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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
MADMAN.
4 Chicago Man With a Vinchester
and q Revolver.

A Chicago Man With a Winchester
and a Revolver.
Chicago, Oct. %. = Armed with a
Winchester rifle and a revolver, a
mailman defed the police for hours
at No. 80 Woodland Park, in n OF
the most ~aristocratic residence dis
tricts Of the city. Barricaded and
locked in a second story room COM
manding a complete view of the park,
the lunatic splintered doors, shattered
window panes and tore holes in the
plaster of the room with bullets from
his rifle, while he shouted defiance to
the police and others attracted to the
scene.
The insane man was G. s. Merwin,
of the firm of Rogers, Brown & Co.,
pig iron dealers. After seventeen hours
Of effort by the police, by strategy,
they surprised and overcame the mad
man. Although he had fired 40 shots
from his rifle and revolver Merwin
injured no one, but a number Of peo-
pie had narrow escapes. After every
other attempt to capture the insane
man before he should kill some one or
injure himself had failed. sulphur was
burned in the furnace. All the regis
tiers were closed excepting the one in
the room occupied by Merwin. In an
hour after the sulphur fire was start
ed, Merwin, partly overcome by the
fumes, laid down on his bed and was
secured with but feeble resistance. He
had become suddenly insane.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter 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; ~effectually cleansing the system,
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
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
cning them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it 10 man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

Sir Henry Irving says that the supply
of good English actors 10 decidedly
abort. and that there are ne visible
signs Of improvement in that respect.
The present methods Of dramatic
training tend to develop specialists at
the expense Of broad and true art, he
goes on to point out. a. to the taste
IN plays, he does not believe that 1t has
,deteriated. 'aThe people want the
lame grand old human story played on
the same nrin lines as ever" he de-
clares; but the actors competent to
render such service are lamentably
scarce, and not likely to increase m
fer present conditions.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Hoods
Grent Excitement Coming In the
Very Near Future.
The One True Blood Purifier.
Hood's Pills fas nite esssaqsic,p i .s and

Grent Excitement Coming In the
Very Near Future.
1t was a critical moment! The en-
envy had charged the right flank and
scattered it to the winds. Dynamite
bombs fell like rain from the airships
above. The four leading generals of
the Reds were lying face down on the
field dead. 1t looked as If the Blues
4 were going to win the day with untold
defeat. They rushed in solid ranks
upon the ramparts, and though moved
down in tens of thousands, still they
persisted. The guns beyond the fort
ress We're white hot with rapid firing,
and their ammunition was momen
tarily growing scarcer.
On and on the Blues advanced, un-
dismayed, confident Of victory. On
and on they clambered owe their dead
comrades mountain high. They heard
the oar of the guns growing fainter
and fainter. They saw the inevitable
downfall of the fortress If they per-
sisted. On they plunged, needing
nothing. The volleys from the guns
now killed bn: a handful compared to
the devastation they had wrought all
day long, and it was plain that the
| Reds were reduced to the very last X
tremities of battle.
Suddenly the gums ceased firing.
Their ammunition had given out.
up, guards. and at 'em!" shlieked
! the general in command. "Victory is
ours!" Forty thousand mcn advanced.
1t was all that was left of the two
million brave soldiers who had gone
into the battle that morning. On they
swept like mad. They were almost
upon the ramparts when
Good heavens! what was that which
caused those forty thousand men to
stop short. stand trembling there
hard and terrible moment. and then
turn on their heels and fly in dismay?
Oh. heavens! what was that more
deadly than the rot Of cannons, more
devastating than shot and shell, more
u>ath-dealiny than dynamite?
See! on the ramparts stand in Il solid
phalanx one hundred college men, all
waving their colOrs, and each split
ting the air with his favorite college
yell.
Earthquakes aren't in it. The impe-
rial guard breaks and retreats in mad
disnfay.
The Napoleon of the future is rout-
rd.-New York World.
80.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Nearinx the End

San Francisco, Oct. 23.-The defense
In the Durrant trial practically closed
to-day. Another witness may be ex-
amined briefly tomorrow, and then the
prosecution will begin the introduction
of testimony in rebuttal. Although
much important evidence for the prose
cution is yet to be submitted the case
will probably 90 to the jury ut the
close of next week. The impression
now prevails that the defense has ma
terially strengthened the prosecutions
case by failing to establish O single
fact that Deuprey said would be
shown. Z.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

