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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
JAMESON'S TRIAL.
T%ran~vanI Raider and His Ass'

TrnnSvanI Raider and His Assoc
ciatcs Before the Bar.
London. July 22-'rhe first trial at
the bar since the famous TichbOrne
claimant case was begun to-day. WHEN
DR.. Jameson. Mai. Sir John Willough-
by. Col. X. Gray. Col. ii. +. White,
Maj. II. White and Henry T.. Coventry
We're arraigncd before Lord Chief JUS
tice Russell. Baron Pollock and Justice
Hawkins. Tie charge against tie de-
PENDANTS is violation Of the neutrality
laws by invading the territory of the
South African republic. Most of the
leading members of the bar of Great
Britain have been engaged either for
the prosecution II the defense.
Long before the hour had arrived
for the beginning of the trial every
nook and corner in the court room al
lottcd to spectators were thronged.
There were many ladies among those
present. Sir Edward Clarke. for the
defendants. made a motion to quash
the Indictment on the ground that it
was indefinite in it's allegations. and
that it had not been proved that tile
foreign enlistment act had been pro-
claimed where the offense' is alleged
to have taken place. Sir Richard
Webster. q. G.. the attorney general,
replied on behalf of the government.
When the attorney general had closed
his argument the court adjourned.
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Favored miami.

Three little maidens were discours.
ing about the baby brothers who had
taken up their residence in the three
families during the past year.
MY little brother Ned's got a lovely
silver mug that grandma sent him."
said the first little girl; tits just a
beauty; and he had a silver knife and
fork from grandpa, too"
"My little brother Walters got a
beeyutiful carved rattle that Uncle
Henry sent him from China" said the
second little girl; mothers put it
away in a drawer to keep till he's
grown up"
so big as your brothers." said the third
child, with an air of n endeavoring
tn conceal a feeling of triumph, "but
the doctor says he's had spasms
than my other baby in this whole
neighborhood; so there"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
FUNERAL.
President Cleveland Attends the
SerYfceN ut Cambridge MnnN.

President Cleveland Attends the
Services at Cambridge. Mass
Cambridge. Mass. July ID. The
funeral of eX-Gov. w. Il. Russell oc.
Cured to-day. President Cleveland at
tended the services. Ten of the class
mates of Mr.. Russell ut Harvard, who
had been chosen to perform the duty
at the end of the service. took up the
casket by it's bars of silver and bore
it to the waiting heaIse. and under eS-
cort of sixteen Cambridge patrOlmen.
the procession moved toward the city
hall. On each side of the casket stood
six sentinels wearing the White uni
form of the Boston cadets. The cas-
ket was almost buried beneath the
profusion of floral offerings from
members of the family. and flowers
were not only from every section of
the state. but from many points else
where. A few Ultimate friends We're
permitted to view the body before the
general public We're admitted. Then
for three hours solid lines of people
passed the bier without Il break. the
total number of them reaching into the
thousands. AT three o'clock the doors
were closed ard soon aftelward the
body was removed to the Shepard
Memorial church. where the public
funeral services We're conducted by
Mr.. Mckenzie. Interment ut Mount
Auburn followed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
PRINCE OF THEM ALL.

