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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
THE MARKETS..
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.
Chicago, Dec. 15.--Wheat-No.. !. red,
$1.04; No. 8 red, 9O@96c; No. 2 spring,
92c; No. 8 spring, S3@93c; No. 2 hard
winter, 89GG91c; No. 3 hard winter.
S4MS7c; No. 1 new spring, $1.O6.s Corn
No. 2, 26M26 1-2c; No. 3, 25 1-4@26c.
Oats-No. 2, 22M22 1-2c; No. 3, 20 1-2@
21 1-2c.
Milwaukee. Dec. Is. Flour steady.
Wheat unsettled; No. l Northern, Ole;
No. 2 spring, SEC; May, 81 1-2c. Corn
quiet; No. 3, 26 1-2c. Oats higher; No.
2 white, % 3-4@24 lac. Rye weak;
No. l, 47c. Barley dull; No. 2. 41c;
sample, % 1-4@39c. Provisions steady;
pork, $7.335; lard, 1920.
Minneapolis, Dec. 15.-Wheat - De-
cember opened at 92c and closed at
9. 3-4c; May opened at 9Oc and closed
at S93-Sc. On track - No. l hard,
% 1-2c; No. I Northern, 93c; No. 2
Northern, SEC.
Chicago, Dec. 15.-Hogs-Light, $$22.25
@340; mixed, $3.25@3.42 1-2; heavy,
$ .15@3.40; rough, $3.15@3.2O. Cattle
Beeves, $3.4O@5.15; COWS and heifers,
$1.75M4.2 20; Texas steers, $4,000. 10;
stockers and feeders, $2.9O@4.1O. Sheep
Natives, 81 75@4.7O; Westerns, $3.50
4.Gn; lambs, So. 80.
South st. Paul, Dec. Is. Hogs -
s .90M3. Is. Cattle Heifers, $2.75;
cows, $2.35M3. Is. Sheep Muttons.
$3.75@3.S0; stockers, $3.50; lambs.
$4.75.
Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. Ii. - Hogs -
S33.O5M3.2O. Cattle-Canners, 81; heif-
ers, $2.5O@3.45; bulls, $2@2.5O; stock
ers. $3.40@3.75; yearlings, $3.25M5.65;
calves. $4.15.
st. Paul. Dec. Is. - Wheat - No.a
Northern, 81 1894 lie; No. . North
err, S9@91c. Corn-No. 3 yellow.25 100
26c; No. 8. 25@25 1-2c. Oats-Nc, 3
white, 21M21 Ice; No. 5, 2O@2O 3-4c.
Barley and Rye-Sample barley, ESQ
Soc; No. 2 rye. 45M4Gc; No. 8 rye, 44@
45c. Seeds--No. l flax, $1.O9@1. 10;
timothy, 81. 1O@1.3O; clover, $3.4O@S.9O.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

Havana. Dec. 15.-It is officially an
nounced that the Spanish forces under
the comnl:;ad Of Gen. Pando in the
Province Of Puerto Principe. have
been pushing the insurgent leader,
Gen. Gomez, s. closely that he was
obliged, with about 200 men Of his es-
cort. to seek refuge in the woods and
mountains Ut Las Delicia.
The commissioners sent by Gen.
PandO to different parts of the island
with Instructions TO negotiate with the
insurgents for their acceptance of the
autonomous form of government pro-
posed by Spain, have not returned in
a single case, which seems to confirm
the report that some of them have
been hanged by the insurgents, and
others have elected to remain with
the enemy. 1t is reported that Juan
Delgado, the insurgent leader, has
hanged the two commissioners who
We're SEM to him with peace PROPOSE
lions.
A dispatch recently received here
from Madrid says that the autonomic
cabinet for Cuba will not be formed
until the reformists and Autonomists
unite in M party, and it is added that
the Reformist deputy, Amblard, who
Is nov in Madrid, will, on his arrival
in New York, offer to Manuel Rafael
Angulo, a member of the Cuban revo-
lutionary junta, a portfolio in the Au-
tonomic cabinet to induce him to re-
turn to Cuba.
During the recent engagement at
Caiman, OF the south coast, the in
surgent leader, Collazo, was wounded.
To-day ten armed insurgents surren-
dered there. During a skirmish on the
River Seco. neal Guina, this province,
the we'll known insurgent leader, Pi-
tire, was killed, together with a lieu
tenant and two privates. Col. PERI
surrendered several days ago in the
Province of Santa Clara.
Marshal Blanco and Senior Jose Con-
costa. secretary general of Cuba,
called upon Consul General Fitzhugh
Lee and rendered their condolences on
the death of the mother of President
McKinley.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
AN EYE OPENER.
Facte as to Peculiarities Of Tax DE.
linqueDces in North Dakota.

