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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.
A General Resume of the Most Inn
all Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged In Com
venient Form for Rapid Per.
usal by Busy People.
Warrington Talk.

A bill to prevent the adulteration of
beer and incidentally raise the price or
barley is to be introduced in congress.
The railroads of the country and the
interstate commerce commission are
said to have made a deal that will rev.
oiutionize the transportation business.
President Cleveland has taken up
his abode at Woodley for the spring
months. Mrs. Cleveland and the chill
drcn have already been installed there
for two weeks past.
The ways and means committee OF
the house favorably reported the bill
introduced by MI. Washington to per-
nit the enty free Of duty on exhibits
and laborers for the Nashville, Tenn,
exposition.
A clerk in the redemption division
of the treasury department who has
been making an investigation of the
subject, has discovered that the clean
est paper money in circulation is that
which circulatcs in Washington, while
the dirtiest is that which comes from
Chicago for redemption.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
WORK OF

The Cripple Greek Fire Set for the
Purpose of Plumber.
Cripple Greek, Colo, April 29.-ln-
formation has been gathered by Chief
of Police Marshall and others which,
together with we'll known facts, makes
it almost positive that the fire was the
work of inceldiaries with the object
of plumber. 1t is believed that the
banks were the objective points. and
that they We're to have been looted in
the. excitement if a favorable oppOr-
tunity offered. Not much will be Civ
en- out, but it is known that fires start
ed almost simultaneously in several
places, and all to windward Of the
banks and large business houses. Num-
bers Of crooks are in the city and are
known to the authorities. but owing
to lack of Jail facilities. they will be
unmolested for a time. The amount of
p%lundering that went on during the
excitement was enormous, some firms
losing nearly everything they saved
from the flames. Others state that
their cash registers We're robbed after
being carried out of their places of
business.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
Dress for

Do you dress for dinner? Or do you
consider that a practice Incompatible
with sterling merit and democratic
spirit? Have you regarded it as a habit
to be left exclusively to those who
have nothing better to do than to ex-
hibit different sets of garments at diff
ferent hours Of the day? If SO. dis
abuse your mind at once of these
views. Dressing for dinner is a cus-\
tom to be commended from every point
Of view, including the economic and
h%ygienic.
1T is economic to wear a semi-even-
ing gown at dinner, for the street
gown. which costs twice as much as
the house gown. lasts twice as long
with judicious changes. 1t is hygienic
because there is actual bodily refresh
ment in soap, water, fresh linen and
a fresh gown after the toll and tur-
moil Of the day, and there is also The
less easily defined but equally potent
influence Of pretty clothes upon the
mind, and hence upon the health Of
the Wearer,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
REPORTS.
Latest Quotations From Grain ana
1--we Stock Centers:

Latest Quotations From Grain and
1--we Stock Centers:
Chicago, April 90. = Wheat-May,
60 7.Sc: June, g. 3-4c; July, GA 1-4c;
September, "a 3-4c. Corn = April,
20 Use; May, % 1-Sc; September, Bic.
Oats-April and May, 10 5-8c July,
19c. Pork April, SS.12 -; May,
$S.17 10; July. $S.37 ~. Lard-April
and May. $4.72 10; July, $4.s5; Sep
TENDER, IS. Ribs = April and May,
$4.1O; July, $4.25; September, S4.4O.
Flax-Cash, 92c; May, So 1-4c; July,
80 1-2c. Timothy-Cash, $3.50; April,
$3.50; September, S3.O7 10.
Chicago, April 29.--Hogs-Market ac-
tive at 5a1Oc decline; light, $3.45a3.7 20;
mixed, S 3 .35a3.6 5; heavy, $~3.15a3.55;
rough. $3.15a3.25. Cattle firm and 5a
1Oc higher; beeves. S3.2Oa4.15; COWS
and heifers, 81. 50a3.SO Texas steers,
$2.SOa3.S5; stockers and feeders, $3.50
a3.SO.
Minneapolis. April 29-Wheat-April
closed at GO3-Sc; May opened at 50c
and closed at 50 1-Sc; July opened at
Gle and closed at Gle. On track-No.
1 hard. 81 3-Sc; No. 1 Northern, 60 3-Sc;
No. 2 Northern, SO Use.
Milwaukee, April 29.-Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat weak and lower;
No. 2 spring, G3c; No. 1 Northern. Csc;
May, CSC. Corn steady; No. 3, 80 1-2c,
Oats quiet; No. . white. 20 1-2c; No. ;
white. 193-4a2O Ice. Barley nominal;
No. 9, b 1-2c; sample, 29a33c. Rye
lower; No. 1, Csc. Provisions lower.
South st. Paul. April 29.-Hogs about
SC lower: quality medium to fair; sales
at $3.15a3.225. Cattle about steady;
not much offered on the market and
only moderate demand.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02

