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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
Cuban Demonstration.

New York. Dec. 23-The demonstra-
ton i'll favor of the Cuban insurgents
under the auspices of the Society of
American Friends of Cuba last night
was Il remarkable one. -Four thousand
men marched from East Eighty-sev-
enth street to Cooper Union. led by
Fred Meyer. a survivor of the Virgin
JUS massacre. The parade was divided
into ten columns. A large American
flag was borne at the head of the pro-
cession. which moved to the strains of
a drum corps of fifty pieces and four
bands. When the marchers reached
Cooper Union the great hall was
crowded and few of them were able
to wedge their way in. Col. Ethan
Allen. president of the Cuban league.
called the meeting to order and stated
it's object. Several times during Col.
Aliens speech when President Cleve-
lands name was mentioned it was bit
terly Missed. There We're wild out
breaks when Alaceo's name was men,
toned.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
FIGHT AT A DANCE
BLOODY WIND.UP At A SOCIAL AZ
FAIR IN WEST SUPERIOR.
Drunken Men EnEoge in a Free-for-
All Fight, In Which "a Dozen Men
Are Injured-A Policeman Who
Attempted to Stop the Fight IL
Tied by the Fighters and Badly
Beaten.

West Superior, Dec. GA vigorvas
fight. in which Il dozen men We're in
jured, wound up social dance at the
Lakeside hotel, in the steel plate di-
vision early this morning. A party of
thirty had gone from West Superior
the night before to enjoy themselves
and several of them became intoxi-
Gated and began fighting among them
selves. Officer Osborne tried to quiet
them and they assailed him. They
took his club away from him and
Dinioned his arms to prevent his draw
ing gun, after which he was severely
beaten. Officer Christopherson ar
rived to assist Osborne, and, together,
they cleaned out the hall. Quite a
number received injuries and the wo-
men tainted at the sight of blood,
which covered the ball room floor. a
young man named William Herman
son. who started the row. was the only
one captured. He succumbed to the
officers only after a desperate struggle
in which he was knocked senseless.
The patrol wagon was called and OF
ficer Osborne and Hermanson were
removed to the hospital. 1t took two
physicians five hours to bring Herman
son around, and he had a> dozen
stitches taken in his head. Wholesale
arrests of the rioters will take place
tomorrow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
xuBB1Ns OF NEWS.
Items of General Interest Placed IL
n ERxY Lines

Items of General Interest Placed i'm
a Few Lines.
The controller of the currency has
made call upon national banks for 81
report of the condition at the close of
business Dec. IL.
The total defalcations reported
through the disappearance of Ludwig
Hegale, manager of the Constance
branch of the imperial German bank,
are 100000 marks, of which sum he is
said to have taken with him 100000
marks when he fed to Switzerland.
At Theimopolis, Wyo., B. F. Hanson.
deputy sheriff, owner of the TOWNSHIP
and a wealthy man. gave a dance last
night to which Thomas Bird. Il
wealthy cattleman and rival magnatc,
came unlimited. He was promptly
shot twice and killed by Hanson, who
is now in custody.
Havana police have arrested fifty
seven more people on political charges.
They include Senior Evariato Taboda,
and Mexican. Senor Ridirgo Lumpay.
editors Of the Fenix of Sancti Spiritus.
Province of Santa Clara. Taboda has
been sent to the Chafarina islands and
Lumpay has been expelled from the
island.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
SERIOUS FOR STOCK.
Effect of Bad weather and Wolves
in South Oak tn.

Huron, S. D.. Dec. %. - c. X. How
ard. Il we'll known stOckman whose
ranch is at Smithville, on the Chey-
enne, writes as follows: Extremely
cold weather for this time of year,
with much snow. makes the situation
serious. as very generally on the range
short feed is the rule. No one storm
or severe spell of cold weather causes
much loss. rs thoroughbred range cat
tie possess great endurance, but con-
tinued cold with frequent storms. ac-
companied by heavy snow, gradually
destroys their vitality and paves the
way for ultimate loss. If there is no
lct-up to the unusually severe weather
we must suffer great loss before the
spring of 1897. If conditions change,
and more favorable weather should de-
velop. do not think any unusual loss
will result. The old rule, as long as
there is life there is hope applies to
cattle on the range, but too frequent
repetition of weather as applied to the
last thirty days. will set us afloat. AS
regards the destruction by wolves no
unusual loss has resulted this season
in that direction, but they are at all
times very destructive and cause great
loss to range stock. During the past
three days 1 have seen the half-eaten
remains of seven cattle killed by
wolves"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
Acc,,,cn,nl H.pncn,nr,.