Facte az to Peculiarittes of n DE.
~linQuences I'm North Dakota.
Fargo, N. D.-While the annual sale
Of land and lots delinquent for non-
payment of 1895 and 1896 taxes is go.
ing on in the several counties through.
out North Dakota, it mustn't be for
gotten that the state legislature last
winter gave the taxpayers another
surprise in legislation providing that
all taxes levied in the state for 1897
should become due and payable on
Nov. 1, 1897, and become delinquent
Jan. /, 1893, when a penalty Of 3 per
cent is to be added; another penalty
of per cent will be added March 1,
1893, and an additional penalty of 3
per cent. will be added June 1. 1898.
and then on the first day of Novem.
Der following a further penalty of s
per cent will attach, and be charged
on all real estate taxes then unpaid,
making q total penalty Of IA per cent.
This is a heavy burden on the taxpay-
ers, as it practically makes two years.
taxes due and payable this month IL
1t is desired to avoid a sale of lands
for 1895 taxes and a penalty on this
years. This provision is not general
ly known, and it's drastic character
will not only spread CONSERVATION
among the thousands Of resident tax
payers, the majority Of whom are not
financially able to NEE: such unex-
'pected demands. especially after such
Indifferent crops this season, but be q
startler to many nonresident land
owners, who have generally had no
inkling of the workings Of the legis-
lative mind. Heretofore real estate
taxes have become delinquent on June
l in each year-siX months later than
now.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
In NORTH DAKOTA
BENEFIT TO STATE.
Conditions as to A~ppraisals OF Lnnd
fol- School Fund Loans.

Conditions as to A%ppraisals OF Lana
fox SchO0 Fund Loans.
Grand Forks, N. D.-The report that
was sent out from Bismarck a short
time ago to the effect that, owing to
the expense of %appraising farm lands
few loans from the state school fund
were likely to be made, seems to have
created the impression that there was
some insuperableN obstacle to the oper-
alton of the law authorizing such
loans. This is incorrect. The law SIM
ply provides for the appraisal of the
lands, and fixes the rate per d1oin
which each appraiser may collect. "a
Grand Forks county ten applications
for loans from this fund have 6lfeady
been made, and, in at leaott ehree Of
these cases. there were nj charges for
appraisi1N,a as the appraisers We're all
familiar t1th the property upon which
the Nan was to be made. In other
cas- the three appraisers examined
tw1ssor moret.rcels of land on one
triNs making the entire cost of ap-
.pra{ipg less than $40 per loan.
y Whine there is considerable objec-
FNon to the law among loan agents,
there a be little doubt that it will he
Of great value to the state at large. as
it provides for the safe investment of
school funds, and, at the same time.
furnishes to farmers who can give
good security, money on most favor
able terms. The law provides that
loans up to the sum of $1,000 per
quarter section may be made, the
loan to run ten years, and in no cas-
to exceed one-third' of the appraised
valuation of the property, interest to
be charged at 6 per cent. The borrow
er is to pay with the interest 10 per
cent of the principal each year, and,
after five years, he may, if he sees tit,
pay off the entire loan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

A bride Of a year was recently heard
to say that ten of her acquaintance
were to be married before Christmas,
and that as the parents OF all of them
had sent her expensive wedding gifts,
she and her husband were in much
perturbation about the customary re-
turn. There is food for reflection in
her comment that as they lived in a
small rented house and kept but one
servant, their valuable silver was still
stored in the vault where it had been
placed at their marriage; that al
though the. gifts represented e
three thousand dollars, the young hus-
band had to struggle for their liveli-
hood: and that the most modest pres
ents they could select for their ten
friends would take his whole months
salary,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

