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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
Queen Victoria May Retire.

LONDON, July 3l.-The rumor that
Queen Victoria intends to retire in
favor of the Prince of Wales is cur
rent again to-day and it is added that
court circles are troubled about the
queens health. The queen has de-
cided, it is said, to spend her time
hereafter at Balmoral or Osborne and
10 give the Prince and Princess of
Wales the use of Buckingham palace
and Windsor castle
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
Hanna Merely Had "a Good Time.

New YORK, Aug l.-Republican
National Chairman Mark a. Hanna
returned from his visit to Whitelaw
Reid at White Plains early today, but
had nothing to repeat of what was
said there by himself or by either of
the other guests. j. PIerpout Morgan
and d. Ogden Mills. ''lt was only n
social call, We had a pleasant ti-lc,
q good nights rest and plenty to eat
That's ALI he said.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
GOLD STANDARD BOILERS
Thirty States Expected to Participate in
the Conference.

CHICAGO, Aug There will be an
important meeting of the executive
committee having in charge state or
CARNATIONS of gold standard Demo-
Gratis at the Palmer house headquar-
tiers tomorrow. General Bragg. the
chairman, issued the call and it is
expected reports will be received from
states enough to give an indication as
to what extent the third ticket move
ment has gone and will GO.
The work Of bringing about q ma
tional convention is progressing
satisfactorily. 1t is now believed that
from Thirty to thirty.tive states will be
represented at the conference Au-
gust I.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
Sound Money Convention for Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July IA spc.
cial from st. Louis says that the exec
cutive committee appointed at the
meeting of the sound money Demo.
Gratis in that city recently, has de.
cided TO call q state convention tor
August IS. E~y-Govcrnor Egoadhead,
ton will be held in 81. Louis upon
the date named for the purpose of
nominating tull tieket.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
sold Standard Kansans To Meet.

I"rEKA, Kan, Aug Sam Kim
Die and j. Q sheldon of Riley county,
sam Mahcr of Wyandottc and C.. j.
Lantry and Eugene llagan of Shaw
nee, sound money Democrats, will
hold a conference in this city this
evening to appoint a national com
mittecman to represent Kansas at In
dianapoli>, August !. Kinblc prob
ably will be appointed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
Kan, People whip Tram,

ilERINGToN, Kan, July 81. -Tramps
became such a nuisance here that the
citizens organized. Three were taken
to the edge of town, given horsewhip-
pings and told to leave. One returned.
but was made to board a freight train
The citizens propose to keep the town
free from visitors of this sort here
aflSr. ~
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
FIFTEEN STORM VICTIMS.
An Ohio Min'n- iowa Laid Waste by
Severe Wind and ElooL

ATHENS, oAio, July 3l.-At Glouces-
ter, n mining town twelve miles north
OF here, last night, nearly all Of the
buildings on tho principal thorough
fare of tho town were wrecked by n
storm, and great damage was done on
other streets II is reported that If.
teen people were killed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
Ei!lbusters Again Warned.

WASHINGTON, July 3:.-The Presi-
dent has issued a proclamation dated
July 81 again commanding citizens to
observe neutrality towards Cuba
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 3l.-Lucas
Johnson and his wife, colored, while
on the public road neal Augusta,
Ark. were fred upon from ambush,
the woman being instantly killed and
the man fatally wounded. Another
negro, with whom Johnson had had
trouble, has been arrested on SIS
,,tntAn
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug l.-Yester-
day turned out to be another scorcher.
The thermometer registered % ut =
n IN, and street instruments at the
same hour showed 9s and % IN the
shade. Twenty-nlne prostrations
were reported, tive Of them fatal
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
Ten Persons Poisoned.

VERSAILLES, Ky, Aug AT noon
to-day ten persons were poisoned at
the residence of a market gardener
near Versailles. Impure milk is be-
neved 10 have been the cause. Four
are In o critical state.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
4 Load on Ills Mind.

lIe-Will you marry me?
She-Nn
lle-Thank heaven, that point Is
settled. anything is better than sus.
pensc. Lets go out and get some
ice.cleam Truth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
WATSON VS.. SEWALL.
Tho ropuiis. vico Procid oatiai Nominee
Declares Himseif In fiis Paper.

