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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
Mention.

Mrs. Mary r. McCravens, in whose
home in Plummervillc. Ark, John M.
Clayton was killed, is dead.
James w. Scott, proprietor of the
Chicago Timcs-Herald, dies suddenly
III New York.
"N,cllie Bly," the famous newspaper
woman, was married to Robert Sell
man, Il multi-millionaire Of New York.
Rughy's new head master is again a
clergyman. the Rev. II. r. James. pre-
yicuSly lead master OF Cllelterham
college.
Hamilton BARLEY died of heart dis
ease While driving near Wexford,
Mich. He was found IN his carriage
holding the rcins.
Tie Rev. Henry Rohland of free
port, Ill.,, member of the Dubs branch
of the Evangelical church, died at the
age of W years.
Thomas McKane, los years old. and
the Oldest iEhabitant Of Yves: Virginia.
died at Huntington. He entered tue
war of 1871" ut the age of 25.
DR.. Lawrence Rust, senior regent, OF
Kenyon Military academy ut Mount
Vernon. Ohio, and a well-known edu-
Gator is dead.
David Harrster. who is known all
over tho country as the "wool king" is
seriously i'll at Harpster, Ohio. with
heart trouble.
q. e. Mccain, auditor OF the inter-
state commerce commission, las re-
signed to accept the position of COM
missioner of The Association Of Lake
lines. Mr.. Mccain s office will lbe in
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
JACK THE RIPPER
NEW YORK MURDER SUGGESTIVE
OF HIS WORK..
One Of the Unfortunate Class of
Women II the Victim of q Mys-
teriOus Assault and Dies Of
Her Injuries In q Few
WAS MURDERED BY MUTILATIoN.
Injuries Which Distinguished the
Murders in the Whitechapel
District of London.

New York, April pa murder was
brought to light in Bellevue hospital
to-day which is suggestive in some Of
it's details of the Whitechapel crimes
in London that make "Jack the Rip
per" notorious. The victim is a woman
of the lowest class. Her name was
Alice Walsh and she was well known
in the resorts in the neishborhood Of
Blocker and Thompson streets. When
the autopsy was performed upon her
body it was discovered that certain
m%utilations had been made which dis
tinguished the Whiteehapel murders,
though not of so serious a character.
Up to the present hour the murderer
has not been arrested. One man who
is thought to have bad some knowl-
edge of the matter was held on sus-
picion.
The circumstances of the killing of
Alice Walsh are peculiar in almost
every aspect. About 6 o'clock this
morning a woman was found in tue
hallway of 143 Thompson street, half
unconscious and bleeding. The atten-
ton of the patrolman was called to
her shortly after he went to post at 6
O'Clock. The first mar to find her was
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
Criminal Doinxs.

Several prisoners escaped from tho
county Jail ut Milan, Mo-, by digging
through a brick wall.
Henry Mattawa, a colored farmer,
near Madison Station, Miss, was as
s%assinated by an unknown person.
Seven deserted wives are on the
track of William Headrick arrested at
Middlesboro, Ky.
Thomas Hayes of Brightwcod. Ind,
was found dead in a barn, apparently
murdered.
George w. Funnel, a Boon county
farmer who had been drinking heavily
fo. a day or two shot himself in his
room in a C%ovington, KY, hotel.
NJ. j. Numa, one of the most danger
Ous counterfeiterS eve run down in
the west is under arrest ut Topeka,
Kansas.
At Macon, Mo-, a fatal cutting af-
fray occurred to,Elay between Frtnk
Hutchinson and Orren Warren:
Hutchinson stabbed Warren several
times. Warren will die.
The eccentric wishes of Katie Kolk,
who, with her sweetheart Louis Frank
committed suicide at St. Louis, were
carried out to the letter in the funeral
arrangements.
Haywood Williams, who went from
Louisville. N. c.. to Telluride, Col,
| shot and killed Grace White, a woman
of bad character, aud then shot him
self.
Robert Biuie, a brakeman on the
illinois Central road, was found dead
beside the track In the suburbs of
jackson, Miss. He had been robbed
Of $50 and a gold watch.
william Headrick. wanted in Ohio,
' North Carolina, Tennessee and Ken
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

The reunion of the federal AMI con-
federate veterans at Shiloh recalls one
of the greatest battles of the civil
a and the one in which the fight
ing qualities of northern and south
ern soldiers were first put to a direct
and decisive test. There were other
severe and momentous battles, but not
one in which there was a more re-
markable display of personal courage
and determination.cn both sides
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
nxanre1i.t Arrested.