an unsuccessful raid on the house of
r. ]. Brashnear, a farmer, Brashncar
was seriously and Tom Brooks, n of
the outlaws. mortally wounded.
James Payne, colored, of Chicago,
has been held, in default of 500 bonds,
Mt Pittsburg, Pa, on a charge of rob-
bling chewing gum slot machines at
railway stations.
A. X. Ward the noted forger, was
granted bail in the sun of $25,OD. at
Memphis, Tenn. Ward has been in the
hospital for several weeks, and may
never be- brought to trial before an
earthly court.
Unknown persons made an attempt
to wreck a passenger train on the
Michigan Central railroad. near Mag
ara Falls. A freight train ran upon
the ties, which had been placed upon
the track, thus averting q catastrophe.
Edla Stinguist, the former servant
of l. Townsend Burden, who was ar
rested in New York, charged with
completely in the celebrated diamond
robbery, has pleaded not guilty, with
leave to withdraw the plea. She re-
fuses to discuss the case.
Elnel OrmOnu thompson, vile VI
Manager Frank Thompson, of the
"Old Homestead" company, and an
actress in the company, assaulted Car
rie Ashley Clark during the progress
of the play at Portsmouth, Ohio, and
was arrested and fined. Mrs. Thomp-
son is Ethel Ormond, of ''Black Crook
tame.
Leo Hirth, a we'll known and wealthy
German citizen of Indianapolis, who
conducted a large grocery business and
who for years has had a presentiment
that he would meet death at the hands
Of burglars, was instantly killed by
two masked men, who were discovered
i'll his bed room and whom he pursued
into the rear part Of the house.
Startling Savage was taken from his
bed at Irving college, seven miles from
McMinnville, Tenn, by a mob of mask
ed men and hanged to a tree. He was
suspected of being a ''spotter" for
United States revenue officers. He
was a resident of White, an adjoining
county, but his "moonshine" enemies
had followed him from home.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
poss1BL Y5ACK THE RIPPER.
A Man Just ElectrOcuted Was n Con-
firnled Murderer.

A Man Just E~lectrOcuted Was n Con-
firned Murderer.
New York, April %. The Adver-
tiser publishes the following:
81 believe that Carl Feigelbaum,
whom You have just seen put to death
in the electrical chair. can easily be
connected with the Jack the Ripper
murders in Whitechapel, London"
Feigbaum was killed yesterday in
Sing Sing prison, and this statement
was made by his counsel, William S.
Lawton. Before speaking the lawyer
explained that he revealed the secret
of the dead because he felt it to be his
duty to science and to the law. He
then began the recital of a story which,
he said, he based his belief that Feig-
baum had been guilty of perhaps a
dozen butcheries.
Zone night l stayed with him for
over two hours" he said. "and he told
me that for years he had been the
victim of IL malady, a disease that
periodically preyed upon him and
which forced him in spite of himself
to satisfy IN inclrnate love he had for
woman by numbering and mutilating
her. l was so startled that for the mo-
ment I did not know what to do. Then
the Jack the Ripper butcheries occur
red to me and I began to search his
record. I learned that he was in Wis
consin at the time the country was
startled by the news of the murder and
mutilation of several women there.
Then l communicated with London
and discovered that he vas also there
when so many fallen ome fell vic
Tins t. othe knife Of some mysterious
assassin. l questioned him closely and
found that he could converse with ill.,
tellisence on surgery and dissection.
When asked if he knew anything
about these subjects. he would feign
an ignorance that was unnatural. The
man was a devil. His motive for the
crime was his desire for mutilation.'
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
miscellaneous.

