The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-12
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At Syracuse. y. Y, the state conven-
ton of the Democrats met.
Receiver Burleigh and other officers
of the Coast division of the Northern
Pacific will step down and out.
BY the rather mysterious closing of
the Madison, Ill, car works half the
workingmen of that city have been
thrown out of employment.
The joint conference Of window glass
workers and manufacturers to fix IL
schedule Of wages for the ensuing year
is in session at Pittsburg.
Jimmy Barry. the 1O5-pound cham
pion pugilist of the world. has issued. a
challenge to any man in Great Britain
to fight him, give or take four rounds.
Ii Hung Chang was received by
President Cleveland at tho home OF
William e. Whitney, eX-sccretary Of
the navy. New York City.
The Buell. wooden mills at st. Joseph,
Mo-. one Of the largest manufacturing
establishments of it's kind in the West,
will close down for an indefinite time
because Of general dullness of trade.
Miller Brothers, one of the best
known carriage firms of Amesbury,f
Mass. as well as one having a wide
reputation elsewhere, has made an as
signment. 80; - -
The injunction preventing the. so per
cent cutiin rates ordered by the South
ern States Freight association in re-
taliation for the 33 per cent cut by the
Seaboard Air Line association, has
dissolved. -
Miller Bros. one of the best known
carriage firms OF Amesbury, Mass. as
we'll as one having n wide reputation
elsewhere, have made an assignment.
No statement Of assets and liabilities
have as yet been given out.
1t is announced that the HI. T. ST.
mon-Gregory Dry Goods company of
st. Louis will dissolve partnership and
retire from business between now and
the close of the year. The concern is
the second oldest of it's kind in st.
Louis. '~
The Charles H. Pearson Fruit Pack
ing company and the A~ughinbaugh
Canning company each made n deed Of
trust for the benefit of creditors at
Baltimore. Both concerns were con-
trolled by the same capital. Assets,
100000, which will cover all liabili-
ties.
The case of Elmer Douglas of Mani
coke, Pa. is puzzling the physicians.
He has not eaten or taken nOurishment
of any kind for four months. The doc
tors say life is sustained.,by the alb
sorption of his own tissue, but now the
supply ia almost exhausted. Two pro-
fessors from n New York college will
diagnose the case
Mr.. U. H. Stickles increased ma
terially the population of Strawberry
Hill, STAFFORD. Conn.,, by giving birth
to three girls and q boy. All are
healthy and lusty. Mrs. Stickles, eight
years ago. when she had been n arried
two years, gave birth to twins. The
combined weight of the four new bnb-'
les is twcnty-four pounds.
Attorney General Maynard Of Mich
igan claims that there is due the state
from corporations which have failed to
made their annual reports to the secre-
tary of state, as required by law, near
ly $1,OOO.OOO, and he is taking the nee
essary steps to collect. The statute
provides a fine Of IS per day for each
director during the time a corporation
is in default after March 1.
The independent oil interests of the
country are happy over the return OF
David Kirk, president of the Pure OIL
company. from Europe, and the report
he makes as q result Of lis visit. He
gives the assurance that the Pure OIL
company has Mt last won a victory and
will hereafter have access to the Euro
pean markets despite The efforts of the
Standard Oil company to shut 1t out.