Eau Claire, Wis, April 23.-Ulysses
Grant Gilbert Of this city, formerly a
dyer and later of some note as an
evangelist. was brought from West
Point to-day on a warrant sworn out
here by his wife. who charges him
with abandonment and non-support.
He was released on bail. He was
found in a Stevens Point boarding
hONSp.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

A short time ago the position of pub
lie executioner in Vienna was vacant,
and a fine looking woman of twenty
eight applied for the place. She said
it would comfort a man about to die
to have his last earthly gaze rest upon
a beautiful young woman.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
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No- Rnnd for Ashland.

Ashland, Wis, April 23.-Stockhold-
ers and capitalists interested in the
Ashland, Minneapolis & st. Paul rail-
road have decided to float bonds for
the construction of the road this sum-
mer. Contractors Batch & Peppard
have agreed to build the 100 miles of
road in ninety days. The 500 and Du-
luth, South Shore s. Atlantic will then
enter Ashland over the new line.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

In her assaults on British subjects
and outrages on British ships, Spain is
tempting fate. History shows in the
case of the Sepoys and Zulus that bar
barians have no feelings which Great
Britain feels bound to respect.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

Mr.. Edison says he is making good
progress with an invention which will
throw on a screen the life-size picture
Of . man speaking while the pbono-
graph supplies the words, or it will
supply both the music and the move
ments of the performers in grand
opera. The music of the future may
be something entirely different from
what Wagner supposed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

Spain is correct in her notion that
the United States has uniformly been
friendly to her in the Cuban troubles.
The fact that the United States has
been extremely friendly is the reason
why the Spanish flag still floats over
Cuba.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

The old colonial house at Mantau,
King and Queen county, Va, once the
residence Of Carter BraXton, II of
the signers of the declaration Of inde-
pendence, and ut present owned by
DR.. Gresham, was recently burned to
the ground.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

1t appears that the newspapers ac-
curately indicated the main points or
the income tax decision in advance OF
it's delivery, Notwithstanding the sol
emn r~eticence of the supreme court.
And, by the way, where was the leak!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

A Belgian inventor has devised an
immense lamp, such as has probably
never been seen before. 1t is COM
posed of 5000 pieces, six feet high and
measures 40 feet in diameter. 1t is
fed with lard oil and the consumption
is said to be very small.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

The fact that the Union soldiers
living in Alabama have just held a re-
union at Montgomery, the cradle OF
the Southern Confederacy, is another
proof of the gradual development of a
new South, and one that will not be
solid for the Democratic party.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

A London paper suggests that this is
a good time to apply a pressure on the
Observation-Disclosures to bring them into
the Dominion, and thus restrict the
operations of American fishermen.
The idea of turning the utter poverty
and starvation Of a colony to political
account is peculiarly British.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
wisconsin Central Bonds.

New York. April 23.-The Wisconsin
Central reorganization committee an
n that a majority of first mort
gag bonds have been deposited with
the United States Trust company IN
der the agreement, and application
has been made to list the trust re-
GENTS on the stock exchange.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

Dog. farming is carried on extern
sively in China. There are thousands
of large breeding establishments scat
tered over the northern districts Of
Manchuria and Mongolia, and no dog
skins in the world can compare with
those that come from these parts as
regards either size, quality or length
of hair.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

Silver is cleaned at the shops by
pressing the piece against a rapidly
revolving wheel made Of Canton 1an-
mel in many rolls. The wheel reaches
all Irregularities of the surface and
the silver is polished without being
scratched.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

A movement to organize colonies to
occupy and irrigate lands in the arid
West is reported in various parts OF
New England. If the Yankees take
hold of this idea in earnest they will
be apt to give some of the old settlers
an object lesson.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

A Mexican professor of physics pro-
Meeting telephones to the pipes Of deep
artesian wells and to metal plates
sunk in deep mountain crevices. Any
unusual noise in the bowels Of the
earth would be audible in the tele-
phone and would indicate trouble.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
Il

Freeport, ILL.,. April 2%.-Thc school
election just held here elected Mrs. T
II. Wiles and Miss Fannie StcvcnF
members of the board of education
the first time III the history of F"cc
port that women were elected arhro'
officers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
Rcfu.ed Him Ten Cents.