The zeal of an Illinois mi who
set out to convert a professional gam
bier was not tempered with discre-
ton. There was a man who shut him
self in his room to color his meer-
schaum. "Ill color you, blank you!"
he said angrtly; but when they found
him he was dead-the pipe had colored
him. And this gambler was fascinat-
ing enough to convert the woman;
she left her husband and ran away
with him. And now comes the sadder
part of the story. she sickened of him,
and the husband has accepted her apol-
ogies and taken her back to his arms.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
PETITIONS.
The Peculiarly of His Position Set
Forth,

Forth.
bismarck. n. D.--Thc affidayits OF
Editor w. p. Monfet, on which q
been based the removal Of his libel
cases to Mandan, recounted that he is
in disfavor with the officers Of the
law in every county in the Sixth dis
trict, because of the fact that he has
been an advocate Of the prohibition
law. The records of the district DO
not show that he v made any at
temIbto secure the enforcement OF
the law outside of Burleigh county.
but he thought that there was a preJu-
dice against him because of the simple
fact that he was known to be a pro
hibitionist. He claimed that the court
stenographcr, X. NJ. futile, the edl-
tor of the Mandan Pioneer. had held
him up to ridicule in Morton county.
and prcjudiced the people of thai
county against him, and in conse-
quence he did not want the case to be
transferred to that county for trial,
The prosecution, on the other hand.
presented numerous attidavits to show
that he could have a fair trial in Bur
leigh county, but Judge Sauter decid-
ed in view of all the circumstances, to
remove the ease from this county.
I;ut he did not heed the prayer OF the
defendant to remove the case from the
judicial district. for he ordered it re-
moved for trial to Morton county, ut
Mandan.
The attidavits that were presented
by the defense in the cas- Indicate a
peculiar state of affairs, but only such
as has been before referred to. Moi
fet stated in his affidavit for a change
Of n that the states attorney OF
the county was prejudiced against
him. that the mayor Of the city hated
him, that the sheriff of the county was
biased and %prejudiced against him.
and that not only in Burleigh, hut in
the other counties of the district there
was a prejudice against him that
would prevent his securing a fair trial.
Capt. I. r. Baker, Moffet's ponds
man, presented an affidavit chat the
influence of Judge Winchester, of the
district court, over the legal machinery
Of the district was 81 great that it
would be impossible for Moffet to have
a fair trial. Judge Sauter ordered these
reflections on the Judge stricken from
the record, as being unproven, and
mere matters of belief on the part Of
the atlantis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
NJ ORE CASH, FEWER MORTGAGES.
Banks and Records of North Dakota
Bear Out Prosperity Talk.

Banks and Records of North Dakota
scar Out Prosperity Talk.
Bismarck, N. Don July %, accord
ing to statements of the seventy state
banks of North Dakota. there was on
deposit, subject to check, $1.495,956.
On Oct. 5 another call vas made by
the examiner, and the deposits were
$2,639,O5O, or an increase from July to
October of 76 per cent. In addition to
this evidence of prosperity the records
of different counties of the state show
that more chattel and farm mort
cages have been Cancelled this fall
than in any year since tile settlement
of the state.
The supreme court has decided the
case of the Gull River Lumber CON-
pany VS.. L. p. Lee, as treasurer of
Emmons county, holding that proper
ty cannot be seized for personal taxes
levied under the old tax law, repealed
last winter. The court says that in the
repeal of the tax law and the passage
of. the new one, only the provisions of
the old law which are identical with
the new law, a be considered as con-
tinuiig in force without intermission.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
ATTEMPTED JURY BRIBERY.
Sensational Episode at a Triel in
Kentucky.

