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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-08-28

The contract on the new Washburn 4
Hensler mail route is now lst and service
will commence September Eliminating
three trips week. A. A. Call, Alg IRA.
Iowa, was the fortunate contractor with
his accepted bid of $16s.40.
In the LEAnER art gallery we have
Suspended recent painting by ARTIST
Stauh. the features of the portrait being
readily recognized by nid settlers here as
the veteran editor of the once fourishing
Mclean County Mail. II is a good one.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Johnson. of the Turtle creek .di-
vide. died after but 12 hours sickness.
It Was a bright ohi]d-thelr first: born
and named YohnnnA MathiIda. The child
will be buried at 10 O'Clock, to-day. = (
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Fine Horse Shoing Speciality and the
work warranted to give satisfaction, aiso
Agent for Plano Machines, and Binding
Twine.
LURE EsKEs. Pro.
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By JOHN SArrnaLuNp .
puBl1sHED EVERY SATURDAY.

OFFICIAL PAPER or MCLEAN COUNTY.
SuH'cn PrIoN Pn1cn on. DoLLlR YEAR:
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IN. P. Taxes.

I. ~ '"N"' 8,
The amount of taxes due nnder tn
N. P. compromise have been audited an,
aggregates the following amounts:
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10
The Turkish Mission,

Washington, April 2.-It is not prob
able that ex-Secretary Foster will go to
Turkey. because the Turkish govern
ment is not willing to raise its lega-
ton here to the rank of an embassy,
and that will be necessary before the
government of the United States can
send an ambassador Il CONSTANT
nople.
The Turkish authorities 90 not see
any advantage in having an ambassa-
dor here. Their minister has nothing
to do but attend balls and dinner par
ties and make himself agreeable to the
ladies. and IL he were made an ambas-
sador he would cost his government
a great deal more money than now.
General Foster would not accept an
ordinary mission after having been the
diplomatic representative of the United
States in Russia and having held the
position Of secretary of state. He con-
scented to go to C0nstantinople as an
ambassador. but IL only minister is
appointed the President will have to
select some one else.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10
SUFFERING IN THE SOUTH.
Result. of tn. Continuation of the Flood

Results Of the Continuation of the fiood
New Orleans. April 4.-The river here
In slowly rising. To-day's gauge regis
ters III, one-tenth OF a foot above the
figure OF yesterday. Along the entire
river front of the Crescent City the
vigilance OF the authorities has not re-
laxed, though all the levees are appa-
reutly In splendid condition and are
able to stand considerable pressure YET.
REPORTS from Greenville, Mississippi,
state that the Sunday was gloriously
fine. but the inhabitants OF the town
were very naturally in a very de-
pressed state of mind. Skins and wat
er craft OF all sorts are much IN ue
mand, and some of the young people
with the levity that often comes win
youth, are making merry with boatlhs
parties, even in the presence Of SO great
a disaster The river at Greenyllle Is
rising slowly, but the rise of back wat
er is heavy.
The most serious crevasse that has
occurred in the YaZoo delta levee dis
trict was reported this morning IN
TunIca county. six miles below Austin
near Flower lake. Austin is the coun
ty seat of Tunica county. Disastrous
consequences will follow in its wake,
affecting, as it does, a superbly FERTILE
stretch of territory from Memphis
Bluffs to the YaZoo river and from
the hill lands of Carroll county to the
Mississippi river. Coshoma county,
sunhower. Holmes and Taiiahatchie
and the water will sweep acres of land
now planted in cotton and corn.
A dispatch from Memphis says: The
condition OF the poorer classes through
out the flooded area is indeed critical
tonight. Thousands of refugees are
being huddled on the levecs and spots
of dry land. waiting for relief. The
towns of Rosedale and Tunica report
that everything is being done for thesc
poor people, but that funds and provis-
ions are fast becoming exhausted. In
the little city Of Rosedale alone 1900
refugees are being cared for by the citi-
zens. Half hundred towns tonight
stand in six feet of water. and the ycl.
low stream is creeping up slowly but
surely.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10
pl.armInr The Hash, nazouk,