A writer In one Of the current maya
zines makes a strong plea for the free
delivery Of mail In the country the
same as in cities. Japan has such q
service, he says, and 'in all the vast
Indian Empire there is not q person,
no matter In what jungle he may live,
to whom his mail Is not delivered"
The main objection urged against 1t in
this country Is that OF expense; but
there is reason to believe that the peo-
ole would cheerfully bear the addition
al cost Of thus extending the advan-
tages Of our admirable postal system.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

We 80 frequently have occasion to
feel exaspcrated with the absurd
statements that are made In European
books and newspapers concerning
things in America that we ought not
to be too ready to believe all we are
told concerning matters yer there.
The story Of q London chapel which
offers a pipeful Of tobacco to every
man attending service and permits
him to smoke it during prayers, may
be true, but 1t sounds nightly like
some Of the tales that are told Of
American social customs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

and since that time has been governor
Of the state, is one of the most remark
able leaders in the South. He enters
the United States senate next De-
cember. He has been the absolute
ruler of South Carolina, and it is said
of him that he has humbled the cities,
exalted agrarians and destroyed the
saloon power. He is now at the head
Of a movement to disfranchise negroes
in the state. Gov. Tillman was born
In South Carolina forty-eight years
ago. He is self-educated and a nat
ura1 dictator. Until 1878 he took no
part in politics.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
on NATAL Tor Mura~r

Grand Rapids. Wis, Oct. 23.-The
State of Wisconsin against August
Hoffman. charged with the murder Of
William Herzog Feb. IL, 1S0a.- at Rib
Falls. Marathon county. was .om-
menced here yesterday afternoon be-
fore Judge Charles NJ. Webb on change
of venue from Marathon county.
Twenty witnesses are here to testify
in the case. 1t is sensational and one
Of the most cold blooded. At the form
err trial in Wausau the defendant was
found guilty. but his attorneys secured
a new trial for him in the supreme
c0,rrt
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Anson,. bicycle Rucked,

Chicago, Oct. 22.-Capt. Adrian g.
Arson, Of the Chicago Base Ball club,
had a very narrow escape from being
killed last evening. In company with
his daughter and a friend he was
riding a bicycle down Michigan ave-
nue., when he was challenged by the
two for a race. At Sixteenth street
the Illinois Central railroad tracks
cross the avenue, and when Anson's
bicycle struck the rails it swerved and
STATED straight for the curbstone. In
his effort to save himself the captain
upset the machine and landed square
ly on the side Of his face. He was un-
conscious for an hour and a half. His
face is badly cut.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

There is certainly no baking powder
so well known and generally used as
the Royal. Its perfect purity, as well
as its superiority in %leavening power,
are matters of fact no longer disputed
by honest dealers or makers of other
brands. It's virtues are so well known
to every housekeeper that the ISLANDERS
Of the dishonest makers Of the cheap
er goods fail to touch 1t.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Man and Wife Murdered.

Hancock, Mich, Oct. p. = Fritz
Kramer, aged sixty, and his wife. ten
years younger, who live alone in West
Hancock, and we're reputed to keep
considerable cash on the premises,
We're found dead this, morning by q
brother of Kramer. The old man and
his wife were found in the cellar with
their Threats cut. The premises had
evidently been ransacked, but no knife
was found with which it could have
been done. They were undoubtedly
murdered for their money.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

Six men concerned in the erection of
q building in New York City, which
fell and killed fifteen persons. have
been indicted for manslaughter, the
punishment for which may be ten
years. imprisonment. Neglectful and
reckless contractors will not escape as
easily hereafter as In the past.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
The Queen surely Dead.

Yokohama, Oct. 22.-Newspaper ad-
vices received from Seoul say that the
Corean government confirms the news
Of the queens death. 1t is reported
that the Russian minister has pro-
tested against the administration
Of state affairs in Corea by Tai Won
Kun, the father of the king. and has
demanded that the king should admin
lister affairs. It is believed that IL the
protest is ignored an ultimatum will
follow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Inn. Tr.mu.

Oakland, Cal. Oct. 22.-w. l.. Hob
~litzell, w. e. Sadler and G. H. Meier,
who are attempting to walk twice
across the continent on a wager, ar
rived here to-day. The wager is to
start from Washington, d. c.. and
travel 1900 miles in six months; to
start without a cent and pay oil of
their own way with money earned on.
the trip.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Wouldn't Want Her pr...,c.