Kentucky.
Paris, Ky, Dec. Is. - Great excite
ment was caused here when Hon. E.
NJ. Dickson, attorney for defendant in
the Thomas Woodford will case, asked
Judge James E. Cantreli to discon-
tinue the trial until an investigation
could be had, ass he had information
that there had been an effort to bride
members of the jury. The Judge sent
the jury out, put Mr.. Dickson under
oath and asked him the source of his
information. Dickson said he was in
honor bount: not to divuige the name
of his informant. The court threat
ened Imprisonment and the attorney
stated that w. r. Thomas, a son of
S~enator-elect J. NJ. Thomas, had told
him that Hon. John T. Hinton, men,
Der of the legislature, and J. HI. Wood
ford, one of lie benef1ciaries of the
will and a prominent farmer and turf
man. were charged with attempting
the bribery. The court issued a writ
against Hinton, Woodford and Thorn
as, returnable tomorrow morning.
The estsate involved is estimated at
100000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
LEUTGERT's SECOND TRIAL.
The Jury Has Eeen Completed and
the Trial VIII Begin ut Once.

The Jury Has Eeen Completed and
the Trial VIII Begin mt Once.
Chicago, Dec. 15.-The Luetgert jury
for the second trial has been COM
pleted by the swearing in Of Henry
B%oasderg, a pressman, end the sec
ond real trial Of the sausagemaker will
begin at once. Assistant States Attor-
ney McEwca will commence q two
and one-haif hours taview of the
states case at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. and Attorney Harmon will
follow Immediately with the opening
statement for the defense. Boasderg
was not sworn in until each side had
exhausted all but one of it's per-
eEptory challenges, and 327 ver;re-
men had been examined by the attor-
neys and found disqualified. Only
eighty-seven veniremen were examined
to procure the former jury.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

The Grand Opera House in Grand
Rapids has been giving Sunday enter
tainments for some time in the interest
OF charity and has suffered three or
tour arrests under the old blue laws.
and SO great is the terrorism of the
police department that only n of the
three daily papers has dared to COM
ment on the situation, at the same time
the beer hall societies give theatricals.
dances and sell beer on the Sabbath
as usual. and are not molested. What
. bad town Grand Rapids is getting to
be.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
UNREST IN
Between Students and the
Police Have Occurred.

Collisions Between Students and the
Police Have Occurred.
Vienna, Dec. Is. Unrest continues
in Bohemia. The troops have pa
trolled the streets of Prague and
special guards are stationed at the
German theaters, owing to the fact
that a bomb was found last Thursday
evening near the Royal German thea
ter. There are numerous arrests daily,
and the prisons are so full that it has
been found necessary to discharge the
minor cases. Slight collisions between
the students and the police have &C.
Cured at Prague, CracOws and Gratz.
During the present week thirty news
papers have been conf1scated in Bo-
hemia.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
A Startling A. isnment.

Cincinnati, Dec. Is: - One Of the
most startling assignments is that Of
Henry Probasco. MI. Probasco has
been retired from business for
than thirty years and has been living
in one Of the most elegant and costly
homes in the suburbs Of Cincinnati.
He has assigned to Seth G. Foster.
The assets + put down at 100000
and the liabilities at 100000. No
reason is given for the assignment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
UNITED STATES MAY OBJECT.

The German Occupation of kiao-
Chau Not Looked Upon With Fa-
v0F.
st, Petersburg, Dec. Is. The No
vostt says that the absence Of protests
from the other powers at Germany's
evident determination &c remain at
Kian.Chau bay indicates that the parti-
ton o. China has actually begun and
will proceed quickly.
Another newspaper expresses the be-
lief that The United States, among
other powers. may object to the perma-
net occupation Of Kiao-Chau 6ay by
Germany.
Russian official circles, however, ap-
pear Indifferent to the step taken by
Germany.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
CITY WITHOUT WATER.
Serious Condition Before the People
of Fort Scott.

Serious Condition Before the People
of Fort Scott.
Fort Scott, Kan, Dec. Is. Not a
drop of water has been served to the
consumers of this city since Mayor
Hesser took charge of the water works
Saturday evening. Employees of the
water company refuse to work for the
city, and no engineer can be found
who can operate the pumps. The city
authorities accuse the ccEpany's en-
gineer of having spiked" the pumps.
Hotels, factories and consumers gen.
orally, are compelled to obtain water
from private sources, which are insult
icient to supply the needs. The
trouble grows out Of the city forcing
the water company to sell its plant.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
Gov. Briggs Returns.

