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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
YAxKrox AND NORFOLK.
Big Bonds Filed to Insure the Com
nletion of the Railroad.

nir Bonds Filed to Insure the Com
nletion of the Railroad.
It is announced from the headquar-
tiers Of the Yankton & Norfolk Rail
road company that active work on the
road and bridge across the missouri
river at Yankton will be commenced
within thirty days. Nearly the entlre
summer has been taken up by the com,
pany in recognizing, resurvey1ng anu
voting bonds along the route between
Yankton and Norfolk, Neb. me elec-
lions were carried in Pierce, Madlsoh
and Holt counties. Two Of the town
ships through which the road passes
refused to vote bonds, and in retalla-
ton the road refuses to furnish depot
accommodations between Crofton m
Wasau. A mortgage was filed at MO
brar Aug. Z, by the railway and land
syndicate limited, in which the syndl-
cate bonds itself in the sum of 81, 5oO,-
600 to assure the Norfolk & 4ankton
Railway company 100000 and the
Yankton Bridge company $5OO,OOO.
The bonds will number 300 of $4,000
each, and the mortgage or trust Iced
bears the sames of James P. English,
president; Benjamin J. Scanned, secre-
tary, for the railway company. n
Arthur r. Tulloh and Charles +. u.
Madigan, directors, and Horace Simp--
son, secretary, of the railway land
syndicate.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
Indians Doing We'll.

Fred Treon, United States Indian
agent at Crow Greek agency, reports
that many of the fields of wheat OH the
reservation, belonging to Indians, are
yielding ashi gh as twenty bushels to
the acre, and that up to q few days
ago he had purchased about 1000
bushels of grain from them. He ex-
poets to purchase a total Of about 5000
bushels. Three threshing machines are
kept constantly busy threshing out the
grain for the Indians. Agent Tre0n is
also purchasing cattle from the In
dams for ration purposes, and stated
that the stock he is receiving is the
finest he has ever seen, some two
year-olds weighing Is high as 1900
pounds. The grass has been very fine
this season IN the reservation, and
stock belonging to the Indians has
done remarkably we'll. The wheat pur-
chased from the Indians is taken to the
roller mill at Grow Creek agency and
ground into flour, which is then issued
to the Indians at Crow Greek and
Lower Brule agencies with other ar-
ticfes turned over to them on the legu-
lar ration days. The government thus
substantially encourages the Indians
in farming and stock raising pursuits.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
Accidental Happenings.

A 100000 fire occur at Sault Ste.
Marie.
Ontonagon, Mich, is entirely burned.
Loss, $1,5OO,000.
Near Rome City, Ind, a farm barn
was struck by lightning and a young
man who had taken refuge there from
the rain was instantly killed.
BY a freight wreck on the Northern
Pacific. neal Horse Plains. Mont, four
men were killed, including the en-
gineer of the freight.
Charles Potter, one Of the best
known guides of Northern Maine, was
accidentally shot and killed near Old
Town by Charles r. Russell, who mis-
took him for Il bear.
The Sconeman house in the Yosemite
valley, with it's entire contents, was
burned. The Sconeman was built in
1886. 1t cost $4,000 and belonged to
the State Of California.
The through Chicago mail train on
the Pittsburg & Western road was
wrecked at Valencia by running into a
freight train. Many persons were
hurt the extent Of the injury done is
not Known.
Mrs. Lillian Graves Parsons Of Chi
cago, who is visiting in Syracuse. N.
Y. was struck by an electric a while
riding a bicycle and thrown to the
pavement, receiving a deep scalp
wound and severe bruises. She will
recover.
A lamp, filled by mistake with gaso-
line. exploded at the home Of Dr.. Nc
Gregor at Atlantic, Iowa, while the
doctor and his wife were at church.
Little Helen McGregor, aged eight, be-
roically rushed into the room where
everything was on fire and dragged
down stairs and saved the twin babies.
Herbert B. Cook of New York, aged
twenty-five, only son of George Har-
vey Cook, president of the Briggantine
Railroad and Transit company, was
drowned at Briggantine beach. Cook
was bathing with Joseph p. Snyder Of
Philadelphia and Miss Elma Steahle
of Pittsburg. They were caught oy
the undertow. Snyder and Miss
Steahle were rescued.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
People In Print.