Canea. April 4.-The actual work of
disarming the Bashi Bazouks began
early this morning, and has continued
through the day. At the village of
Kalleni they refused to deliver up their
arms and demanded m order from the
governor of the island and the personal
presence Of Ednem Pasha. The for
eign troops then cortloned the village,
and the Austrian colonel. who was in
command, ordered that search for
arms should begin. when Edhem
Pasha arrived. Then the Gordon closed
around the Bashi Bazouks, who yield
ed quietly.
In spite of the orders of the admirals
the Turkish authorities refused to re-
lease three Greeks who We're captured
Mt AkrOtiri
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

Germany's fifteen largest landown-
ers OVID between them 100000 acres
OF German soil. Prince Wittgenstein
has 100000 acres. mex! comes the
Duke of Arenberg with 100000. then In
order the Prince Of Thurn and Taxis,
the Duke Of Brunswick. Prince Salm
Salm, the Prince Of Tal'eyrand- Sagan,
who Ii a French subject; the Prince
Of Pless, the Duke of Leuchtenberg.
Prince Bentheim. Prince Lowenstein,
the Prince Of Wied Gather Of the
Queen of Roumanla) AMI Prince Fug-
ger. Many Of these have large estate,
outside Of Germany as well.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

An aged Chicago splnster. with the
usual fondness of her kind for cats. has
recently had an unpleasant expert
ence on account of her pets. She had
an unusual number of feline cOmpan-
ions; In fact. about thirty pussies were
domiciled In her apartments. and the
neighbors have made a complaint to
the health officers that cats are not de-
sired in that neighborhood in such
numbers. The woman has occupied
the same rooms for eight years, and tha
landlady says that her door was always
kept locked to keep out intruders. The
health officer has ordered the cats re-
fond mistress.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10
NO CORN FROM KANSAS.
Gov. Leedy Thinks Flood Victims Need 1t
More Than India.

Kansas City April A special to the
Times from Topeka. Kansas. says:
The Christian Herald Relief Commit
tee telegraphed Governor Leedy from
New York to-day asking how much
corn Kansas would give for the famine
sufferers of India. The governor has
not replied to the telegram. He said to-
uight that he thought Kansas would
better give her spare corn to the suf-
ferers along the Mississippi river.
leaving England to take care of India.
England can afford to do it," he said.
"She has robbed India blind. The vast
wealth of India has been gobbled up
by John Bull, and now the rest of the
world Is called upon TO prevent the In
habitants of that Britlsh-ruled ana
British plundered country from starv-
ing. l am opposed to it."
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

A negress who died the other day In
a St. Louis hospital was probably the
fatest woman ever known She weigh
ed 600 pounds. and when she was taken
to the hospital it was almost impossi-
BILE to get her through the door of the
ambulance. She broke the stretcher on
which they carried her up stairs. and
1t took six strong negroes to move her.
When she departed this life 1t took
over half an hour to ascertain that she
was really dead. The layers of fat
between the epidermis and the arteries
were so thick that is was impossible td
discern the ebbing and flowing of the
blood
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

A romantic story comes from Holly,
N. j.. concerning Frank Rice, formerly
of that place, but now wealthy Call.
fornia mining man, and Miss Lizzie
Frake. The two were married quietly
in Pennsylvania in 1881, but agreed to
keep the marriage secret until success
should have crowned the efforts of the
bridegroom in the far west. Sixteen
years elapsed before the desired result
was attained. and few days ago Rice
returned to Mt. Holly and claimed his
wife During all this time they guard
ed their secret so well that their
friends never once suspected the true
state OF affairs.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10
Dunhard. Going to Dakota.

st. Paul. Mimi. April NEARLY
5000 Dunkards and Mennonites passed
through st. Paul today en- route to
their new homes in North Dakota. This
was the largest single movement Of
settlers ever seen in the Northwest
They left this noon in two special
trains over the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific. The Great Northern
estimated that it's special took out
1,442 men. women and children, un-
QuestiOnably the largest train load of
settlers ever carried.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10
Oxford Won tho so.. Race.