ATLANTA, Ga. July 3L.-Thc Hons
Thomas T. Watson Is out in a strong
editorial in his paper stating his
grounds for accepting tho nomination
for vice president from the Populist
national convention. lie refers to
Mr.. Scwall as an individual OF stand
ing and a free silver Democrat, but
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07
MISSOURI P~OPULISTS.
MEETING OF TIE STATE
CONVENTION

Governor stone and Othcr Democrats rrcs-
cnt 10 Arrange for "a Union of silver
Forces Proposition Made as to the
Electoral Ticket.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
CROWS Make LIFE MISERABLE.

Destroy Farm Animals and Threat
en- the lives of North CarOlinans.
The village of Matternich Island, off
the coast of North Carolina, in Pam]i-
60 Sound, is suffering from 4 pest in
the shape of an immense flock of
crows. which for some time unknown
reason settled down upon it two weeks
ago. One night the villagers heard a
great commotion, as of thousands of
tapping wings, mingling with the
familiar hoarse notes of the crow.
Morning broke upon hordes of them,
covering the house tops, fences and
in many places the ground. Since
then they have proved singular
ly persistent and destructive. Moth
ing that is edible can be left outside
the houses, and in many instances
the feathered pirates have entered
buildings when a door or window was
left open,o seeking what they could
devour. 'Clothing that has been left
exposed, washing on the lines and
other valuables have been torn to
pieces Or otherwise ruined. Number
less chickens, pigeons, and in some
cases small dogs have been attacked
and killed.
Many expedients have been resorted
to by the villagers to rid themselves
of the plague, but only temporary re-
lief has resulted. The negroes and
whites who inhabit the island are of
the most ignorant class, and their SUI
perstitious regard for the crow pre-
vents their turning to any measures
which involve injury to the BIRDS
Philadelphia Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23

The fertile district known as Fay
cum was redeemed from a vast lake
and converted into a valuable province
by the sagacious Hebrew Premier Jo-
seph of Biblical fame, who thus
brought much good to many peoples"
Oddly enough, popular history does not
connect Joseph's name with anything
more important than two or three
trifing incidents in his early life-as,
for example, his attempted seduction
Of Potiphar's wife. The relative i'm
portance Of these incidents is about
the same as that Of the story Of the
little Ratchet to the career Of George
Washington. The rest of Joseph's his
tory was written literally by water in
sand-yet in such permanent form that
it can never be forgotten in the land of
his adoption.
The canal which Joseph built is as
long as the Hudson river, and in many
places 500 feet wide, with a volume
comparing to that Of the hawk at
freshet. 1t is still called FaA-nme
in Egypt. 1t was reserve u, lnt
velous engineering WORM the
of Richard Occur de Leon. .bwever,
the notion that ffaasdin bun e6e canal
is an absurdit1 kch $Hknturies
before his tims1 ttribdsed to the
son of Jacob. A8aE proved by the
testimony of manysArabic manuscripts.
Prior to the British occupation of
Egypt there existed no such imminent
danger Of water. famine as threatens
to-day. The blue water of the Ahys-,
sinian mountains, collected in IKE
Tsana and flowing down thrd h.
Atearra river, was collected a ntdfed
in thousands of brick-lined servo{s.
which was annually cleaned at theaaex-
pense of the government, supplying to
each village and town the purest and
best water during the period of low
Nile. Furthermore, under the wise
rule of Mehcmet Ali, grandfather Of
Ismail Pasjla, deep canals had been
cut throughout the delta. The beds Of
these canals, being below that Of the
low Nile, always retained a consider
able supply of water. But the British
restored the so-callcd "%barrage," or
open dam, at the neck of the delta, the
purpose being to make England indie
pendent of the cotton supply of the
United States. One consequence of
this change has been an enormous in
crease in the death rate. In the first
century b. c.. Alexandria was consid-
cred the healthiest city On the Mediter-
ranean; at present. thanks to Great
Britain. it is one of the deadliest places
of residence in the world, the death
rate being y in 1,OOO.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
SHAVER OFF HIS NOSE.