Experiences in South America as
Related by II Good Liar.
I'm done with South America" he
declared with an air of disgust as he
looked at the other loungers in the
hotel RECALLING parlor and slipped a
glass of beer. Mature overdoes every
thing down there. Melon vines grow
SO fast that the melons are ruined by
being dragged owe the ground. Where
the soil is most fertile the natives have
to go up in a balloon to pick grapes.
Corn grows so tall that Crows eat it
out of gun range and the stalks have
to be cut down with ar AK. The grass
comes on so fast that the farmers
make hay every week, and there is
enough fruit raised to supply the mar
kets of the world. A MAJ can live
there without turning a hand"
Il guess not" srunted an old topper
who was looking for just that kind Of
a snap.
II say you can and have the best
there is going. But I wouldn't live
there if they decided me the whole
shooting match. There are more snakes
there than there are leaves in Vor-
mosa. OF wherever it is. They can
run like a motor a and climb Il tree
like a cat"
"Ugh!" shuddered the topper.
"And you people don't have any
storms up here. One of your cyclones
wouldn't lie a fresh breeze down there.
I've seen Il blow in Brazil turn an iron
kettle inside out. I'd just bought Il
ticket for a place sixty, miles away,
one evening, when I'll be burned if the
wind didn't pick the little station up
and land me right where l wanted to
80. 1t was done so quick that the old
clock didn't get through striking seven
while we were making the trip. I To-
Gated a gold mine on top Of a hill and
it was full Of gold. One night the
whole top Of that Internal hill blew
away and when l found it a lot Of
S%paniards had jumped the claim"
Flows the grocery business?" in
quired a man who had come in a min
ute before; but the South American
traveller had vanished Is though on
the wings Of a South American storm.
Runs a little one-horse grocery out
here at Jumptown." continued the
newcomer. Never been out of Michi-
gan in his life. Heavy weight cham
pion liar Of the world."-Detroit Free
Press.
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nad stationed the kentucky s1ls-,,
shooters, and he knew he could depend
upon them. The decisive moment for
which he had been planning had ar
rived. Feig*ing an attack on the SOUTH
ern side, Col. Short suddenly led his
British soldiers in two close columns
against the northwest angle. Leaping
INTO the ditch and calling to his men to
follow, the angry colonel shouted:
Give the Yankees no Quarter!"
Now! Let them have it," shouted
the excited boy officer, when he saw
the ditch full and the sharpshooters
and Good Bess' spoke together. The
masked port flew open, the slugs and
Srapeshot poured into the ditch and
s'Oans. and cries arose on every s;.;r
Another column Of British advanced
and again the Good Bess" spoke. This
was enough. The British turned and
fled and left the colonel, who had cried
out to givelthe Yankees no quarter,
dying among the dead, and feebly
waving his handkerchief on the end Of
his sword and begging for that mercy
he himself had refused to offer.
All night the boy officer stood on the
ramparts and lowered pals of water
to the wounded. He dared not open
the gates for fear of treachery, but the
~kind-hearted young commander dug a
trench, by which the wounded were
brought into the fort.
What think you were his feelings
next day when he wrote Tippecanoe
that he had held Fort Stephenson with
the loss of n man killed and seven
wounded, against the British Proctor,
who lost in killed and wounded 125?
And what was done for the boy Off
Ger? Gen. Harrison, when he unuer-
stood that escape from Fort Stephen
son would have been impossible, could
not praise him enough in his dispatch
es. tls ladies of Chillicothe gave him
a beautiful sword, congress voted him
the thanks of the nation and twenty
two years later presented him with a
gold medal. The boy officer was in
deed old enough to command and until
his death, which occurred at New Or
leans in 1910, wherever he went he
used to hear a song written in his
honor, n stanZa of which was:
Sound, oh, sound Columbia's shell!
High the laundering pcan raise!
Let the echoing bugles swell
Loudly answering sound his praise!
IT'S S%andusky's warlike boy,
Crowned with. -victory's trophy,
Comes!
High arise we shouts Of joy,
Sound the trumpets, beat the
drums!'
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
PROTECT THE REsER We.
New York Brokers Will Furnish the
Government with Gold.

New York Brokers VIII Furnish the
Government with Gold.
New York. July 22.-Thc withdraw
ais Of gold from the ~subtrc"suly to-
day for export tomorrow to Germany
aggregated S3,O3O.OOO, of which
amount $1.;5JO.OOO was in fine gold
bars and S1.4SO,OOO in coin. The ag-
gregate withdrawals amounted to
about So. 100000, including $35O.OO
taken by Canadian banks. and reduced
the treasury gold to about 100000.
The strength OF the exchange market
and the prospect OF further heavy in
roads upon the treasury stock of gold
has resulted in n number of informal
conferences between treasury and
clearing house officials and the officers
of the national banks in regard to pro-
tective measures. To-day 1t was ru-
mored that President Frederick w.
'Tappan. of the Gallatin National bank.
had secured the signatures of other
bank officials to m agreement to urn
" to the subtreasury $40. 100000 in
gold in exchange for legal tender notes
and that from S1O.O0O.OO0 to $15.WOO.-
600 additional will be secured. Ii was
admitted that the conference has tax
en- place. but the report of actual sig
natures to any specific amount was
denied. President II. w. Cannon. who.
with President Tappan and J. Edward
Simmons. of the Fourth National. has
been especially active in the move-
mcnt. said to-day: ''It a be said that
if the treasury should need gold the
New York banks will he prepared to
furnish a very considerable amount.
Nothing has been signed. however. and
undue excitement should be dcprc-
Gated. as tine treasury now holds $50
OO0.0OO of gold. Money is easy. and
there is no just reason for alarm"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
Patents Issued.