Bismarck, N. D. Gov. Briggs has
returned from Missouri, where he has
been trying the merits of osteopathic
treatment for consumptive tendencies,
and as soon as he finishes some mat.
ters that require his attention he will
leave with his family for Southern
California, where he will spend the
greater part Of the winter. :,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

One by n the roses OF tradition.
which have bloomed in historical mar
ratlves, fade and fall. Once more 1t
is declared that Admiral Tromp did
not hoist a broom at the masthead of
his ship, in token OF his purpose to
sweep English vessels off the ocean.
The writer who labels the familiar
tale as fiction is an eminent authority
In matters pertaining to English his
tory.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
Wheat Crop.

Washington, Dec. Is. : The agricul-
tural department has issued the fol-
lowing: 1.-THE special wheat investi-
CATION instituted by the department of
agriculture indicates a crop of $780,.
600, 600 bushels. These figures are
subject to slight modification in the
final report.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
To BE Argued Again.

Washington, Dec. 10. la the .jcited
States supreme court tie case ct the
Boyden Power Brake Io:npany VS.. the
Westinghouse COMPANY was restored
to the dccke; To-: reargument and as
signed to IT,. acst Monday in March.
This will make the third hearing in
the case.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
Warned.

Playwright lin excitement. )-They
are calling for the author. What shall
l do?
Stage Manager (who has seen the
crowd.)-You'd better slip out of the
stage door and make your escape
while there is time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
For Fraudulent Banking.

Denver, Dec. 15.-The case against
the officials of the German National
bank who are charged with fraudu-
lent banking, was heard in the federal
court. John j. Reithman, president,
insisted on defending himself, but
Judge Allen said he would appoint an
attorney.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
Grand Forks, .Lishttue War.

Grand Forks lighting War.
Grand Forks, N.D.-The streets were
lighted by gas last night just as IL the
gas company had not been notified by
Mayor Dinnie that the city would no
longer use or pay for it. Supt. Ray
croft says he will continue to light the
lamps for the present, regardless Of
the notice. The public buildings of the
city were lighted with oil lamps by the
mayors orders.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
New Hotel for St. Louia.

New Hotel for st. Louis.
st. Louis, Dec. 15.-It Is announced
that st. Louis will soon have q new
hotel that will cost $2,00O,00O, and it
is said that several C%hicagoans and o
well known hotel man of Indianapolis
will furnish the necessary capital.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
Raise TIL

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Chicago aldermen
raised their salaries from So q week to
$3.50 a year. The ordinance which
accomplished 1t was passed under q
suspension Of the rules. by q vote Of
So to 8.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

Gold was first discovered in Colorado
In 1858 and since then the state has
produced $3.50, 00O, 900 in gold and silver.
Out of fifty-six counties of the state
twenty-six are gold producers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

A Boston society girl has been sent
to a sanitarium because of a queer
hallucination which leads her to par
TALLY disrobe whenever she is in a
crowd" Does she imagine she is at
the seaside or tho onera2
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
Ex-Mini.ter Mcdonald Ill.

EX-Mtnfster McDOnaId III.
Lynchburg, Va, Dec. 15.-Hon. Al
exander Mcdonald, minister to Persia
under the last administration, and
who arrived home from his post only
last week, is at the point Of death with
pneumonia.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
Reformntorx nidn,4 R.fo.n,

Princeton, MIMI, Dec. Is. George
Howard, recently released from the
reformatory, has been arrested for
stealing IL team from a st. Joseph
farmer. He sold the horses in Prince
TON.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

Mills IL Port Collector.
West Superior, Wis.,, Dec. 15.-Rob-
ert J. Shields has been succeeded as
port collector at West Superior by Sen.
ator Thomas B. s;il.s.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

A photographer in Kentucky Is
charging widows only half price.
There should be more of this chivalry
in business.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

When Answering Advertisements Kindly
Mention This Paper.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25
At least once a year there is some
thing to be thankful for,

1t has been decided that the foot ball
ahes attract more people than the
SeQksgiving sermons.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

A lady in Springfield. Mass. caught a severe
cold by riding In a chilly street car, ard has
begun suit for $50. 600 damages. 3
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

Star Tobacco is the leading brand of
the world, because it is the best.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. Soc. 81. All druggists
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-25

Measure for Measure.
Nell-Charlie and I had an argument
last night about the size Of our mouths.
Belle-How did you settle it?
Nell-We measured.