Experience of Man Who Fell Asleep
in n Chair.
Sleeping and dreaming in a barber's
chair lost a man the tip of his nose
in San Francisco the other day. The
man dropped into the barber shop to
get a shave, and as his face was being
lathered fell asleep. The barber con-
tinued to shave his sleeping customer
gently. Suddenly the sleeper struck
out right and left with his fists, pre-
sumably at some dreamland foe. His
right struck the razor and drove it's
keen blade through the end of his
nose This awakened him with n start,
and after a nasty explanation the man
picked up the piece Of his S and
ran to the city and county hospital.
The surgeon stitched the piece Of nose
on where it belonged, and there is a
fair show of it's growing in place, 0r
mere or less in place.-Los Angeles
Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
A Hens Feline Pets.
Queer Pets of n MOtherly Old
SDeckled Hen.

Speckled Hen.
William Ohler. of Bethel, Conn,
OWNS an old s%pecklcd hen that has Il
heart as tender as her flesh is tough.
LaN week she adopted two kittens
that were deserted by their unnatural
mother.
The old cat left her offspring in the
ba where tehy were born and did
no. return for several days. The
speckled hen was sitting on a nest
Of eggs nearby. After the cat disap-
peared the kittens began to meow
ling and $cking softly, strutted ovcr
to the kittens and tried to comfort
them. She huddlcd them under her
wings, cooling h%en-fashion. and did her
best to tell them that she would be a
mother to them.
That night, and for several days
thereafter, the spcckled hen watched
over the kitchen ceaselessly. Her own
nst of eggs was neglected. She cov-
cred her foster children with her
wings, gave them good advice and an
occasional scolding in hen language,
and tried frequently to induce them to
eat a worm II Il bug. The kittens
grew weaker and weaker day after
day for lack of proper nourishmcnt,
and then
The cat came back minus an eye
and considerable fur. She tried to APP
proach the babies. but the tough old
speckled hen would not allow her.
She flew at the cat, cackling tiercely
and striking tabby with her stump
spurs and wings. The cat was driven
away every time she ventured near
the kittens.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
Called All the Congregation Out.

Called All the Congregation Out.
An amusing incident occurred at
Christ church, Exeter, on Sunday. Just
before the service began the organ boy
went down among the congregation,
ard informed each of those present
that he was requested to go into the
vcstry. Wherenpcn, one after another
got up and Went INTO that room. The
rector. Rev. Edward Goodridge, who
was in the room could not understand
why they were there, but, rs Bishop
Niles was to be present. he concluded
that they had come to shake hands
with that gentleman, and told them
that the bishop would soon be in. At
this point the organist learned of the
mistake of the organ boy. She had told
him to ask Hall (meaning the janitor)
to go to the vestry. The boy misun-
derstood her and thought she, said:
"Ask all to come to the vestry,' and
he did so. Everyone took the affair
kindly, and the boy was forgiven
Manchester IN. H.) Union.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
A Curiou. Innovation.

A curious innovation will be added
to the coronation ceremony. Forty
fu%nctionaries Of the imperial palace
will represent the forty provinces OF
the empire, and will walk just before
the imperial cortege on the day of the
coronation. They will wear superb
costumes of different colors embrOid-
cred in gold-Russian national cos
tunes of every epoch even from the
most remote periods, to the present
day. These costumes will cost n
million roubles, and vet the gar
wishes economy to be observed!-Mod-
ern Society,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
4 Successful Doctor.

We take pleasure in calling your at
tention to the advertisement of DR..
Marsh with regard to his cure for the
opium habit, to be found in another
column of this paper. The doctor has
been engaged for twenty-five years in
this speciality, and is we'll and favora-
bly, known for the cures he has made
of these habits. We take pleasure in
commencing him to any and all who
need his services. having been person
ally acquainted with him for the past
twenty-five years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
Her Proper Sphere.

One old gossip encountered another
who at one time used to sell news
paEcrs on the Boulevard, but had re-
Gently obtained a situation as box
opener in a theater.
We'll. Madame Piffard, how do you
like your present %positiOn?"
Very much, indeed, Madame Ira
buchet; l always said 1 was not cut
out for a journalistic career, but that
my proper sphere was the drama."-
lie Monde ComiQue.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
Bachelor. Are up to SNUFF"

The establishments of many wealthy
bachelors are. mounted on a scale Of
extreme elegance, nothing lacking to
make their living houses models Of
good taste. When a bachelor gives Il;
dinner. n of his female relatives
takes the seat opposite him and acts
as hostess. The bachelor host takes
the initiative On entering the dining
room. conducts the lady OF greatest
Importance to her seat, which should
be Oh his right hand. Most bachelors
of the haut ton are up in the etiquette
of entertaining, and need no coaching
in order to do the proper thing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
An Innovation.