List of patents issued last week to
northwestern inventors:
Eugene y. Bryant, Minneapolis,
Mirm.. metallic packing; Archie ID.
Isyyce. Lake City. Mimi. mechanical
motor: Clarence w. Carter. Minncap-
oils. Mimi. street car brake; Herman
Di1tbrnner. Minneapolis. Mimi. piston
rod connection for saw mill carriages;
Lars Grolldahl. Red Wing. Mimi,
washing machine: Theodore Grutting.
st. Paul. Mimi. electric heater: Amasa
Harvey, Minneapolis. Mimi. friction
clutch; Alexander $. Hill. Pierre. $. d.,
clamp: Silas Johnson. Willow Lake. $.
H.. windmill; Matthew j. Prppard,
Minneapolis. MINI. device for use in
erecting dock-hcntS. etc.
r. ID. Marvin. Patent Lawyer. 80,
Oh and 3!2 Pioneer Press building,
st. Paul, Mimi.
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Magnetic Healer Insane.

Anoka. Mimi. July 22-Ami Cutter,
one of Anoka's Oldest settlers. was
committed to the insane asylum mt
Fergus Falls to-day. In pioneer days
he was active in business and politics.
He was a remarkable man, and helped
greatly to build I'D the city. He owns
considerable property in .Anoka. OF
late years lie has made a name and
fortune as a magnetic healer. having II
large practice in st. Paul. Chicago and
other cities. He is exceptionally we'll
known in st. Paul. where he has lived
some years. Sunday he became vio-
lent and created Il disturbance, result
ing in his confinement.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
Afterf Payne md Hmm.

Chicago. July 22.-Immediate steps
to carry out the plan of attack OH II.
e. Payne, manager Of McKinley's
Western campaign, mapped out by the
trades and labor assembly, will be
taken by the grievance committee of
the assembly, which held a special
meeting to-day to cor slider the matter.
Mark Hanna also came up for discus
sion. and the subcommittee that was
appointed to go to Milwaukee and col
lect evidence against Mr.. Payne. was
instructed to proceed to Cleveland and
other points to gather testimony in re-
gard to Mr.. Hama
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
Angry Miners.

Sullivan. Ind. July 22.-Thc feeling
among the miners of this district to-
day is Il very serious one. The sheriff
is at Star City. and before 6 O'Clock
tomorrow morning if all the import.
ed miners from Taylorsville.. ILL.,. are
not out of the local field loss OF life
will probably take place. At Star
City to-day there was a unusual
amount of excitement. The imported
miners were attacked by IL crowd of
the strikers and one of them was seri-
ously injured. The imported men ar
rived Saturday morning. The strik-
ers decided to give them till & a. III.
tomorrow to get back into their state.
The prompt action of Supt. Campbell,
of the mine. and other citizens in COM
ing to the rescue Of the imported men
with drawn r%evolvers it is thought
alone prevented loss Of life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
Defending the Fort.
William Conner and his Indian

William Conner and his Indian
guides stood before the youthful major
Of Fort Stephenson tine former as
bearer of dispatches from Gen. Har-
rison, recommending the evacuation, IL
the commander deemed it risky to at
tempt to hold it. 1t was, however, at
first a question whether the bearer of
the dispatch would consent to deliver
it to the young officer in charge so
very young did he appear.
you Maj. Croghan!'' said Conner,
looking at the slight, smooth-faced
young man before him. mot much!
You can't fool me. You're nothing but
a boy. l want to see the commander
of this. fort"
I'm Maj. Croghan," replied the
young man, his face flushing and his
eyes swapping. "I'm twenty-one years
old, old enough to command this sarri-
son of.one hundred and sixty-seven
men, and old enough to put you in
irons If you don't hand over that dis.
patch instantly"
II swami" said the rustic Connor,
under his breath, as without another
word he handed the letter of Gen. Har-
rison to the boy officer.
4ou Wdlt IlSllL uefe, Silu Tile ma
jor as soon as he had read the letter,
and leaving the %astonished messenger,
who still appeared to be unable to con-
ceive how a boy should be in command
of such a post, he hastily summoned
his officers, and after a very brief con-
sultation returned with the following
letter to ~Tippecanoe: "Sir-I have just
received yours of yesterday, 10 o'clock
p. m., ordering me to destroy this place
and make good my retreat, which was
received too late to be carried into ex-
ecution. We have determined to main
tain this place, and by heavens we
can"
The next day the watchers at the
fort saw the British gunboats. a mile
away, coming up the river. They're
coming! They're coming shouted the
guard, and the men, frightened and
pale, obeyed the word of the boy Off
Ger, and wheeled the one ~six-pounder
the fort possessed, and which had been
named the Good Bess." into position.
But P%roctor's four hundred regulars
and his Indians paid no attention to
the Good Bcss," and coolly proceeded
to arrange their forces to attack the
fort. and cut off every possible escape.
When all was ready Gen. Proctor
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American Railroads.