NJ. Ribot, ex-premicr of France, has
sailed for America.
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper
Ponsonby, second Baron de Manley, is
dead at London.
The death of Leopold Herr of New
York, the father of DIR. Cornelius Herr,
of Panama canal fame, occurred at
Bourncmouth, Eng, where Mi. Herr
was visiting his son.
1t is reported that DR.. Manson in
tends to conduct an expedition to the
Antarctic ocean in search of the south
pole before returning to the Arctic re-
giOnS.
John l.. Waller, the Iowa consul to
Madagascar, who was thrown i'll Il
prison for eleven months by the
French government, is in Cedar
Rapids. He was formerly a resident
Of Cedar Rapids.
John G. Merine, ii portrait painter Of
reputation, G;ca at Kansas City, Mo,
aged sevengy-llve years. Among his
are portraits OF Abraham
Lincoln, to whom he. was related:
Henry Clay and other old-time states
men. He had lived in Kansas City
Since 1869.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
From Foreign Shores.

Sims Reeves will start On his sew
e%nty-ninth year by singing In South
Africa, where he has gone with his
wife and baby.
When Linton, the professional bicy-
clist, vas buried the other day, his BIZ
cycle, draped in black, was led behind
the hearSe.
Some one has discovered that there
are 6S2, 191 Muellers in Germany; that
is, that II German in seyenty-three
is called by that name.
Sir Edward Clarke's retainer on re-
ceiving the Jameson brief was 500
g%uineas, while every day he had a ire
fresher' of 100 g%uineas.
Hampton Courts great goldfish is
dead. 1t lived in the central fountain,
weighed four pounds, and was proba-
bly, the largest and oldest specimen Of
it's kind in England.
Ludwig Barnay has given the 100
marks he received for his perform
anccs at the German embassy in Mos
cow during the coronation festivities
to the relief fund for German actors
and actresses.
A French colonel at Painters is teach
lllS Ills OlllCCIS SllIu ulCll " IA
their stomachs, and has invented a
leather glove to help the process. The
regiment can now travel Il hundred
wards in this manner without fatigue.
Though there are 10000 civilian
members of the Legion of Honor, the
French government proposes to in
crease their number to 10000 knights,
1000 officers, 800 commanders, and 80
grand officers. When it was found in
1873 that there were over 10000 civil
ians in the order, a law vas passed
that there should be only Il new APP
pointment for every two deaths.
\ captive balloon at Montpelier,
France, provided the town with excite
ment one evening recently. While five
persons, two of them women, We're in
the car, the rope became wound
around a factory chimney which it
brought down. The balloon fell with
it, but no sooner had the passengers
been taken out than it rose again
about $50 feet and blew up with a loud
report.
A queer strike is threatened in Eng
land. The government inspectors OF
factories, being dissatisfied with the
way they are treated have formulated
their complaints and declare that un-
less they arc needed "a public protest
will be made and a cessation OF their
duties will follow" They complain OF
too little salary and too hard work, OF
not having power enough over the rae
tory employees, of having their reports
to the chief inspector ignored and not
published as they are sent IN.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
Crime. and Criminals.

At Guthrie. o. T., Mrs. Dell Mann
ing, wife of the fa:.ner who was muir
dered recently, hos been arrested on q
charge of completely IL. the murder of
her husband.
On the night Of July Z last, Mrs.
Richards, living on n farm in Kendall
county, Illinois, was attacked and
robbed by three ruffians. The men
were tracked, and, it is reported, have
lust been arrested in Kansas.
Six miles west of Tonganoxie, JEFF
ferson county, Kansas, two farmers
engaged in battle mounted on traction
engines. AS a result, ole man was
mortally wounded and both engines
were wrecked.
At Van Buren,, Ark while sparring,
Emsie Williams was hit on the left
breast by Will Clark and sank down
and died Immediately. Clark was eN-
amined by the cor,ner. who acquitted
him, the verdict being accidental
homicide.
w. A. Faux, who says he IS from
Valley Falls. Kan, has been arrested
in Colorado Springs on q charge of
having written letters to w. S. STRAIT
ton, themillionaire mine-owner, threat
ening him with death and the destruc-
ton of his property unless he should
give him $1,000.
During the festival following a col
ored wedding in Pittsburg, Robert
Scott, a former lover, insulted the
bride, and the groom, George Hall, at
once shot him dead. A general fight
was then precipitated, in which the
bride was dangerously stabbed twice
and the groom injured.
Word has been received at Silver
City, N. M, that nine of the gang of
desperadoes VINO robbed the Separ
stage and wounded several members
sf the party which pursued them, are
surrounded In the Skeleton canyon,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
A Hoboc., Exuur.ion