Putney. England. April 3.-The Fif-
ty-fourth annual boat race between
crews representing the universities of
oxford and Cambridge was rowed to-
day over the usual course. from Put
ney to Mortlake. a distance of four and
one-quarter miles. Oxford won by
barely two lengths. The time was
nineteen minutes. twelve seconds. Ok
ford has now won thirty-One out OF the
fifty-four races rowed and has been
the winner eight years In succession.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10
Representative Donovan of Bay City

Representative Donovan of Bay City
legislature to keep bachelors and
maids from going on in their single
cussedness." In explaining the bill
Mr.. Donovan says. we won't have
a~y Psn.,.- f~- Who have done
the best they could and have been
Tilted, or so homely that no sane wom-
an would look at them. These two
classes will be exempt from all the
penalties of the bill" The ministers
and Justices are much pleased with the
bright prospect for increased business.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

Right here we wish to call your at
tention to remarkably good man, in
at least one respect. Stratton, the
Cripple Creek millionaire, refuses to
go into any money-making schemes.
What I'm trying to do" says he to
promoters, lis to keep my income down
within the limits OF decency." Are
you not pleased to know that there Is
one rich man who has not designs on
the entire earth?
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

And now DR.. Lyman Abbott OF
Brooklyn tells us that out of the l3O
Psalms David wrote but fifteen. David
therefore. is not the poet many sup
posed him to have been. Then comes
Rev. William Lloyd, congregational
minister In New York. who solemnly
AYERS that the story of Balaam and his
ass is not literally true. In other
words. Mr.. Lloyd does not believe the
ass spake with the voice of man.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

Mr.. Cleveland is now experiencing
the exclusiveness that is accorded an
ex-president. Nobody pays the leas'
attention to the number of ducks ne
kills.
by the way. VINO rs II that Is trylns
to recover the American dags captured
by the Mexicans during the war with
that country? There has certainly
been no governmental action taken in
that direction.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10
Refinerie. starting Up.

Philadelphia. April lowing to the
strong condition Of the refined sugar
market, by Monday every refinery in
the city will be running with full force,
which means employment of about
1000 persons. Nearly half million
tons Of raw sugar are now en route by
vessels from Germany, East Indies
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

preacher at Normal. ILL.,, says he
uses beer because he is suffering from
nervous prostration, resulting from be-
ing held up by footpad. We have
often wondered at the enormous con-
sumption of the amber beverage.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10
SHOOTING DOWN CHRISTIANS.
And the international Forces Permit the
Murderous Work.


Canea, Crete, April 3.-Admiral Cane
varo, the Italian admiral in command
of the fleets of the powers, yesterday
authorized the insurgents and their
families to quit Akrotiri peninsula
and proceed inland, where they would
be In n better position to obtain food
supplies than in the heights of Akro,
tiri. Confiding in this authorization,
the insurgents and their families de-
sccnded from the heights of Akrotiri,
with the intention of moving inland
As soon as they reached the plain.
however, fire was opened upon them
at a range of 200 yards by 1000 Bashi
BaZouks, renrmcd by the Turkish gov.
ernor. AS soon as the Bashi Ba-
Zouks began firing on the insurgents
the latter returned the fire and KILLED
some of their assailants.
After the fighting force of British
sailors We're landed to hold the Mussul-
mans in check. The latter are known
to have lost heavily. and already fifty
killed and wounded have been brought
here. All the Mussulmans. on reaching
the fortified lines outside the town,
coming back from the fight. were dis
armed by the Italian sailors and gen
darmes.. The disarming of the Mussui-
mans greatly incensed all of their CO.
religionists in town and they began as
sembling in large numbers in the main
public square.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

A trust has been formed by the man
ufacturers of bourbon whisky. The TO-
pers of the land have determined 10
put 1t down.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

Turkey claims to have bought three
American ironclads. The sultan eVl-
IDENTIFY wishes to discover few more
aand-bars in the Mediterranean.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

The melancholy days for many of1es'
seekers are here.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

Mr.. Gaze Is declared to be the hand
soonest man in the new caoinet' lhe'
can't beat Chicago.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10

There is a bright side to everything
The city OF Canton, Ohio. Is now ENJOY
ing q brass band famine.
The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10
TO TAX INoRDINATE WEALTH
Object of New Political Propaganda
Under Way In Kansas.