Washington. July %. The eighth
statistical report of the interstate com
merce commission prepared by its
statistician for the year ended June
30. 1896. has just been submitted.
Reference is made to the effect of the
continued business depression and
the large number of receiverships. On
June 80, 1855, lD roads. operating
1886 miles. were reported in the
hands of receivers. showing a net de-
GREASE of 23 roads and 2,9GS miles of
road.
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sent three of his officers ahead with q
flag Of truce, demanding the. instant
surrender of the fort. Young Maj.
Croghan sent another Kentucky boy
officer, Lieut.. Shipp, to meet them,
while he himself stood upon the ram
parts watching the conference.
Refusal to Surrender.
At first the British officers demanded
the surrender of the fort, but when
young Shipp coolly refused, they began
to plead, urging their inabillly to re-
strain the Indians.
"Remember the River Raising" said
Col. Elliott.
"We do remember it," replied young
Shipp angrily, land that is enough"
ut is a great pity" said Capt. Dixon,
beseechingly. that so fine a young man
MS YOU. and as your commander is rep
resented to be, should fall into the
hands of savages. Sir, for Gods sake,
surrender aud prevent q dreadful mas
Sacre."
Ship, "there Will DE none 10 n'as
Gre"
"Look out, shipp," called out Maj.
Croghan suddenly. He had seen an
Indian stealing upon his companion
boy officer. "Come in, shipp, Il Weui
blow them all into another world!,
and tho interview ended rs the young
lieutenant fastened into the fort.
At once the British began their at
tack. All night long their Il SIN
nounder played upon the put
Without any serious effect. The GOOD
Ross" was taken from one block house
tn another to give the impression tina
tho fort had more guns. What Would
Procto have thought if he had known
fine how officer had only one cannon,
and that his ammunition was soon so
low he dared not fire that often? Bags
Of -four and sand were piled against
the. weak places and, with grimy n
set faces. the men stood to their WORK.
The bow officer was everywhere. HIS
example fired his men, and as ne pass
ed from place to place many O cheef
went up for the young commander. !.
The Majors Opportunity.
But he we'll knew the end had not
vet come. In the night the British a
dragged three cannon to q spot WITHIN
o5O Yards of the fort, and In the morn
ing light the fire was renewed, Dut
owing to the vigilance OF George Gro
chan produced Oul Aitlie
-Four o'clock in the afternoon came.
The British general was becoming des-
nerate. His steady fire provoked no
return. He could not see that he q
brought the fort one whit nearer to q
surrender. His Indians were becoming
discouraged, and something must be
done. The clouds were heavy now q
the believing of the approaching thun-
der increased the confusion. The mo.
ment for which the boy officer had
been waiting had come.
Realizing that the northwest angle
was the weakest spot in his defense.
Maj. Croghan had brought the Good
Bess' there, silent for a long time now.
and loading her with q half charge OF
powder. he filed her: to the muzzle
with shot and slugs. But he had
masked her in such a way that her
presence was unknown. There also No
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25

In many agricultural communities
there is a disposition to helplessncss
in the face Of adverses. meteorological
or otherwise. Recognizing this, NJ.
Meline. the French Minister Of Agrlcul-
ture, has directed the professors of
agriculture to suspend their lectures
and to 60 through the rural districts
in order to advise farmers to meet
the failure of the hay crop by sowing
vetches, maize and other fodder, as
also by utilizing oil cake, straw, bran
Cr1 cn,,,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
Lost 10y Found.