RCYUHeU ffIIE 1CH II
st. Paul, April 23.-Because his wife
would not give him 10 cents with
which to buy beer, Joseph Yannish,
a laborer thirty-seven years old, resid-
ing at $40 Curtis street, killed himself
in the garnet of his house yesterday
afternoon.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
d ~Destroyed.

Paris, April 23.-A fire in the school
of arts and industries at Chalons Sui
Marine has destroyed the models and
machines that had been OF were being
prepared for the exhibition to be held
in Paris in 1900. The loss exceeds
LOCO. 600 francs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

In Ledyard, a small town in Connec-
ticut, is a house built prior to ITO
House," A curse is supposed to rest
upon it, and in proof it is pointed out
that in the present century more than
100 deaths have occurred in it, most
Of which were violent Or more than
ordinarily pathetic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
Summer Hotel Burned.

Milwaukee. April %. - The va;
known Lakeside hotel. Il famrus %.,!
mer resort on pewnuknn !aEe. Wv
burned last evening The less vii
probably be $50 ,0GO.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27

Mclean mtyo hnsHm mta acknowledgement du@nenth settlers in its famous Observation-Disclosures ranges and
superior agricultural lands and it's on cheap fuel in wood and COAL Ankmds Building AaunaL excellent blue
amdstneg good timber and clay fgb mkmak can ehund in many localities tnougoutM the county The
pUduuvnaso fhe sole Mclean County will beradya appreciated when it is stated tu the ron Weld orsa2
aumgd.m wheat 2shbuhssp raneo pats so umhp per acre. baMyw r4 bushels fax 2ob bushels potatoes
260h bushels; corn, aut 4Ob bushels and orc h and Vegetables the anne pupmtonm md that ann .f
crop here has never been known.
Mclean County h no abroad INNING dty thght bt 1.-THE main Eof the nm.d ~~ u.
antatc mna the Bsark& Hmkmsnb branch ofhe 500 line which 10 cmMd int Hmark Lh
huhh he mt,a md prmadmmM are being made fol compedngt the road Turin the amn M1saa
Thee hny hsa eighteen new public hds all supplied with old and experienced teachers and rH uxa
khoohn thus furnishing ample educational advantages
"Bg Bead" ofth Missouri wrc commanding an excellent uw ofhenMr for emlm nam each no. ~
Il Il situated only 40 niles from Bhmankt the Capita teS State fNothDa koa
Wahbun mhe Htrpot too Mon of cmtye qa in aat othto the New FnJ.ra s. .u,
md transportation lines dvwe FROM here and mhem most importantly to the B.marI wA
Hnmr PkH 1iuin ted distributing ut &r6 rM ROUTES. Two eamhmnn AR m
an de profitable business
GOAL HARBOR anoMrh mprutto wnm tnco mm,h stuMed2 IS miles north of Wadmrn and nn.a
htev y heart he mL6 fields Hmnt two general so.a hotel abhcksunbh n d.M@M n""a
bsuronhdb by e fe chest agricultural and ak grazing euimsm m tate
Thecmyn m very good condition nmGalyn nh assets embracing ncMh+a. =. ~.
courthouse and JAIL and $5oooca cast on hada mmungo $5o75 The mu.axd ~ 49, n.I ~uns -
le udmhenint taxes 9F"1s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
MASHBURN LEADER.
BY JOHN


England Ia powerful enough to be
Just, but the big European nations are
seldom just in their controversies with
the little ones.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
Otherwise.