A party of hoboes BROKE into the
railway section masters tool house at
Lisbon the other evening and stole a
hand car, put it on the line and worked
their passage to Davenport, where
they made close connections with the
Great Northern train bound north. It
is said that during the run of thirty
six miles one Of the men acted as CON
ductor and stopped the car at Buttz-.
vile, Sheldon, Coburn, Leonard and
Woods stations, taking up passengers
Of their class who were willing to pay
9 small fare. The total proceeds were
"blown in" on arrival at their destina.
ton and a general good time was had.
With great consideration the "gang''
removed the car from the track and
left a message Of sincere thanks for
the courtesy extended to them by the
railroad company, promising to again
patronize the road some time next
JO0Se E. E.ss4 lFGe.I9 W5
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
PIXIES PEAK SENSATION.
Thrilling Experiences of Pnsscngcrs
on the Cor Wheel RailrOnd.

ON the Cor Wheel Railroad.
Glenwood Springs. Colo. Sept. 2-The first
accident on the Pixies Peak cog wheel
railroad since it was opened. five years
ago, occurred yesterday. and but for the
safety brakes used OH all the cars of this
line, 4 trainload of passengers would have
been hurled down the mountain to de-
struction. Coming down the mountain the
side bars on the driving wheels on both
sides of the engine broke apart, rendering
the compressed air brakes on the engine
useless.
Conductor Guyman applied the automatic
brakes in the passenger coach and soon
stopped that. The engineer and fireman
were compelled to abandon the engine,
which was beyond control, and went down
the 25 per cent grade at a terrific speed,
for nearly half a mile. where 1t struck
n curve, jumped the track and shot through
the mir for nearly $50 feet, going clear
over a boulder fifteen feet high upon the
moHntaiE side above the track. 1t ploughed
immense holes in the mountain. and the
tender and engine separated just as the
engine exploded, hurting iron and steel in
all directions.
The train was n special carrying Manager
Frederick Harrison and. party, of the Lon
don & northwestern railway, and Maj.
s.. K. Hooper, of the Denver & Ro Grande
road. Fl
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
MAKING THE CLYDE.
+ Took Ten Years md Cost the City
of Glasgow $35O,OO

II rook Ten Years md COxt the City
of Glasgow $35O,OOO.
"Glasgow made the Clyde, and the
CLYDE made Glasgow" TOWARD the
close of the last century the true trad
ing spirit had been aroused among II
inhabitants of the building city, II 1T
was not long before they perceived
that if the community were ever to
rise to eminence in that direction II
CITY must become a port open TO II
commerce OF the world. The task was
one of herculean dimensions. but they
set themselves to it with Il determine
tion of purpose which was not to be
daunted by any degree OF difficulty.
Much of the best engineering enter
prise and skill oil the world have been
devoted to the altering. widening, mar
rowing and deepening OF the channel,
according to the requirements at dlf-
ferent parts of the course AS Il specl-
men of changes that have been made
during the progress of the work. 1t
MAY be mentioned that when. in 1883,
the act of parliament was passed
which defined the boundaries OF the
river. one of the most extensive textile
factories in the country stood III II
Zine of what was considered III be The
sNst courrs" for the river to take, ana
.i.e water Isl JAW deep enough over II
.;te to allow ocean liners to sail.
Many experiments were resorted TO
re success was achieved in the deep
al..ng Mt particular places. and the con-
nnement of the water within the de-
sired limits. Several of the obstacles
encountered might we'll have deferred
the authorities from proceeding
further. had that been possible. The
chief of these was Elderslie rock. Il
mass of dolerite or whinstone. which
was found to occupy the bed OF the
stream over an area of 923 feet by 32o,
and which came within ten feet OF the
surface of tie water. The discovery
of this was q shock to all concerned,
but the breaking up and removal of it
was at once proceeded with i'll the
ordinary course. 1t took ten years to
do it. however. and during that :ime
100000 tons OF rock and clay were
raised by dredging at the place, while
n sum of $335O.NO was found to have
been expended in the operations
Scottish American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
Otherwise.

