The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-25
Foreign Gossip.

Foreign Gossip.
Two deaths from cholera occurred
at Amsterdam.
Santo, the assassin of President Car
not of France, was executed at Lyons.
The bill for the relief of evicted Irish
tenants was rejected by the British
house OF lords by 4 vote of 249 to 80.
Bluc1ieids has been retaken by Mica
raguan troops and many American SYM
pathizers with Chief Clarelcc have
been placed under arrest.
A movcmcn looking to the reunion
Of all tie Methodist bodies in Great
Britain was started by the confer
cnce at Grindclwald.
Official figures show that from Aug.
5 there We're 1856 new cases of cholera
reported ut ST. Petersburg. In the
same time there occurred 101 deaths
from the disease.
Frederick Nagel, lately the. mayor
of Leoptschafen, a village Of Baden,
Germany, was arrested ut New York
on the steamer Wcsternlans on a
charge Of forgery. The arrest was
made on complaint Of the acting Ger
man consul.
A Yokohama dispatch to the London
Chronicle says a rumor has reached
there Of an important naval engage
ment between Japan and Chinese fleets
off Wei-Hai-Wei on Aug. 10. Seven
Chinese vessels belonging 10 the North
crn squadron were sunk, according to
the report.
The Kaflrs in North Transvaal,
C.,,<l, A |r:oc, ~ sr 0non rOvn1f Tho
have blocked the road from Murchison.
have buried homcsteads and captured
cattle. l:ie Kattirs are now besieging
the he:.!;.uartcrs of the resident and
the government buildings at Agatha.
Troops have been hastily dispatched to
the scene.
A dispatch to the London Telegraph
from Paris says that the cooks, stew
ards and attendants on the Transact
lantic line steamers have gone on strike
at Iiavre. The employees allege that
the caCse of the strike is the poor food
supni:ed to them while the vessels are
in dock, and other grieval :es. On
Saturday 100 men on board the steam
er la Touraine quit work.
Indiana Democrats denounce some OF
the Democratic senators.
Corbett and Jackson declare their
proposed fight off.
Aldace +. Walker is appointed to sue
coed Rcinhart as receiver Of the Santa
Fe road.
The strike commission appointed by
President Cleveland begins its work in
Chicago.
A Michigan woman who while a child
eighteen years ago, was stolen by gip-
sizes. is restored to her family.
The authorities at Genoa, DelSalh
county, report that there Is n case
Of smallpox at that place.
H. G. Bland was nominated for con-
gress by Republicans of the Third Mis-
souri, district.
Chamberlain, s. D., has a complicat-
ed divorce case in which q disappeared
first husband figures.
The big rolling mill at Laramie has
closed down for m indefinite period.
The little mill will run for some time.
The Janeway wall paper factory at
New Brunswick, N. j., has peen sold
to the trust after a two years. fight.
Eighty cars a day of California fruit
is the average that the Union Pacific
has been handling for some time.
Salt water cay was celebrated by So
600 Jerscyitcs in various ways besides
the one prescribed by the colonial faith
ers.
Spring Valley Qll.) miners held an
other meeting and agreed to refrain
from work until the union was recog-
nized.
Mexican troops sent against the va
qui Indians have met with defeat in
all the engagements which have so far
taken place.
Gov. Altgeld has issued a letter of
thanks to officers and men of the H.
linois National guard for their splen-
did service during the strikes.
1t was decided at the Salem Orr
hop convention to pay pickers 40 cents
for 9-bushel boxes. Hop harvest will
begin about September 5.
Col. James H. Platte, president Of the
Denver Paper Mills company, and who
has served four terms in congress, was
drowned in Green lake, Colo, while
fishing.
The striking miners Of the New York
& Cleveland Gas Coal company have
decided not to. accept the company's
terms. Only 3 of the 1000 miners vot-
ed to return to work.
Legal proceedings will be instituted
against the, Illinois Building and Loan
association of Bloomington by Auditor
Gore of Acknowledgement Moloney de-
clines to act.
Mayor Pingree of Detroit has in
voked the law in his fight against the
fire commissioners. Bruce Goodfe!-
low, j. Z. Tryon and ]. A. Elliott have
been arrested for conspiracy.
At Spencer, near Lake City, Col, a
gold strike is reported in the Belle Of
the West extension which yielded over
fifteen ounces Of gold to the ton at the
mill. The rich streak is about n inch
in width and free milling.
Hog. cholera broke out near Elburn,
Macon county, ILL.,, two weeks ago, and
since then has extended rapidly twelve
miles west and eight miles east. Hun
dreds of hogs have died Of the disease
and many arc sick.
The Prineville Orr News says that
the wife of ]. T.. Roberts, at News0me
creek, gave birth to a fine boy recently,
which pleased Mr.. Roberts so well that