Wouldn't Want Her Presence.
The boy had smashed his fathers
shaving mug and done sundry other
damage, when his mother discovered
him.
"Oh. Freddie!w she exclaimed, horri-
fed. what will your papa say when
he comes home and sees what you
have done?'
We'll, mamma, I don't think 1
would like to repeat it before you."-
Parsons Weekly,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

The Cubans have put up a provision
al government. Now, If they hold 1t
up a few months, and obey 1t them
selves, they will have a chance to get
recognition from the United States and
some of the other countries Of this con.
tinent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

Pure baking powders are one Of the
chief aids to the cook in preparing per-
feet and wholesome food. While those
are to be obtained of well-established
reputation, like the Royal, of whose
purity there has never been a ques.
ton, 1t is proper to avoid all others.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
FAIRCHILD WIPED OUT.
An EARLY Morning Blaxe Destroys
It's Business Portion.

Eau Claire, Wis.,, Oct. 23.-Fire this
morning wiped the business portion of
Fairchild village, in the east part Of
Eau Claire county, off the face of the
earth. At 2 O'clock this morning fire
broke out in r. G. Hines hall, and,
with practically no fire protection the
entire village was Don ablaze. The
big mercantile store of N. G. Foster
was destroyed, together with the store
of Joseph Rivard. the Fairchild house.
r.. G. Hines drug store. G. Calkins'
meat market, the postofice, Fosters
hall. n second class hotel. barns. etc.
The loss will be fully $4,000. The
burnt district cover three blocks.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Rad Men Escape.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Oct. %. -
Three prisoners, two Of them express
robbers, assaulted Assistant Jailer Al
Cree last night and escaped. They
were Tom Mccarthy, a trusty; A. ].
Gray and J. G. Stuart, the last two be-
ing held for the robbery of a Wells
Fargo express stage near Grassy last
April, when $4,000 was secured. The
ME took guns, ammunition and q
change of clothing. Cree is reported
to be dying.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

The United States Government Re-
port on baking powders shows Royal
superior to all others. It is pure, made
from wholesome ingredients, and
greatest in leavening strength. It is
the only baking powder for those de-
string the finest, most wholesome food.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Grows.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. %. The
amount of the operations of A. X.
Ward. the absconding treasurer and
manager of the Memphis Barrel and
Heading company. continues to grow
by developments. 1t now seems like
~ that the paper he put upon the
market will reach $4,000. Some OF
this is his own. but the greater part
bears the name Of the company. Only
Ii small part of it is genuine and Sc
cured.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

The phrase "to die in the last ditch"
Is stated by an English authority In
such matters to be an A~mericanism, or
iginating during the Civil war. In
fact, it was first used by William,
Prince Of Orange. who, during the war
with France, was asked what he would
do in case the troops of Holland were
defeated in the field, and he replied,
II will die in the last ditch"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

"Auld Lang Syne," is Of uncertain
origin, there being several versions Of
this deservedly popular song. One Of
the best is by Burns, but only the Sec
ond and third stanzas are by this poet,
the remainder being from the pen of
Ramsay. The song is Of uncertain an.
tiquity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Omit Work Just i'm Time

Fessenden, n. D., Oct. 23-The west
wall OF the new court house fell to-
day. A few bricklayers had been at
work ON the vaults in the morning,
but on account of the high wind had
stopped a few minutes before the wall
fell. Owing to legal complications
work on the new building had been
practically Mt q standstill for a week,
and the walls were left in an unsafe
condition. The damage is estimated at
$1,000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

The franchise is free In Spain, but In
Cuba the voter must have a property
qualification. 1t matters little, per.
haps, as every Office in Cuba Ia held
BY Spaniards. The colonists want the
full right of suffrage with home rule,
and the demand is not unreasonable.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

In the early days Of Christianity
many styles Of dating were in vogue,
and cras were established with the
An%nunciation, the Birth, the TransfiG-
uration, the Ascension, and other
events in the history Of Christ az
starting points.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Receiver for a Tacoma bank.

Receiver for a Tacoma Bank.
Tacoma, Wash. Oct. 22.-On petition
to-day Judge Parker, of the superior
court, appointed s. r. Blackwell re-
ceiver of the German-American bank.
The hank had declined to pay the city
$5S.OOO, the amount of the deposit,
claiming that warrants which were in
valid and not cash had been deposited
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Many People Homele.