Otherwise.
John S. johnson is suspended from
the League of American Wheelmen.
The dreaded army worm has made
it's appearance in Kentucky.
Income take returns came into the
New York revenue office by the bushel.
The sale of the Northeastern railroad
took place at Athens, Ga.
The Texas law taxing United States
treasury notes is now in force.
Heavy rain broke the drouth that
was threatening Iowa c1ops.
The strike of the coatmakers ut
Cincinnati is over, the strikers hav-
ing surrendered.
The firm of Tibbets, Harrison &
Co.. dry goods commission men. as
signed at Boston. Liabilities $25O,OOO.
The silver men are actively at work
forming a straight silver party in
California.
The oil excitement continues and
the speculative element are plunging
heavier than ever
The California state board of health
has taken the first step toward the
! home manufacture of a~nti-toxlne.
Gov. Rich has issued a proclamation
naming Friday, May 3, as Arbor Day
in Michigan.
The Cleveland Iron Trade Review
| saws the movement continues toward
improved conditions.
Los Angeles is given up to the sec
| ond annual ia Fiesta de Los An
geles," There are $4,000 visitors.
The Mexican fighting bull Panther
whipped a grizzly bear in an exhibit
| ton encounter at Laredo, Tex.
Gen. G.. T. Campbell, one of the pion-
GERS Of South Dakota, died at Scotland
in that state.
Three hundred employees Of the Chi
cago city railroad, in the construction
| of it's electric lines, have struck.
-Four hundred miners in the Royal
Coal and Coke company's mines at
| Coal Greek, Tenn, have struck.
Tile sale of the Atlantic 4 Pacific
! per cent. trust indent'lras If October
5. 1856, was postponed at New York,
an Injunction having been secured.
The Dietrich syndicate, which OWNS
natural gas plants in many Indiana
L LOWllSs HAS OIS0SIACu SAS
Wabash Gas company.
The Kootenai Indians who have
been giving the British Columbian
troops much trouble have retreated
across the American line.
The p. E. Church association is the
name of the society of Episcopalian
laymen which has been formed at st.
! Louis to oppose ritualism.t
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
GENERAL ri OF MCLEAN COUNTY,
The Garden County of North Dakota
1852, 900 Acres Of Free Government Land, Adapted
Pursuits and Stock Raising.
|BUNDANTLY SUPPLIED With GOOD WATER and FUEL

Mclean comyn situated north of maeha and caste heA Missouri river having frontage 125n miles,
nnth very center fm State off oh Dhotaa and lovers ae of3 miles, and embraces 3o40oo@ acres
of the finest qmtyf farming land including $4,000 acres of timber which M@a along eA Missouri river THERE'S
unm this y1 l52OO0a acres dg government and open t @dkmensc capable OF accommodating =" ammHs
living zach ahonekadf 1907 acres at trf fling ntea same of$1+Oo
The Northern PafcR aMadC omnyow nw within thee oy ahut $685. 49, acres which can be urhaad
tps ranging from 81 SO per acre. adw which maybe paid orr thee mPsns peenrdaodS which ags
IN price rom IS to IS cents hed or mh ekndc can eboHton sxy years. tmew allow raho interest,"
Abut 1860 700 acres of hsh land sunhmhd with superior hy oImec coal nmgmgho ON twoto twenty
SIX em tmneaa dm many lace the coal crops out tHesu @sr rendering it easy ofa@ss.m and hsu pys
Thol is nh, black bmw hd SboL from eghtenm niche to three feet in depth dn
capable of podmmge omomm m of cereal and vegetables it also has the finest alnga dm eadowhn ds
xddr the most umMg a@.n abundance dh really thee Garden County dNaMD Dakota
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-27
Foreign.