Reuuittal won the Twin City handi-
cap at Sheepshead Bay.
The union in California between sill
YER forces on presidential electors is
complete.
The Sixth Kansas congressional
Democratic convention nominated LII.
]. G. Burton for congress.
The Republicans of the Fouth Mis-
sissiDpi congressional district noml
mated w. u. Frazee for congress.
w. H. McDoel has been appointed
receiver of the Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago (Monon railroad.
The National Democratic party of
California has selected delegates to
the gold-standard convention, which
will meet at Indianapolis.
All departments of the Spang Steel
and Iron company's. works at Sharps-
burg. Pa, have been shut down indef-
nitely, throwing idle about 7OO men.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee of the Sixth Missouri dis
trict named Frank v. Hamilton Of
Adrian as the party's candidate for
congressman.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. A. P. Riddle, editor
of the Minneapolis Nan.) Messenger,
has been appointed state insurance
commissioner, to succeed Anthony, de-
ceased.
At the Democratic convention of the
Fifteenth Ohio congressiora al district,
Gen. A. J. Warner, president of the
Bimetallic League of America, pre-
sided. p. H. Southland was nominated
for congress and the Chicago platform
was indirsed.
BY the closing down Of the Brilliant
Tube and Pipe company, at Brilliant,
Ohio, d. H. Browder & Co. of Atlanta,
Ga, are losers to the extent of $780,
600, and are involved in an embarrass-
ing situation: Browder 4 Co. charge
the closing of the mill to the cotton
tie trust.
An old fashioned camp meeting has
been going on near Pawnee, I. T., with
hundreds of Indians in attendance.
The religious fever has grown high,
and the Indians shout and dance all
night, becoming SO exhausted they
have to be hauled, from the camp
grounds.
C. NJ. Schilling, the one-armed ath-
lete, who has undertaken to walk
from .llIISOuES W Odu VId11ClSCO d0O
back within ten months, and to return
with $1,000 in cash, although restrict
ed from begging or purchasing sup
plies Ell route. has arrived at San
Francisco twenty-six days ahead of
time. but 5000 behind his schedule.
It has just been learned that Clark
Fielder, whose aged mother resides ut
Selma, six miles east of Muncie, Ind,
was one of the victims of the st. Louis
cyclone. He has been missing since
the great storm, and after a careful
description of him was sent to the au-
thorities it was learned that he was
among the unidentified dead. A tattoo
on n Of his arms was the means of
Identification.
Hyrez Kozak. his wife and four
brlght.eyed children, Austrian immi-
grants, can now 60 to Texas to get Q
farm. For a week they had been gaz-
ing wistfully from Ellis island, where
they were detained as pauper immi-
grants, because they lacked SO. Joe
hickey Of st. Louis. the inventor Of
the celebrated drink known as "Whis-
ky-Rickey," read the plaintive story Of
the Kozaks' hard luck, and advanced
the money to send the family to Tex
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

Warrington Talk.

The annual report of the United
States shipping commissioners for the
year ending June 80, 1886, show total
shipments and discharges of scamen
for American seagoiug vessels to have
been 129,4S5, compared with llS,4o3
for the previous year.
The state department at Washington
has received II copy Of the new French
law annexins Madagascar to France.
1t provides that French goods shall be
admitted to Madagascar free of duty,
while other foreign goods shall pay a
duty of 10 per cent ad valorem. This
rate is the same that the United States
paid under the treaty with the Hova
government.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

Total.
The total valuation for last year was
$121, 751,151, showing a falling off of
$2,3 ,995. Most of this loss has been
On real values; there being practically
no reduction on corporation property
and Il very small loss on personal; and
the loss is distributed to most Of the
counties, very few showing any gain.
The only county. which shows q notice
able gain is Lawrence with a gain Of
$625,S74. Gains in the few other coun-
ties which show them r light, which
is the same fact in regard to the losses.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