Samuel T.. Putnam, president Of the
free thought congress. and Miss Mary
l.. Collins. Il young agnostic lecturer
were killed by escaping gas in Boston.
A valuable property in the business
portion OF Altoona, Pa, burned, entail
failing loss Of $1OO,OOO. A boy play
ing Santa Claus in one Of the windows
of f. NJ. Morrow's dry goods store
started the blaze.
Percy Middlebrook. Frank Roe and
Patrick Powers. all sons Of prominent
citizens of Florida Orange county. n.
Y, took Il ride in sleigh. returning
ut midnight. Roe and Powers attempt
ed to assist Middlebrook from the
sleigh and found that he was dead and
frozen stiff.
The loss of life by the explosion
which destroyed the Won Cromer
match factory at Aschaffenburg was
much greater than previously reported.
Fifteen women and girls employed in
the main building were killed and sew
eral persons working in an adjoining
building were fatally OF seriously hurt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
MARKET REPORTS.
Latest Quotations From Grain aud
V(vn Sknnl- rnntnuS

Live Stock Centers
Chicago. Dec. 23.-Wheat - Deccm-
Der. rs 1-Sc: January. TIC: May. 20 5-Sc
a79 BIC: July. Is Lac. Corn-Decem-
Der. % 5-Sc: January. % 1-2c: May.
25 Use; July. % Use. Oats-Dccember,
1G 1-2c: January, 16 3-4c; May, 10 3-4c.
Pork-December, $685.; January, S7.i5:
May. $7.9j. Lard-December, $3.75;
January. $3.50; May. S4O5. Flax-Casl,
re; December. II lac; May, 76 :'-4c.
Timotlly-Cash and December $3.50;
February. $3.50; March, 1910. Rye
Cash. 37c: May, 41c. Barley-Cash,
No. 3. 23a35c.
Chicago. Dec. 23.-Hogs-Market ac-
tive; light. S3.25a3.45; mixed. S3.2Oa
3.45; heavy. $3a3.4O; rough. S:}a3:a55.
Cattle steady; beeves. 81. 4Oa5.20; COWS
and heifers. $16Oa4.1O: Texans. S2.S:1a
40; stockers and feeders, S29Oa3S5
Sheep steady.
Minneapolis. Dec. 23.-Wheat - De-
cember opened at IS 1-2c and closed at
753-Sc; May opened at Il 1-2c and
closed at IS 1-Sc. On track - No.
hard. q 3-Sc; No. Northern. IS 1-Sc;
No. Northern, 745-Sc.
Milwaukee. Dec. %. - Flour steady
and quiet. Wheat lower; No. . spring,
a 1-2c; No. 1 Northern. Sic: May.
T93-4c. Corn quiet and steady; No. 3.
2:.sc. Oats weak and neglected; No. >
white. 1Sa19c. Barley very dull: No.
.. BIC; sample, 23a31 Lee. Rye lower;
No. 1. 30 1-2c. Provisions steady; pork,
$685.: lard. S3.75.
South st. Paul, Dec. 23.-Hogs-Mar-
ket strong and active; few loads sell
ing early: sales at $2.S5a3. 10. Cattle
Market steady; good demand for fat
cows and steers; medium butcher stuff
weak and in light demand; more stock
crs and feeders wanted; sales at S:2a
3.25.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
BIG BANK CLOSED
NATIONAL BANK Of ILLINOIS HAS
SUSPENDED BUSINESS.
unwarrnntcil and Inj udiciOuk Loans
Are Given as the Reason of the
Failure BY Members of the Clear
ing HOuse-Two Other Banks Go
Under Az n Renult-NIany Million
Dollars Are Involved