New Orleans. Oct. 22.-Fire broke
out about 1 o'clock this morning in
Algiers, and before the flames were
finally suhdued. destroyed about 100
small buildings and about twenty
more pretentious structures, including
the court house. 1t is estimated that
700 persons are rendered homeless.
All the records of the fifth district
were consumed in the court house.
Loss. $4,000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

The safety Of an overdue lake steam
er was recently ascertained through
carrier pigeons sent from the vessel.
A far more extensive use could be
made of these swift messengers, and
those who are interested will find
themselves more and more in line with
modern progress.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

AS Il division of time, the wreck has
been used in the east from immemorial
ages. It does not seem to he a na1ur-
al division Of time, though several
periods of animal economy, such rs
the incubation Of eggs, correspond
with weeks.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
Three People Drowned.

New Orleans, Oct. 23.-By an acct
dc1.t yesterday afternoon. caused by
the breaking down Of the little iron
bridge which leads from the Algiers
ferry house to the floating wharf. three
people were drowned and thirty in
jurcd.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

In every receipt calling for baking
powder better results and more whole.
some food will be obtained by the use
Of Royal than any other, because of
it's greater leavcning strength and abb
solute purity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

The model for the monument to the
memory Of Jesse Seligman, now being
made in Rome by the sculptor Ezekiel,
Is completed. The principal feature is
a statue, 1.-THE Orphan Child" repre-
senting q little girl, in a ragged dress.
On the other side is q laurel wreath
and a bust of Seligman.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
u. OAK
Sailors have HI luea that u uulnt.c.e
broken off the ship and throw into the
water will turn into a goose. The or
igin Of this superstition is unknown.

The laying Of a new cable between
Brest and New York was announced
a few days ago by a member Of the
French ministry. An operation which
once excited the worlds wonder Ia
now dismissed in two lines and over
looked by the majority of readers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

"Potato' Pinsree Renominatea.
Detroit. Mich, Oct. 22.-Mayor Pin
gree was renominated for q fourth
term by reclamation by the Republic
IN city convention today.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
They Go

They go VOxetneH.
Berlin, Oct. pa dispatch to tie
Tagbblatt from Vienna says that Field
Marshal Dunst-Adelshelm and his wife
have committed suicide.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

Oliver Cromwell's head is said "a
have been found in Kent, Eng.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
A TALKER.
The south Caro1inan Will Probabl!
Stir Up the senate.

washington, Oct. cit Is believer
that q stirring experience is in store
for the United States senate
Benjamin Ryan Tillman speaks on Its
floor. Gov. Tillman. who served South
Carolina in congress from 1878 to 1880,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26

and
Blood

Are inseparably connected. Tho for.
mer depend simply, solely, solidly
upon the latter. If it is pure they are
properly fed and there is no nervous
ness. If it is impure they are fed on
refuse and the horrors Of nervous
prostration result. Feed the nerves
on pure blood. Make pure blood and
keep 1t pure by taking
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-04

follow absolutely that the jury's verdict
is correct. But it does follow that it IS
more likely to be correct than the opln-
ion of the general public.
We hope Lewis Will be given every
chance possible to show that The jury
came to wrong conclusion. We hope
that the testimony in the trial will be
critically reviewed by the law court, and
any movement to bring about this
we heartily approve of. But thls
loose criticism of the jury, which we
hear about the streets, is productive Oh
bad results 1t tends to destroy comb
dence in our method of trying criminals
and it tends to deter future juries from
doing their duty. If it were based on
full knowledge of all the testimony
tibet is to say if it were 1ntelligent-lt
might be defensible, but it is founded on
very imperfect knowledge. and such CRIT
icism can never carry with it the assur-
ance of being just. 1t is highly import
ant that no innocent man shall be con-
demned, but it is also highly Important
that no guilty man shah escape. Ihe
security of life and property depends III
great measure upon the way in which
iuries discharge the duty which the law
imposes upon them. And the way juries
will discharge their duty will depend
upon the sentiment of the people from
whom they are selected. Very few clinl-
inals will be convicted in this county If
iuries, when they return yerdicts of
guilty, are going to be subjected to a
public denunciation. founded on lmper-
feet knowledge OF the case, or no know
ledge at all. If juries are to be taught
that only after all possibility of doubt
is excluded is a man to be convicted,
there will not he any man convicted.
If eircumstantial evidence is to be
thrown out as untrustworthy, nine
tenths of the murderers will go scot free,
for men about to commit murder do not
invite in witnesses, SO that direct testl-
mony is rarely obtainable.
q Before the public indulge in any more
criticism of the Lewis verdict, let them
pause and consider how much they real
Iy know about the case.