A safe composed largely of cement,
having wire netting imbedded in it,
was tested recently in Germany, in Or
der to ascertain whether it is feasible
to build safety vaults of such material.
The safe was placed on blazing logs,
which had been soaked in kerosene,
and kept exposed for half an hour to
a temperature of 1,SO0 degrees Fahren-
heit, When the safe was opened the
contents were entirely u%ninjured.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

Mexico ought to make up her mind
to one thing. So long as those bandits
run things along the border to suit
themselves the number of tourists who
visit the land of the MOnteZumas won't
be too lar,,c to be accommodated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

If we could only bear our OWL dis
appointments with n small fraction of
the cquanimity with which we bear
the disappointment of others, what a
sweet ana delightful world this would
be to live in!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

Thomas a. Edison believes that in
the next three or four years there will
be radical and immense changes in the
Of heating and lighting. He
SAYS there will be n decrease i'll the
cost of electric lighting. Electricity
will be made so chcaply that gas will
be entirely out of the race. Gas will
mel be PIT through Il cheapcning pro-
cess and used entirely for heating.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

A Frenchman has discovered a new
treatment for sea-sickness, which he
says is preventive, curative and ny
gienic. Ii this treatment proves to lie
a specific against sea-sickness this
Erenchman will be Il mighty popular
man among ocean voyagers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

Ysaye, the violinist, who plays like
an angel and looks like 4 butcher, is
simple in his tastes. "All l ask" said
lie, sis a tislllinc and some water. The
less fish The better. I con sit for hours
with Il line in the water in perfect hap
piness. When IL niEble ONE my
dream is over. l also confess Il weak
ness for the bicycle, but care nothing
for politics."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

The. recent sunfest visited all parts
Of the country with equal vigor. There
is reason to believe that it is now at
an end for the present year. At least
the m~eterologists justify us in hoping
this much.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

Miss Antoinette Saumowski and Mr..
J.. Adamowski, both prominent musi-
clans, the former Il pupil Of Mr.. lgnacc
Paderewiski, are engaged to be mar
ricl. The happy event is delayed only
by the inability of the high contract
ing parties to find a minister willing to
risk 4 dislccation of his inferior maX
Hilary in tying their names into a knot
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
Now, by st. Paul, the work (of record
breal .ng) goes bravely on!
Let us all put OH our Sunday clothes
and endeavor to make it pleasant for
Ii Hung Chang when he calls on us.

Electric motors arc now being used
quite extensively In the East for
switching purposes, and electricians
predict that the time is near when tie
steam locomotive will he out of date.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

Golf players are to have special priv
ilcges on some of the English railway
lines. They will receive certificates
emitting them to a return ticket for i
single fare when the distance is over
thirty miles. and for u fare and a quar-
ter when it is less.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

An insect has made its appearance
in the east whose mission seems to he
Great loss is reported from the depre-
latiOnS of his insect.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
Not Super.titious.

"Now that l have your consent, my
charming Bessie, allow me to ask you
one question. Arfc You superstitious?"
"Superstitious? Why do you want to
know, Frank!
II cannot tell you before you have
answered my question"
We'll, then, 1 am not superstitious in
the least"
He (overjoyedD-Then l will tell you,
with an easy conscience, that you are
thirteenth swcetheart.-Neue File
gende Blaetter..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
THE GAS. TURNED ON.
A Wealthy Chicagoan Found Dead
in His Bed Room.

in His Bed Room.
Chicago. Sept. Pit was learned last night
that Emmett r.. .Schall, O Chicagoan Of
wealth and many years residence. was
found dead behind the locked door of his
bed room In. his residence on Prairie ave-
nue.. The gas in the room had been turned
on and Schall had died from ~asphyxiation.
Mr.. Schall's two sons talked with much re-
luctance regarding their fathers death.
They said 1t was a case Of suicide, arising
from dependency. They said he had not
been in good health. and that since the
death Of his wife, fourteen months ago, he
had been much depressed In spirits.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

The steamer st. Paul now holds the
record for the trip between Southamp-
ton and New York. 1t took just six
days and t%hirty-one minutes to make
the run.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

At the beginning of this century the
Portuguese language was in use by 7.iSO.OOO
in 1890 1t was spoken by $4,000. 200.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05

Within the limits of the United States in
1901 there were 5.25O,OW English speaking
people; now there arc 10000, 600.