Topeka. Kan, April 4.-EN-Lieuten
ant Governor Percy Daniels has sue
ceeded in interesting most of the lead
ing DemOcratic-Populist statesmen OF
Kansas in an organization. the object
of which is to tax inorilnate wealth
and ultimately to secure an ameHi-
ment 10 the Federal constitution CIV
ing Congress the power 10 levy such n
tax.
The organiZa ton is now working on
n plan to arouse public interest all
over the country on this subject. The
Kansas Legislature took up the gues-
ton at its recent session and adopted
A resolution asking Congress 10 submit
a proposition to amend the Federal
constitution providing for tax on In
ordinate wealth To u vote of the peo-
pie. The Legislatures Of all other
States will be asked TO adopt similar
resolutions. The promoters of the idea
do not expect 10 accomplish the oh
1ect sought Immediately. but believe
that by proper management the people
might get chance at such a PROPOSE
tion in 1900.
The correspondence throughout var
ious sections of the country is already
COMING 10 De enormous.
The promoters of this latest scheme
are laboring under the impression that
II will have a big run. They look for
local organizations to spring up
throughout the nation and make n ma
tional organization that will sweep the
country AZ the Farmers Alliance did
the West Il few years ago.
Cu0O-,A,s.
The herald., 1897-06-05
ON CHANGE
What Was Done Yesterday on Wall
Street

NEW YORK. June 4.-There were some
room traders on the stock exchange today
who manifested occasional timidity as to
the stability Of values at the Improvement
which has been sustained for the greater
part OF two weeks. This element took their
profits from time to time during the tlay
and their selling had slight temporary ef-
feet by causing small recessions In the
more susceptible stocks. But the offers
to realize were absorbed without notable
effect on the, general market, which re-
mained strong and firm all day and closed
at practically the best prices of the day net
gains being the rule, which extended to
noteworthy proportions in some of the spe-
cialties. The newly reawakened outside
interest in the markets made manifest by
the commission house buying was the
noteworthy sustaining interest in the mar
ket. Orders were forthcoming in all the
leading stocks upon the smallest recession
IN prices. There was marked demand
Tor shares from the shorts In some of the
stocks that have been heavily sold of late.
London was much less of factor than
Tor several days past. The engagement of
$0O0 .00O In gold for shipment to Europe was
without appreciable effect on the market.
fractional declines were shown In Pacific
Mall Southern preferred and a number of
others. Gains of a point or over were
shown by several stocks The strength of
the bond market continued unabated and
considerable degree of confidence was
noted IN the dealings. The aggregate sales
were 2,254.000. Governments displaved a
hardening tendency, with the new fours
absorbing the bulk Of the dealings. The
sales were $21.000.
The herald., 1897-06-05
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, June 4.-The Boston CONNER
cial Bulletin will say tomorrow of the wool
market: The market is stronger is tone.
The largest manufacturers are buying big
blocks, especially of foreign wool. One
dealer sold 1900. 900 pounds of Buenos Ayres
cross-bred at 17d1S. Another sold 500. 600
pounds Punta Arenas woods at 16. Another
a thousand bales Of Adelaide woods on a
secured basis or 80. Foreign markets are
strong and higher. Tops have advanced
In Europe. The drought is Staying sheep
by the millions in Australia and stocks of
wool in Europe are much depleted. High
activity and an advance Of per cent are
reported from Montevideo. Meantime, do
mestic woods are utterly neglected. and
dealers cannot make themselves whole on
their early purchases in the west. The
sales of the week are 724 900 pounds domes-
tic and 100000 pounds foreign. against
100000 pounds domestic and 2. 1855 900 pounds
foreign last week. and 900. 900 pounds do
nestle and $4,000 pounds foreign for the
same time last year. The sales to date
show an increase Of IS, $685. 800 pounds do
mestic and 56.57S600 pounds foreign from
the sales to the same date in 1896. The re-
ceipts tod ate show an increase Of II, 200
bales domestic and 25s.000 bales foreign.
The herald., 1897-06-05
Local Quotations