Charles Husche of Chicago, manu-
facturer of picture frames and mould
ings, assigned.
The failure of G. Schroeder has been
announced on the New York cotton eX-
change.
United States minister Willis and
family have left Honolulu for San
Francisco.
The long expected distribution of
Columbian's worlds fair diplomas and
medals has begun at last.
A meeting of pottery manufacturers
Of the United States is being held at
Pittsburg to discuss the formation OF
a more compact organization.
Andrew Carnegie has authorized the
trustees of Carnegie art gallery at
Pittsburg to offer $4,000 for the best
two oil paintings by American artists.
Maj. Mclaughlin, Indian inspector,
has successfully negotiated the Hot
Springs WyO.) treaty with the lndi-
II
The Mason & Davis company, man.
u%facturers of stoves and ranges, failed
at Chicago, and John ]. Wlirl was
made assignee. Assets, $4,000; liabili-
ties, 100000.
THO opening Of the United states dry
dock at Port Orchard, on Puget Sound,
the third largest in the world; by the
docking of the coast defense vessel,
Monterey, was q complete success.
In settling up the estate of two men,
bers of a large wholesale liquor house,
both deceased, a sale of old whisky,
involving 100000, was made in Chi
| cago to a Louisville house.
Paderewski, the pianist, has placed
| in the hands of William Mason of New
York and Col. HI. l.. Higgins0n of Bos-
ton as trustees $4,000 for the purpose
Of establishing %triennial prizes for CON-
posers of American birth.
The British bark Republic, bound
from Newcastle, N. s. W., for San
Francisco, with a cargo Of coal, has
been out ninety-two days and many
shipping and insurance men believe
she is lost.
Perry s. Heath, who for over two
! years has been president and general
manager of the Commercials Gazette at
! Cincinnati, has sold his Interests in
that company, and has resigned and
retired from the directory and man.
! agement.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
GRoG AT
1t Causes an Attempt at Suicide md
Degrades Students.

1t Causes an Attempt at Suicide and
Degrades Students.
Owatonna. Mimi, April 29.-Mrs. J.
Smith attempted to commit suicide
last night by cutting her throat with a
pair of scissors. and opening an artery
in each arm. Her condition was dis
covered in time to save her life. She
his been a heavy drinker, and this,
with dependency, drove her to at
tempt her life.
This morning three members of the
senior class were expelled from Pills
bury academy for violation of the rule
Of the school relative to liquor drink
ing. A fourth student was given the
alternative of expulsion or reduction to
ranks and to drill with the awkward
squad for the remainder of the term.
He chose the latter. All the young
men are high in the military depart
ment of the school. They bought the
whisky at a prominent restaurant here.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02

Poplar trees, which are known to DO
good conductors Of electricity, have
been recommended as lightning rods,
for which purpose they must be plant
ed near buildings. A German profess
sor, quoted in the Electrical World,
decides that trees thus planted en-.
nance the danger, az the lightning 10
ant to jump from the trees to tho
house. The danger is very great when
the distance is less than 6.6 feet.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
WAR MAY CEASE
At Least So Far as England and
America Are 0ncerne

America Are Concerned.
London, May 29.-The first lord of
the treasury, A. ]. Balfour. replying to
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the Lib
cral leader. said in the house of COM
mons to-day that arrangements for ar
bitration with respect to Venezuela and
other questions are matters which
Great Britain and the United States
have had in view during the recent ne
gotiations. Mr.. Balfour added that
the last communication from the Unit
ed States, arriving on Friday last, was
nov under consideration. Continuing,
Mr.. Balfour said that the government
would deal with both the general. ques-
ton of arbitration and also with the
special question connected with Ven
ezuela, and it was confidently hoped
that by patience and tact on both sides
a peaceful and satisfactory solution of
the matters would be attained.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
The Difference.

"The difference" said Asbury Pep
pers, though no one had asked him;
1.-THE difference between a bicycle pump
and an anti-prizefight law is that one
is used to blow up the tires and the
other is used to tie up the blowers"
Whereupon the serious boarder told
him that he ought to go on the stage,
or, if the stage were not available, to
20 on the next train.-Cincinnati En-
Ouirer,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02

A New York farmer has found a
way to use potatoes for fuel. He puts
them in the hopper of his coal stove,
and as they settle towards the fire
they are Kindred and ready for the
flames. 1t is claimed that they fur
nish a sufficient amount Of heat, and
as they only cost 81 a ton the coal
man has some reason to feel nervous
in the potato sections.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02

The titles Of Darlington Booths new
organization has been changed from
Goods American Volunteers" to 1.-THE
Volunteers" and the "New. York Uni
yersity" has been adopted as the
name Of the university of the City
of New York" Cumbersome names
are not in accord with the spirit Of the
age. and if not shortened officially the
public is apt to abbreviate them in
its own way.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
They Had Been the Rounds.

