The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-11

manufacturers representing l,IOO,OOO
spindles in the vicinity Of Boston have
agreed to curtail production during
four weeks in the next two months.
Daniel Defoe, a young novelist who
claimed to be a lineal descendant Of
Daniel Defoe, is dead at San Francisco.
II. q. Thurston's homing pigeon Rex
has arrived at Fall River, Mass, from
Amherst, Va, a distance of 500 miles,
the average flight being 1,19S yards a
minute.
Leo Born. aged six years, of Ross
vile, ILL.,, died from the effects of an
operation for appendicitis, caused by
the lodging of a raspberry seed i'll the
verifurm appendix.
At Key West, Fla, A. w. Barr and
others. charged with filibustering in
connection. with the steamers City Of
Key West and Three Friends, was dis
charged.
More than 1,4OO, 900 spindles ut Fall
River. Mass, are now pledged to shut
down for four weeks, either consecu-
lively or alternately, during July and
August.
At Canton, Ohio, Maj. Mckinley was
formally notified Of his nomination by
q committee appointed by the st. Louis
convention, headed by John NJ. Thurs
ton.
The Harvard-C Cornell Columbia-Penn
%sylvania four-mile straighta way boat
nells eight in the recOrd-breaking time
of 10 minutes 20 seconds. Harvard
came second.
The executive committee of the Lu-
Their League of America met in Ian
caster, Pa, and decided to hold the ma
tional Luther League convention ut
Chicago Oh Nov. II next, to continue
three days.
The trial of the trustees of the ILL
nois university at Champaign for not
raising a United States flag, was a
brief one. The indictments YER
quashed by Judge Wright of Urbana,
and the defendants discharged.
An adult tarantuln and 200 young
ones were captured in n bunch of ban
mas that arrived Mt Cincinnati from
the South. All were taken alive and
given to the Natural History society.
Shippers say it is the first instance of
a nest of young reptiles being shipped
North. .
Prof. Perry G. Holden. a graduate of
the University of Michigan III the class
of 80, has been selected for the head
Of the new department of agricultural
physics. at the University Of Illinois.
and Wilbur ]. Frazer. a graduate Of
the institution, hiss been placed in
charge of the new department of dali
rying, to begin his duties Sept. /.
"A letter just received from Matias
Romero, Mexican minister at Wash
ington, says that he resigns his post on
account Of an article published in an
official journal during the tendency of
the, Guatemalan question, and which
Minister Romero felt to be severe in
its Judgment on his views regarding
the proper settlement of that question.
John L. DUDE, a native Zulu, has just
arrived In New York from his African
home. and Is staying temporarily at
$50 Eighth venue Hcsis a grandson
Of a chief of his tribe, and q son Of 'the
first native preacher of Christianity in
| South Africa. He has come to this
country to complete. his theological
studies. sc that he may enter the field
as a missionary to his w people.
Inc women OF hduSdS nave COZ
ceived a novel plan. Twenty-six have
banded together and will write a novel
containing twenty-six chapters. Tho
first chapter begiI.s with "a" and is
written by Miss Nellie Atkinson, and
will be head at a meeting at Topeka.
Mrs. O. b. Reckham will write the sec
ond chapter. which begins with the
letter ssB."" Thus it continues Tor TWEEN
ty-slx chapters. the closing chapter b.
] ginning with ~" !.