"We've got the loveliest college col
.ors:" the intellectual girl exclaimed.
''They We're unanimously adopted, and
the suggestion was mine."
II suppose you've initiated the older
colleges" said her brother.
mo. we haven't. We haven't used
any Of their heavy, commonplace
colors. Ours is an entirely original
combination"
What is it!"
"Shrimp pink and elephants BREATH"
washington Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23

List of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:

List Of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
Ella G. De Laney, Conway n. D.,
kettle cleaner; Edward Il. Gibson, Min
neapolis, Mimi, paper toy; Adolph
Knudson, st. Paul, Mimi, wave mo-
tor; Anton Kramer, Lidgerwood, N.
D., tube cutter; Herman A. Krupke.
Paynesville, Mimi, horse power;
Ralph Martin, st. Paul, Mimi. photo
graphic sailing solutions; Michael J..
Nugent. st. Cloud, Mimi, lamp chin
ney holder; James Palmer. Moorhead,
Mimi, potato digging machine; Myron
x. Sergeant, Moselle. n. D.. asricul-
tural machine; Simon Stroebcl and w.
G. Cone, De Slmet. s. D., horse power;
John II. Swadling and H. II. Kelley.
Minneapolis, Mimi. car seal; William
G. Tlafton. Fairfax. Mimi, windmill.
Il. ID. Merwin. patent lawyer. $40,
Oil and G12, Pioneer Press Building.
st. Paul, MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
Another Question Settled.

"Would you say 'Portugee- if yea
wanted to speak of one inhabitant Of
Portubal?" asked the golf editor, look
ing up from his work.
"You wouldn't call one a Portuguese,
would you"
'Of course, not" said the tiddlede.
wink editor. you'd call him a Portu.
goose."-ChicaRo Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
Hntching of Go.lings.

Geese begin to lay early, and usually
bring Off a full brood of goslings.
There is nothing to gain by Matching
goslings under hens, as the hens are
not as successful with goslings as
with ducklings. The best success is
when the mother goose attends to
Matching and raising them herself.
They are easily raised if fed regular
ly on a variety Of soft food, a mixture
of ground oats, .corr-meal, ground
meat equal parts and mashed turn
fps or potatoes, cooked, being excellent.
The goslings should not be allowed
or the water until we'll feathered. as
it chills them and causes death. Very
cold water to drink is liable to produce
cramps. Give them a warm. dry place
at night, and rs soon as grass appears
they will need but very little food "r
assistance from their owner.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23

Mothcr-Robrrt, ! a V you half an
orange. didn't |?
Robcrt-Y"ssum.
Morner-Thcn. why did you steal the
half ! gave your little sister!
Robcrt-CnZ you told me to always
take her part, boo, boo!-Roxbury Ga
Zctte.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23

I An Athlete.
"You never told me Miss Fairgirl
vas an athlete"
well. is she?"
Yes; she has thrown me over."-
London Tit-Bits.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
An Athlete

Goes Cough Ba1sam
Is the Oldest and best. 1t will break up a Cold quicker
than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23
He Argued We'll

He Argued Well.
Mamma-Why do YOU ask nothing
but questions all day?
.JuInny-Ew"allsc no II asks me my
questions. and l cannot ask answers
New York World.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-23

Wallace. Idaho, May 10.-A cave-in
at the Standard mine last evening -
suited in the death Of Aktel Scovol,
miner.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-12
ARKANSAS ELECTION.
Daniel w. Jones, Democrat,
Elected Governor.
A VERY LARGE VOTE PoLLED.
Interest Conferred ON the Liquor Cues
tion In Little Rock--A Strong Effort
Made 40 Defeat License--The Liquor
Men Win by Small Majority.

