakota.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-20
ROYAL Baking Powder
Highest of all in Ieavening
Sfrengfh.-U, s. Government Report.
Children who suffer

from scrofulous slim or scalp diseases,
ought To be given DR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery for purifying the
blood. For children who are puny,
pale or weak, the discovery" is a
tonic which builds up both flesh and
strer 9Th. What is said of it for chill
dren applies equally well to adults.
As an appetizing, restorative tonic, it
sets at work all the processes of diges-
tion and nutrition, rouses every organ
into natural action and brings back
health and strength. In recovering
from grippe" or in convalescing from
pneumonia, fevers and other wasting
diseases, it speedily and surely invigo-
rates and builds up the whole systo m
For all diseases caused by torpid
liver or impure blood, as dyspepsia,
billiousness, etc, If 1t doesn't cure in
every case, the money is returned.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-20
rlYNN.s rLAonANr rAIsrs,INe.

The Perry Democrat of Thursday
morning, 18th, contained series of
letters forming correspondence be-
tween II. $, Schilling, at present a cit
izen Of Perry, but formerly of Guthrie,
Hon. d, Il. Flynn and First Asst =,
NJ. G.. Evans at Washington in regard
20 schillings application for posi-
tion as mail carrier in this city in the
early part OF 1898. The correspond
enee discloses the fact that Schilling
passed a satisfactory examination, un-
der the civil service rules, aud made
formal written application TO the de-
partment at Washington for appoint
ment which application he placed in
Mr.. Flynn's hands for presentation to
the proper official Of the de-
partment Flynn having assured
sehilling that he would use his
best efforts 10 secure the APP
pointment for him The further fact
Is disclosed that M Flynn not only
did not speak word TO the depart
ment official concerning schilling, but
withheld his application, although as
surinq him in two or three letters that
the application had been fled with the
department and the appointment
urgen by him.
After waiting sometime Cor notihea-
tion from tho department that his APP
flieation and the bond accompanying
II had been filed aud becoming sus-
picioHs that there was something
wrong with the natter somewhere,
Schilling wrote direct TO the depart
ment asking for the return to him Of