The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-26
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A Cuban home rule plan is said to
have been formulated by the Spanish
government.
A Berlin dispatch to the London Dali
ly News says it is rumored that the
government will submit y bill to The
reichstag for new artillery, which will
involve Il great expenditure. Prllssia's
share footing up SAB, 100000.
The German mail steamer Eduard
Bohl which was reported to have been
lost at sea while on her way to the
West African colonies. arrived safely
at Las Palmas, Canary islands, on
Monday last.
Maj. Won Wissam. late governor Of
German East Africa. has just been
elected president of the Berlin Geo
graphical society, vice Baron Won lilcht-
kofen. who has taken DR.. Kayser's
place ut the head OF the German colo
NAL department.
Honduras, after having tried five
men for the murder of Charles Renton.
an American citizen, in Brewers la
COON three years ago, now asserts that
Renton is still alive. All the men were
found guilty and given sentences vary
ing from five to ten years. The pres
ent claim is set up to avoid paying in
dcmnity to Mrs. Renton.
The great play hall of iron and glass
now being erected in the Thiergarten
in connection with the Mont Bijou
castle in Germany, which has been
uninhabited for many years. is now
destined for the residence of the young
crown prince when he commences to
inf, in, hn 1n1 of n
The London Daily News has a dis
patch from Berlin with reference to
rumors Of reprisals against American
petroleum. 1t says that German con-
sumcrs are likely to suffer more by
this move than American exporters.
Russia alone being scarcely able to
supply Germany.
Godart and Sureau, the French aero
nauts. are about to organize Il balloon
expedition to the north pole. They
state that the idea was first suggested
to them some three years ago by
Walter Wellman, an American journal
list, but the idea Was given UP, owing
to the attempt of Prof. Andree.
The revelations of the LuetZow trial
and the arrest of Baron Won Tausch.
the commissioner of detectives, are
having unimagined consequences, one
of which is that the whole police sys-
TEN, organized under Won Puttkamer
and perfected under III Eulenburg and
Won koeller, will be either modified or
abolished.
An explosion occurred at Berlin in
the house Of the scientist. George
Isaac. who was experimenting with
the manufacture of acetlyne gas.
Isaac and three assistants were blown
to atoms. 1t is said that Emperor
William, had intended to visit Mr..
1saac's laboratory. as his experiments
had attracted much attention.
John Stuart Blish. sixth carl Of
Darnley, is dead. FIe was born in lS2S.
Nine. Heine, who was decorated by
the late President Carnot for her char
ity, was buried on Sunday in Paris.
She leaves 100000 francs to her
adopted daughter. the Duchess Rivoli.
and the remainder of her fortune is to
be divided between Princess Joachim
AIurat's six children.
A number of pictures by old masters
were recently transferred from the
archbishop's palace. in Milan,. to the
Brera gallery. where the public will be
able to see them. Among them are a
beautiful Last Supper" by Titan; an
Alteration of the Magi," by Correggio;
a "Virgin and Child" by Paris Bor-
done, and three small pictures by LII
cas- Won I.eydcn. Cardinal Ferrari.
through whose generosity the change
was made. received other pictures Of
less value to ill the vacant spaces.