Chicago. Dec. %. - The National
Bank Of Illinois. one of the Oldest and
best known banking institutions in the
city. and with assets of between
twelve and fifteen million dollars. has
closed it's doors. The following notice
was posted on the doors:
This bank is III the hands of the
national examiner. BY order of the
controller of the currency"
This action was decided upon at a
meeting Of the directors of the bank
the night before. after the bank had
been suspended from the clearing
house of Chicago Mt Il meeting of the
clearing house committee held earlier
in the day.
OF the sixteen banks that cleared
through the National Bank of Illinois.
two closed their doors as a result of
the closing of that institution. They
are Il. S. Dreyer & Co. and Wasmans-
lorf 4 Heinemann. These two insti-
buttons are mortgage loan banks and
savings societies in Il. small way. and
their failure is not expected to. affect
business. The assets of T.. S. Dreyer
& Co. are given at $1.6OO.OOO. with La
bilitics of $1.2OO.OOO The figures for
Wasmansdorf Il Hermann are. ap-
proNimately. assets. S65OOOO; liabill-
ties. S4OO.0OO The Security Title and
Trust company was appointed receiver
for both firms.
Six banks have made arrangements
to clear through other banks and the
balance of the sixteen are making SIM
liar arrangements as fast as possible.
The failure was Il great. surprise in
financial circles.
The causes of the suspension. as
given in the resolutions adopted by the
clearing house committee are ''unwar-
rantable and injudicious loans"
through which the capital and surplus
of said bank is seriously imperiled if
not absolutely LOST
The suspension had but little effect
either in the wheat pit or on the stock
exchange. Wheat. indeed. showed
strength after the opening at 5-Sc de-
cline. and the stock market was dull
and only fractionally lower.
One of the leading bankers and
tinanciers of this city said to an Asso-
ciated Press reporter: ''The failure of
the National Bank of Illinois has ere.
ated no disturbance of consequence in
financial circles here. One or two pri-
vate bankers, who We're really nothing
hut mortgage dealers, have failed.
But this is only Il natural consequence
of shrinking real estate values"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26

house, and when the officers surround
ed him he came forth with revolver
In each hand, blaZcd away with fatal
result, stole Il horse and made his es-
cape.
Justice France. at Fort Wayne. Ind.
discharged from custody Freddy
Kr,ccllenberg, the thirtern-year-olu
lad who killed George Sturln. aged
fifteen. The preliminary examination
showed that Sturm and two playmatcs
laid in wait for Kucckenberg, and
when the boy came along Sturln rs.
saulted him. Krueckenbcrg ran into q
fence corner. where he was assaulted
again by Sturm, ard the cutting fol.
lowed. the defendant claiming, acct.
dentally.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
People In Print.

Hugh ]. Jewctt, who has been seri-
ously i'll with pneumonia ut Glenvlllc.
his country home in New Jersey, mas
been removed to New York.
Cardinal Gibbons. who was treated
by Father Kncipp at Woerishofen dur
ing his recent European trip, has be-
cure theory and is now dew
walker
Rev. ]. NJ Vanhorn Of the Warren
Disciple church at Warren, Ohio. was
rendered the passionate o fthe West
London tabernacle in London. Eng
land. he has the call under considera-
ton. The foreign missionary board of
this country had recommended him for
the place.
DIR. Robert Black. grand commander
of the knights Templar Of the State OF
New York, died at his home in Brook
Ign. aged siXty-tive years. He had
served as city treasurer, alderman,
president of the board of aldermen,
collector of the internal revenue and
member of the board of education OF
Brooklyn.
Mrs. Cleveland, wife of the Prcsi-
ucut, ldS klSllcu AIASClou w iH''PSSs
the new home which was recently pur-
chased by the president for his family
Prof. West met her at the village sta
ton and conducted her to the house,
where Il thorough inspection OF the
place was made, and various repairs
and improvements agreed upon.
Thomas Houston. the oldest male
resident at Niles, Mich, is dying of
old age. He came to Niles in 1882 and
established IL ferry across the st. Jo-
seph river before the time Of the
bridges and carried the mails and dis.
patches to and from st. Joseph. His
early days were passed among the In
dams and he met with many perilous
happenings.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26

According to Lombroso, woman is un-
developed man--therefore physically
and Intellectually, his inferior. He says
that before arriving at womanhood, the
girl equals or surpasses the man phys
ically and often mentally. Then atav-
ism sets in, and she degenerates. Our
fn-de-siecle philosopher throws sop
TO- the sex he depreciates by saying
that women ar. naturally less GRIM
inal than men and more susceptible to
pity and finer emotions.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
Durrant.s Case.

San Francisco, Dec. 23-What may
prove to lie the beginning of the end
of the Dnl1nnt case took place in
chambers in the supreme court to-day.
The brief of Theodore Durrant was
filed, although there has been much
discussion rs to whether it could be
now filed, the usual time for doing SO
having elapsed. However, Durrant
was finally granted a resrbmission.
Attorney General Fitzgerald also filed
IL brief replying to defendants coun-
sci. Durrant is now given ten days in
which to file brief replying, after
which the case of Blanche Lamo1t's
murderer will be finally decided.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
WashinRtOn Talk.