There were two earthquake shocks
this morning at Trieste.
Gladstone has written another letter
! for Armenia.
Important archaeological discoveries
have been made by Americans exca-
waiting in Greece.
Sweden has nov Joined the other
countries of Europe in increasing the
duty on breadstutfs.
Clubs are forming all over Mexico
favoring the reelection of President
DiaZ. -.
notwithstanding reports to the con
trary, the condition of Prince Bis
marck's health is satisfactory.
The town Of Tayti, on n of the
PHILIPPINE islands, has been destroyed
by fire. Two thousand houses were
| consumed. One life was lost.
The duchess of Marlborough and
| Lord William Beresford will be mar
ried Tuesday, April 80. The wedding
will be a quiet one.
The request of Umra Khan of jan
| dol for an armistice has been declined
until all the British prisoners are
| given up.
A dispatch from Simla says Umra
| Khan has released Lieut.. Wards, II
| of the two British officers recently
taken prisoners by his forces.
The first golf links in Italy have
been laid out by some Englishmen at
! Sorrento on q hill between SAINT Agata
and little Mount SAINT Angelo.
Paris Figaro gives currency to a
rumor that DR.. Hansen has found the
| north pole on a chain Of mountains
and has planted there the Norwegian
flag.
Won Kotz. the German court mar
shall accused of writing mean letters
to high personages, has arranged for
three duels in defense of his honor,
andgis wounded in the first of them.
Gen. Galleja, who was captain gen.
cral of Cuba until Marshal Martinez
de Campos took supreme control, has
asked permission of the latter to fight
under his orders.
Hawaiian authorities have commu
nicated with DIR. Albert D. Hall of
Chicago with q view to having him
take charge of the government expert
mental laboratory for the discovery OF
means to eradicate leprosy.
Another balloon has been seen on
the shores of the Porsanger ford, east
of Hammerfest. in Norway. 1t was
red and blue, and, like the one seen a
month before. seemed to come from
the arctic regions.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-08

families club together for cooking, and
all eat in q, common dining-teut. The
Queen has the best tent in the camp.
1t is nicely carpeted adorned with pie
lures mirrors and in one corner of it
rests q baby carriage, the property sole
~ of her clever little yearling baby girl
who is known TO all the Queens sub
jects as Spike" Sophie Boss. a ty-
pical old gypsy. is the Queens right
hand woman-her lady in waiting, in
fact-and it is Sophie who prepares the
meals for the royal family and takes
care of the royal offspring. Sophie is
sunburned and aged, but her hair is
black as tar, and looks considerably
like tar.
1t looks like a big mail wagon with
windows i'm it of cOlored glass There
are screens on the windows and doors.
and the very best ventilation is ut all
times attainable. Inside are TWO beds
that can be folded up and put out Of the
way i'm the day time and q bunk that
hangs on the side of the van as an up-
per berth hangs I'm sleeping car
Everything is spOtlessly clean, and
few pots OF flowers here and there make
the Queens coy habitation very home
like and inviting. She boasts proudly
that she as uuvyer bean sick q day
IN 'er ole lOife.'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-08

hound. Whether he was bluffing or
not he can be found out by any gypsy
who is willing to meet him. Boss wants
TO fight with bare fists, London prize
ring rules.
In the far end of the camp, away
from the queens tent, a little crowd Of
male gypsies were sitting on the ground
talking the Republic representative
went by. One of them caught sight Of
the star on the vest Of the artist.
'Ello, newspaper chap" he remark
ed. tell me suthin. Wat did dey do
Wild dat doctor in ST. Louis dat killed
his an child wen we was ere last year?"
lie was informed that the last Dues
trow jury had disagreed.
"Hi allUs said dey wouldn't do naw-
think TO i'm, remarked the gypsy,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-08
THE GHOSTS EYES.

Mrs. Robert Livingston was wo-
man of superb dignity. Yet any one
of her city friends would scarcely rec
ognize her, in the rather clumsy figure
running and stumbling up the rough
canon road that led from the lower lean
field to the ranch house. Her black
skirts were not held up, but allowed to
trail little and catch the fine dust
and tar-weed stain as she hurried on.
Nothing of a trifiing importance could
have forced Mary Livingstone thus tar
to forget her elegant self, even alone in
a canon.
The fog was coming up from the sea
and slowly closing in and deepening
the shadows of the gorge It was al
ready late twilight, and the loneliness
and gloom of the place tortured her
over-tense nerves. A little owl flew
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-08

the-ou,ft was worth s7O0 less than he
asked for it at the start Another CAB
fest was inaugurated and the Republic
representative left
what do You think of ito" they ask
cd ragged man, who was sitting on
the edge of a tie along the railroad
track, gazing curiously on the scene.
The ragged man picked up a piece of
ballast and snapped it into q pool near
where he was sitting. Then he re-
marked CaTelessly:
"Oh. they'll skin him. if he gives 'em
enough time and it won't take more'n
30 minutes more. either