Biggs-I saw by the papers a few
days ago that a well-known writer
died recently and left fifty thousand
funny dialogues that had neve been
published.
Squibbs-That's nothing. 1 amt
dead vet, and 1 have three times that
number at home now.-S. F. Wave.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
Annie Revenge.

That Teller, Hankinson, has been
COMM to see my sister for six
MONTHS" said Johnny, land he's new
err given me a cents worth Of candy.
But l got even with him last night"
"How"
81 saw him sittin' in the parlor, wait
in for sis. to come down. He had egg
on his whiskers, and l didn't tell him
of it."-Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
From FOREIGN Shores.

Nine Russian war ships are now at
Nagasaki, awaiting the arrival OF six
others.
DR.. Hubbell, a missionary at Ma.
rash, writes to Miss Clara Barton that
typhus is spreading in Armenia.
l.. de Rothschild's Imposition won
the Tudor plate of 1000 sovereigns at
Sandown Park, England.
Detachments of Kings Royal Rifles,
stationed at Dover, and the Irish
Rifles, quartered at Brighton, have
been ordered to hold themselves in
readiness to proceed to South Africa.
The funeral of NJ. Leon Say, the dis
tinguished political economist, took
place in Paris and was remarkable for
it's simplicity, in accordance with the
desires Of the deceased.
A dispatch from Mitchellstown. near
Cork, Ireland, announces the death of
the Fenian leader, ]. s. Casey, who
was one of the originators of the Land
League.
The Ger reichstag unanimously
adopted Herr Adt's motion calling upon
the federal government to energetic
ally combat. with all the means in it's
power, the illegal practice of duelling.
The marquis of Bath died at Venice.
| He was born in 1881. He was lord
lieutenant of Willis, a trustee. of the
British museum and the national por-
trait gallery and honorary colonel Of
the Willis yOemanry.
Pere Hyacinthe, the distinguished
protesting priest, formerly Able
Charles Loyson, will marry Laura. a
daughter of the late William Bucknell,
an American, at Paris. Pere liya-
cinthe is siXty-eight years old.
Sir Mackenzie Bowel, the Canadian
premier, has announced that the resig-
nation of the ministers will be handed
in in a few days. 1t is expected that
Sir Charles Upper will be the new
premier.
The Japanese envoy in Corea has
been instructed to request that Rus
sian troops be detailed to guard the
Corean palace land also that Russia
appoint advisers to the Corcan govern
ment and military instructors for the
Corean army.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02

George Gould declares that it is the
interstate commerce law which has
paralyzed so many railroads and sent
them into the hands of receivers. If
the law was more effective in that line
than the Gould family 1T must be, in
deed, the work Of an artist.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02

In the year 1904, when the British
and Foreign Bible society was found
ed, not more than 100000 copies Of
Holy Writ existed, printed in thirty
five languages. At the present mo-
ment. something like 147,O00,0W cop
les including 100000 added to the
total last year in $50 different dia-
lects are in circulation, while the sa-
cred book is being translated into 100
additional tongues.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
Killed by His Wagon

Minneapolis. April 20. = George l..
Reynolds, a driver for MoMullen 4 Co.,
contractors, was found dead yesterday
on the Cottonwood road. 1t is thought
he fell from his load Of lumber. the
wheels passing over the lower part Of
his chest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
hoke to Death.

ST. Louis, April 29.-The dead body
of Maggie Ordora Wagner was found
this morning in bed in her room in the
e of 718 Market street. The body
presented evidence that the woman
had been choked to death and Ju Junk,
a Chinese gambler with whom the
woman lived, is suspected of having
committed the deed and the police are
looking for him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
Patent. Issued.

John Beatty, Jr., Oak Center, Mimi,
harrow tooth; Clarence E. Bradley,
Mankato. Mimi, measure; Truman NJ.
p. Chapman, Minneapolis, Mimi,
spring roller; James W.. Eggleston,
Minneapolis, Mimi, gage pin for print
ing presses; Christian Linkenoacn, st.
Paul, Mimi, clasp; James Il. mellow
ell, Ellensburg, Wash, fire lighter;
Maurice D. Pendergast, Hutchinson,
Mimi, bob sled; Emery D.. Taylor,
Minneapolis, Mimi, a wheel shifter.
T. D. Merwin, Patent Lawyer, 80,
oil and 912 Pioneer Press Bldg, st.
Paul. MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
SALE OF THE N. II.
The Decree Will BE Signed Within q
Few Days.