LITTLE Rock, Sept. s. = General
Daniel w. Jones of Little Rock has
been elected governor Of Arkansas, and
the entire Democratic state ticket has
been successful at the polls. There
were but two full tickets in the field,
the Democratic and the Republican,
the Populists contenting themselves
with candidate for governor. General
Jones and Mr.. Kennel, the Republican
candidate, made an active canvass of
the state, but Files, the Populist nomi-
nee, made no speeches.
The Democrats put forth special ef-
forts to roll up large majority in this
election for its moral effect on the free
silver cause in other states in Novem-
Der, and ante election estimates have
placed Jones' majority as high as Co.,
900 over combined opposition. In Little
Rock interest conferred ON the liquor
license question. Never before in the
history of the city had there been such
a campaign against license. The religi-
GUS element, the w. @. L. u, and the
ministers especially, have been 'busily
engaged for more than month in the
effort to defeat license, and were Joined
by the Republicans, who hoped in de-
feating the license to break up the So
called Pulaski county Democratic ring
Two big mass meetings We're held by
the Prohibition people yesterday, and
prayer meetings were held every honr
in all the city churches. Enough re-
turns haye been received from city
polling places to indicate that license
has carried by a small majority, and
that the regular Democratic ticket in
this county has carried by about the
usual majority.
The state ticket elected is as follows !:
For governor, Daniel w. Jones of Pu-
laski county; for secretary of state,
Alex. 9. Hull of Boone; for attorney
general, E. B. Trustworthy of Clark;
for auditor, Clay Sloan Of Lawrence !;
for treasurer, Ransom Gulley of lizard /;
for state land commissioner, J. Il.
Richie of jefferson for superintendent
of education, Junius Jordan of Jeffer-
son for commissioner of agriculture,
w. G. Vincenheller of Washington for
chief justice, II. G. Bum OF Ouachita !;
for associate justice, S. P. Hughes, OF
Pulaski.
The weather throughout Arkansas
was cool and pleasant and from special
dispatches received the indications are
that large vote was polled. 1t is be-
lieved that the majority of Hon. Daniel
w. Jones, Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, will not be less than 80, 900 and it
may possibly reach $4,000.
In Faulkner, Lafayette and other
Populist and Republican strongholds
the Democratic county tickets were
elected by safe majorities.
The Commercial Appeals Little Rock
correspondent telegraphs that the Dem
ocratic majority in Arkansas will reach
10000. This is Democratic gain of
more than $4,000, as compared with the
election two years ago,
and the largest majority ever given in
the state
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-12
Cass District Convention.

The Democrats of Cass district met a
Usage, August 10Th. for the purpose 0
nominating candidates for district off
GERS and to hear the issues of the day
discussed l.. Davis was chosen Presi
dent, and w /. Cox, sec'y. Mr.. J. i
Wharton, a staunch democrat, formerl,
of Cass district, in a few appropriate re
marks introduced the speaker OF til.
day, III. J.. Swisher, OF Hampshir coun
ty, who confined his remarks to the is
sue and his spoecn was loudly applaud
ed. Mr. Swisher deserves much credit
for the stand he has taken in behalf q
the wage earners OF West Virginia ir
denouncing the misleading and false
statements concerning our true financial
condition
Van A. Barrackman, Que OF our Cas-.
district citizens next addressed meetin.
and received congratulations from all
The following candidates were nnmi
mated: For Justices Of the peace, Johr
X. Barrackman and w p Barker.
For constable, <. l.. Miller and W. +
Stoker
For Member Of School Board, II. w
Fleming
Resolutions were enthusiastically pass
ed indorsing the National, State county
and district candidates. The conven
ton unanimously rendered a vote Of
thanks to Messrs. Swisher and Barrack.
man for their excellent speeches and
every feature OF the meeting goes t6
show that Cass district is in line.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-12
Election Information.

The states that have voted this
year are: Oregon, where the free sill
yer people swept everything; Ala
bama, which after being claimed by
the Republicans, gave $4,000 Demo
crat majority against the Populists
and Republicans: Tennessee claimed
by Republicans, 10000 Democratic
gain of $4,000; Vermont, no Demo
cratic campaign was made yet the
result 10000 Republican, showed
loss of only 1000; Arkansas 65, 00C
Democratic gain of 10000 and the
tariff was the Republicans main is
sue. The other states to vote he.
fore the election are Maine on Sept.
Ia and Florida later. Maine will
likely give a heavy Republican in
crease while Florida will, as usual
be Democratic