The rural frcc-delivrry experiment
has been extended to Opclika, Ala,
and Qutman, Ga.
Carl Hurst. first consul ut Prague,
reports to the state department that Il
parked change in the railroad tariff Gu
sugar. just made in Austria, Will prop
The postmaster general has issued Il
fraud order against the Merchants \a-
tionnl Union Bank of Chicago, col
lection agency.
A telegram received at the war dc-
partment announces the death. ut SAN
Bcrnardino Ariz., of First Lieut.. Ed
win G. Bullock. Seventh Cavalry, from
pneumonia.
Representative NJ. V. Howard OF
Alabama introduced in the house Il
resolution recognizing the republic or
Cuba as Il free and independent gov
eminent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
Otherwise.

Charles Jackson Of Richmond. Ind.
is a prisoner in Moro Castle. Havana.
1t is said that st. Louis is to have
millon-dollar plate glass manufact-
uring company.
The Befring sea commissioners. who
are now in session at Victoria. will
come to San Francisco at the conclu-
sion of their labors, there to continue
their inquiry.
Burner Hros.. retail jewclry dealers.
doing business at No. 81 Euclid ave-
nLc. Cleveland. made an assignment.
Assets are. estimated at $4,000 and IL
alllti,s at S3O.OM.
The schedules in the assignments of
Clapp & Co.. bankers and brokers at
New York. show liabilities of S2O4.5O9;
nominal assets, S344,5O actual as
sets. $4,000.
David Mills of Saginaw. Mich. who
has struggled hard all his life for q liv-
ing. and has felt .Ee business depress-
ion severely. now receives word that a
legacy Of $4,000 now awaits him in
Scotland. j.
1t is probable that the sensational
boycott case brought by the; Toledo.
Kansas City & st. Louis Railroad
company in the United States circuit
court at Cleveland against the Joint
Traffic association, will not be taken
up before Jan. 3.
Tie war between Colorado cattlcmen
and Wyoming sheep men is again on.
Grif w. Edwards. the principal sheep
owner in the region, has received two
letters from the cattlemen giving him
six days in which to remove his sheep
from the disputed strip.
A mass meeting Of business men
was held to protest against closing the
United States army and navy hospital
at Hot Springs. Ark. as recommended
in the report of Secretary Of War La
mont. 1t was decided to send COM
mittee to Washington.
George II. Coleman of La Grange,
Ind, has recovered 5000 from the vii
lage of Meddon, across the state line.
His son was killed while running
traction engine across a condemned
bridge, the bridge giving way and car.
rying him with it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
Crime. ana cr,mlnals.

The trial of Albert J. Frantz for the
murder of Bessie Little, his sweet
heart. whose badly-decomposed body
was found in the saltwater river.
branch of the Miami, on Sept. ,, has
commenced Mt Dayton, Ohio.
Walter Jackson, n cigarmakcr. has
been arrested OH suspicion of being
one of the men who held up and at
TEMPTED to rob the Iron Mountain
train in st. Louis ON the night OF
Dee. Q.
At Wilkcsbarre. Pa. during family
quarrel Morris Pope shot John Keith
line, fatally wounding him. When
Pope saw his friend falling to the
floor with mortal wound in his head
he placed the revolver in bis own
mouth and blew portion of his own
head off, dying almost instantly.
Andrew Hart, aged twenty-five. was
shot dead st Marshalltown, Iowa. by
an unknown mar, who entered the
house presumably for the purpose of
robbery. The murderer escaped. but
hundreds of armed men with blood
hounds are in pursuit. and lynching is
probable II the murderer is captured.
Edmund +. Wright committed sui
eide ut Toledo, Ohio, by shooting HIM
self over the grave of Mrs. Osborne,
supposed to be q sweetheart of his.
He held crucitix in one hand and Il
rosary i'll the other, and. blessing him
self and reciting the Lords Prayer,
fired the bullet into his heart.
Mrs. n. Harry, leader in church
and social circles at Arcoll. ILL.,. drank
n quantity of carbolic acid and died.
The death Of her husband and two
brothers. which occurred recently. is
supposed to have deranged her mind.
The Count de Tolouse rOntree.
charged with assault with intent to kill
a cabman, was acquitted in New York.
He testified that he thought the cab
man was going to rob him and he had
acted i'll selfdefense.
At Mount Pleasant, Miss, near the
Tennessee line, Charles Mitchell, me-
gro fugitive wanted for murder, Mon
day shot and killedaP.fL Thompson. a
deputy sheriff. wiao.tried to arrest him.
The murderer was barricaded III his
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
state Claim. yaluable Land.