Marshfield, Wis. July 90. = John
Webers. the boy who was lost in the
wandered about five miles away from
people We're securing the forests. in
down to-day in order to give all a
chance.
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Who will protect you from those enemies
lausca. indigestion. malaria ana III" sick
ness produced by rocking on the waves,
ANA sometimes by inland travelling over the
rc.!-li beds "r ill-lnid railroads. Such Il
fr:ral is lic.lcttrr's Stomach %l!lttrrs.
Ocean mariners, yachtSmcn. commercial
uiri theatrical agents and tourists testify
to The protective potency of this effective
safeguard. which conuucrs also rheumatism,
Nervousness and biIiouSncSs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
Ju,nned Into the River.

Winona, Mimi. July 22.-While on
the way to La Crosse yesterday
Adolph Francis of this city jumped
has not hecn recovered. He vas forty
lives ut Boone. Iowa. No cause is as
signed for the deed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
A Good Memory.

Edgar-l hear :;ou've ceased your at
tcntious to Miss Cummins.
Artllur-Ycs. Her father and | could
rot agree on the subject.
Edgar-Hcr father is the Cummins
er Cummins' celebrated s. ncedle-tced
sl:uc. isn't he?
Arthur-Blest IL know. I'm pretty
sure. however that the pair h" tried
Oh me were s1ualc-tocd and double
solcl.-Clcvclaud Plain Dealer.
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same old

"a girl" said the typewriter lady
border, "may have lived In the coun-
try oil her life, and yet n Will nave
attained a city air in less thar a month
after she has settled IN town. WINE u
country boy will need years"
"Of course" said the BOARD
er. "a man has an individuality OF dis
own,"-Indianapolis Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
ua rnll N Eriend

st. Paul, July 22-Lieut. Pendy and
Sergt. Tegeler early this morning ar
rested August Griependorf just after
he had set fire to his dwelling, 800 st.
Anthony avenue. He had Just insured
his house and furniture. He told a
friend that he intended to burn the
place and the friend told the police.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25

The pleasant favor, gentle action, ans
soothing effect of Syrup of Figs, when
In need Of a laxative. and II the father
e. mother be costive or bilious, the most
gratifying results follow it's use: so that
1t is the best family remedy known and
avcrv family should have a bottle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
Tried to XIII Himself.

West Superior, Wis, July 22.-John
Gustafson, q prisoner in the city Jail
on Il charge of drunkenness, attempted
suicide by strangulation last night.
He got his suspenders about his tllroat
and was nearly dead when discovered
by the other prisoners.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
Bi.hop Coke Dead.

Rochester. N. Y. July %. Arthur
n nags I;n.oso nv ~ vvnste,n vew w Yor Ip d;ad
suddenly today of nervous prostitution
at the Clifton Springs sanitarium.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
nrawing the Line

The turkey buzzard suddenly drew
in a long breath.
"Ha'' she exclaimed with q palned
look, another season of political &C.
tiyity has opened. I can detect the
odor of the campaign cigar"
Whereupon the discriminating bird
few far, far to the northwest, across
the Canadian line.-Chicago Tribune.
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How to Grow zoe wheat.

Salzcr's Fall Seed Catalogue tell.
you. It's worth thousands to the wide.
awake farmer. Send 4-cenl stamp for
catalogue and free samples of gains
and grasses for fall sowing. John y.
SalZer Seed Co., La Crosse. WIS.
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Ill. VIII

ooh. Edgar. darling. here is Il ease of
a woman who was struck dumb by
lightning. ID you suppose her hus-
banu will love her Still!'
"Crrtainly. my dear; he would be Il
freak il he didn't
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25
Republican Headouarterx

Chicago, July 22.-Mark Hanna ar
rived in Chicago to-day and national;
Republican headquarters are to be
opened as o as the executive COM
mittee makes up its mind as to the
advantages of the various localities
offered.
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Ten christians have been massa.
cred Mt Heraklion, in the island Of
Crete. French and English men-of-
war have arrived there.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25

a magnificent salmon. said to be Of per-
feet symmetry, and weighing fort.y-f"Ir
pounds. was captured recently in the Eilla-
loe waters. Ireland.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25

1t is computed that there are about 2Ao.'
C"3 c%onsnmptivc persons in Great britain.