Few Days.
Milwaukee. April 21.-!The decree of
sale of The Northern Pacific railroad
under the consolidated mortgage of
the Farmers Loan and Trust company
has been decided on and will be signed
by Judge Jenkins, Of the United States
circuit court, in a few days. as soon as
it is printed. Special Master Alfred T..
Cary will conduct the sale and arrange
the preliminaries as rapidly as posi-
bic. All the different interests have
agreed to the decree. The matter was
settled in the United States circuit
court last evening. sale is to take
place at West Superior, Wis. Mt the
railway station at such time as shall
be fixed by the special master. The
Northern Pacific road will be given ten
days in which to pay the claims
against it. but there is no expectation
that it will be done.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
People in Print.

King Humbert of Italy is an amateur
cook of no mean skill.
Stanley J.. Weyman, the novelist, is
a direct descendant of the elder Du-
mas
Mrs. Sarah Mercur, widow of the
late Chief Justice Mercur, died at her
home in Towanda, Pa.
Il. G. Selous, the great hunter and
South African leader, is A years of
age.
Capt. James Mercur, professor Of
civil and military engineering in the
military academy at West Point, died
suddenly at Fortress Monroe.
Gen. Maceo, leader Of the Cuban in
surgents, has captured % towns, 2,794
stands of arms and 1900 rounds Of
ammunition.
, Hon. Francis Jewett, ex-lnayor of
Lowell. Mass, who had served three
terms. died suddenly of heart disease.
He was IS years old.
A. X. Buttcrfield is dead at Green's
burg, Md. He was wounded in the
Mexican war and lost a leg in the civil
war. He was 80 years old.
Samuel Mcsser, aged 55, superintend-
eut Vi tHc IIdIAcy AuulDcI CoulpdAy,
q wealthy citizen, dropped dead in the
Methodist church at Akron, Ohio, from
heart failure.
Charles S. Osborn of Brimfield. Ind,
will contest the will of the late Mrs.
William Lockwood. a centenarian, who
died at Newburg, N. Y, leaving an es-
tate worth 100000.
"Aunt Sally" Crane, as she vas ia.
miliarly called, is dead in Morgan
county, Ill. She was the Oldest native
of Morgan county and had lived there
eighty years.
Gen. e. L. Jeffries, a veteran of the
late war and we'll known to. public
mel as counsel for the Alaska Fur
Seal company, which long controlled
the Bering sea seal business, died in
Washington.
Gilbert L. Elliott is dead at South
Bend, Ind. aged SO. Mr.. Elliott had
been one of the most trusted officials
of the Michigan Central railroad for
thirty years. He was born in India,
his father having command of an Eng
lish regiment there.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02

The X ray has already been intro
duced in court in Canada to prove that
a man had a bullet in his leg. If the
raw can furnish a diagram in cases OF
emotional insanity, juries and the pub
lie will feel more confidence in this
line of defense.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
Jun ned to ETERNITY.

Ashland. Wis.,, April 29.-A sensa-
ttonal death occurred here this MORN
ing. Albert Peteaselka walked to the
end of the keystone lumber dock and
deliberately threw himself into the
bay. Several people saw him jump,
but before he could be reached he sank
for the last time. There is no clue to
his relatives.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02

The critic who says that A. Conan
Doyle has boldly taken a novel STEP
and then announces that the author of
"Sherlock Holmes is about to write
a Napoleonic romance, has entirely
overlooked three-fourths Of the fiction
which has appeared for the past three
wears,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02

The rector Of the Church of the
Heavenly Rest in New York. city, who
was caugrc-t in the act Of using some
other preachers sermon for his own
on Easter Sunday, excused himself on
the ground that he a entitled to
some earthly rest, and it was just as
good a sermon as he could preach,
anyhow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02
Pleads Guilty.

Pretoria, April %. The trial of the
members Of the national reform com.
mittee Of johannesburg was resumed
today. John Hays Hammond. the
American mining engineer, pleaded
guilty of high treason, following the
example of the other leaders Of the re.
form committee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-02

The farmers Of Massachusetts have
Joined their voices, on the plea of
economy, to the protest against demo-
lition of the ''bullfinch front" of the
old state house. 1t is well that there
is something more than sentiment in
volved in the protest, If it is to have
II weight with that impersonal thing
called public opinion.