The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
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Lieut.. Dan Godfrey, the celebrated
bandmastcr Of the British Grenadier
Guards, will retire under the age limit
next month.
MI. Thompson, q son of the late
archbishop of York, has just been APP
pointed deputy governor of the Liver
pool Jail.
David n. Burke, who succeeded J.
Judson Barclay as United States con-
sui at Tangicrs, Morocco, has arrived
there.
Spain is about to present a big bill of
damages to the United States because
we allowed filibusters to go to Cuba's
aid.
The government of the Cape of Good
Hope and one of the recent acauisi-
lions of the Universal Postal union, is
taking prompt steps to organize a well
equipped postal system in it's domains.
Baron de Hannis,, commanding a
strong force, has taken the offensive
against the Mahdists in the upper
the greStest anxiety regarding the Sc
curity Of the Congo Free State.
The agitators for Sunday street cars
in Toronto have been very active dur
ing the past few days and claim that
they have 1000 names enrolled OH
their petition. This will be presented
to Mayor Fleming within q day or two.
Judgment was delivered by the chief
justice in the admiralty court at Hall
fax, N. S., in the case Of the seized
American fishing schooner, Frederick
Gering, sustaining the seizure II Or
dering the vessel forfeited to the Cana
dian government. The Gering was
seized for fishing within the three-mile
limit.
Prince Louis of Savoy and some of
the crew of the Italian steamship
Christofero Colombo, were attacked i'll
the streets of Valparaiso on July l6 by
a Gillian mob. The mob vented its
/ rage on the prince because OF the
| Italian unpopularity since Italy sold
the two secondhand cruisers to the Ar
centine Republic during the difficulty
hetween the latter country and Chilli.
Otherwise.
The City National Bank of San An
tonic. Texas, has failed. 1t was capt.
| talized for 100000.
MElul ClOlluAs uA AAAA NASs
rested in New York for having ex-
| nlosiye materials in his possession.
News from New Orleans reports a
i horrible murder Of a woman cnlld
by the whitecaps at Natchitoches Far
ish, Louisiana.
Tn n conflict between the strikers OF
the Brown company and the non-union
men Mt Cleveland three men were shot
and another badly hurt.
. A fight occurred at the annual con-
vention of the national party OF the
| chornlcees near Tahlequah, l. H., IN
1yhich two men were killed and several
| wounded.
While in the midst of service at Man
| ito m. Rev. Il. T.. O'Mahony, pastor
| of fine Catholic church in that city, be-
| came suddenly insane, and created the
utmost CONSERVATION among the con-
gregation.
The Elgin OILY Sewing machine and
Bicycle factory has closed indennlteiy,
because it could not borrow money on
good security with which to pay it's
| hands. One hundred and fifty men are
thrown out of employment.
Judge Caldwell. of the United States
circuit court. mas Hltue an OINci' upoA
application of the Midland Terminal
Railroad company, whose line Is the
connecting link between the Colorado
Midland and Cripple Greek, directing
! Receiver Ristina, Of the Colorado Mid
land, to resume traffic relations with
the Terminal at once.
L.. M. Petit, a we'll known business
man Of Hicksville, Ohio, and a stock
| holder in the wholesale drug house Of
Lewis & Co.. Defence, Ohio, as well az
the Defiance Grocery company, mas
/ been taken to the Toledo insane asy-
lum. Mr.. Petit left Hicksville more
| than a week ago IN his bicycle for
Brookston, Ind, on a visit to his moth
| er. 1t was one of the hottest days g
the season, and he was overcome with
heat, the result Of which was congss-
ton Of the brain. /. =.