st. Paul. Dec. 23-Assistant Attorney
General Edgerton. under the direction
Of Attorney General Childs, is work
ing OH the supplemental brief to be
filed with the secretary of the interior
for final disposition of the question
of the states claim to the school Sec
tions 1B and 81 in every township in
the sO-called Red Lake Indian reser-
walton, recently Oper ed for settlement.
The papers will be sent to Washington
as soon as completed and a final de-
cision is expected in the near future.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26

A man who has evidently no poetry
IN his soul has invented a milking n,a-
chine, which, it is claimed, will easily
milk seventy-five cows twice a day.
'"Twas ever thus in childhood's hour"
One by one, invention is depriviag us
of our dearest illusions. For genera
tons the milkmaid has bnen read Of in
song and seen in pictures, and nov she
is to be banishcd from the world and
her place taken by patent ail-pump.
This is hard.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
Killed by Fall.

a tailor for Company Fl, at Fort Smell
ing, slipped down the stairs of the
company headquarters some time last
night and this morning his dead body
was found. His neck was broken.
The deceased was fifty-five years old
and had been ut the fort for a num-
Der of years. He was single, and it is
stated at the fort that he was addicted
to drink.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
GRADUATE OF sEABURY.
REV Charles s. Sargent Dean of All
Saints tCatheGlrnl, milwaukee,

RCV. ChNrIcN 5. SNFEent Denn OF All
Saints tCatheilral, Milwaukee.
Milwaukee. Dec. 23.-Thc announce
mcnt is made that Rev. Charles S.
Sargent has been appointed by Bishop
Nicholson as dean of the All Saints
cathedral. This important position has
been vacant since the resignation of
]. Mott Williams, who went from
here to Marquette and is now bishop
of the diocese. Mr.. Sargent is fifty
years old and is tho son of retired
merchant in Cincinnati. He gained his
theological education at Faribault the
illogical school, under Bishop Whip
pie. He was for five years dean of
Grace cathedral in Indianapolis. and
at the death of Bishop Kn:ckerbocker
went to Europe for tour, from which
he has recently returned.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
JUST FROM THE PEN.
A South Dakota Released Criminal
Attemntk to Do Murller

Huron, $. d.. Dec. %. = Word was
received here this morning Of the at
tempted murder OH the Cheyenne res
crvation of Jake Dolphus, a white
man, by Van Moore. Il half-breed
Sioux. Dolphus was badly cut about
the head and breast and several ribs
were broken. He was left for dead
by Moore. who was captured yester-
day. Moore had lately been released
from the penitentiary. where he had
served four years. and lad a grudge
against Dolphus. who was witness
against him and on whom he had
sworn vengeance. Dolphus is in the
agency hospital with small chances of
rpt.nYPIY.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26

The extreme luxury has perhaps been
reached by the sultan of Morocco. He
has a narrow gauge railway running
through all the rooms of his palace and
travels about on q sort of sleigh pro-
PEELED by little motor. The Line"
ends in his bedroom.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26

DR.. James G. Mackenzie, before a
distinguished educational association
III Philadelphia last week, asked Amer
lean employers 10 remember that "a
man, in order to be OF any use to civil
ization, must be able to earn enough to
pay his board" This remark deserves
to be booked as fundamental canon
Of political economy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
MINNEAPOLIS BoODLING.
Report That a Number of Indict-
mcnts Have Been Found. 3D.

NCpOrt THU u NumDer Oh IHuIct-
mcnts Have Been Found.
Minneapolis, Dec. 23-It is reported
that indictments have been found by
the grand jury against thirteen alder
men and detective. 1t is expected
that the grand jury will make a re-
port tomorrow. The suspected alder
mon are shadowcd to prevent them
from leaving the city. 1t is reported
that City Clerk Haney was the man
who distributed the doodle. He is said
to have secured the last installment
on the paving deal, but instead of di-
viding the money took the entire
amount and skipped with the intention
of going to Mexico. He stopped at
Normal, ILL.,. to visit his father and
was taken sick. An officer is now OIL
his way to Illinois to arrest him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26

There seems to be some surprise that
a woman actor should be able to i'm
personate Svengali with thrilling eff
feet. As matter of fact, Svengali
had n good deal more of the feminine,
or, at least. of the feline, in his make
up, than he had Of virility.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26

A man in Indiana, who was chas-
tiSed by his wife, killed himself. 1t
would appear that there are still some
husbands who take such chastiSemcntS
grievously instead of with meckness.