There was little or no change in the local
markets yesterday. Telegraphic advices
from San Francisco to the Keystone Pro-
duce company stated that the butter mar
ket was very firm and that fancy cream
cry had advanced IN cents per pound, with
every prospect Of gradual but continued
rise. Notwithstanding this the local mar
ket was not affected. although stocks are
firmly held. Eggs are unchanged, the
bulk Of sales being made at Is cents witiih
cent advance for Al stock. Potatoes are
dull at the same quotations. A smaller
supply Of cherries came in yesterday and
were rapidly worked on at prevailing
prices. Currants are coming in more freely.
Apricots are gradually cheapening, from
75 cents to 81 per crate being yesterday 4
price. Berries remain the same, with only
moderate supplies.
EGGs-Fancy rancn. .a@lsh: fair to
!. .SUrTER.Eancy local creamery. per q
per sS square, q: dairy a ix-ib iifbsamery relis,
so0s2A; fancy 2-lb. square. s59s7M; tub
cHEEsE4Locsl factory, large size. s4o
hand l@ii zc extra per % Is. Hhsn So cs.ed s,aS
for M MshiP@ment2; pm northern full cream: 73tGSls
VEG per 100 lbs "a.
cabbage. per 1oo lbs, eo@s5; chiles. dry per
Loo; beans. string. per lb., l9s: cucumbers.
dozen. 70; lettuce. dozen, 1000: green
peas. H.. shQz; turnips. 100 lbs.. 75as6
per box; asparagus. 6@7 per ib.; parsnips.
per 100 760S5: green onions. per dosen, 70
leeks. per dozen, 15; parsley, per dozen. Is,
radishes. per dosen, 70; spinach. o;summes
squash, per lb.. 4g6.
GREEN FKiJITs-Y. N. p. apples, In
@1.00, box; strawberries, common, 63S;fan-
cy. 1910; bananas. bunch. 4000a60; crates.
extra chsrrie:. per box. 5o@eo: loquets,
The herald., 1897-06-05

ries, per lb., 4; apricots, per crate, 75a
100; currants, per crate, 5oa6O; raspber-
rssi SiiaRsrdsIYo1G1a per b0x, 1oqls white per IN ~
California black. per H.. 6; California
fancy. per lb.. SQSA; imported Smyrna.
C Cirrus FRUITs-Oranges St. Mich
aels. 25OQS.0o; Mediterranean Sweets. 2.25
@2.50; Malta Bloods, 2.5Gp2.l5; seedlings.
1.50a2.00; lemons, fancy, Eureka. LOO: Eu-
reka and Lisbon. 1.5o; uncured. 6Oq75;
i HONEY AND ISsi sBiEEswAx-Honeyco
sg11 per lb.; strained, 5hqS; beeswax. 1sdl
'PSoSiULTRY-Hens, 4.5o@475; per dozen:
young roosters, 6.00@5.5O; broilers. 3:0o4
$50: old roosters. 400q425; ducks. 5.25g5 70;
turkeys, live. 14q15; dressed, 17@1S; pigeons,
'HAY-Wheat. per ton. sO0a9.O0; barley.
00@9.0O; oat, 906@1O.OO: alfalfa. baled. 6OC
@7.00; loose, 100000; new crop. all kinds,
MILLsTUFFs-FIou local mills. 4.sO
bbl.; Stockton brands, 800; Oregon. ASS;
eastern, 535Q5.50' shorts. ton, local, 1890;
rollde barley. per ton 1900: cracked corn.
per 100 lbs. Ito: feed meal, per 100 lbs. LOS;
NUTs.WaInu!s, Los Angeles. 5qs; me
dium soft, 61sq7A. softshell. Los Nietos.
per she'll ii@i2iz; hardshell. 7as; peeans
| 9911; filberts, Ii; Brazils, 10; pinons. sg10-
DRIED FRUITs-,Apples.- sun-dried.
rated rated, fancy, 7Mas1s; apricots. fancy, iiIa
choice. 10; peaches. fancy, unpeeled, 71sQ
sk; pears, fancy evaporated, 7@s; plums
n!ted enoise aas; .gs; Pslaass choice. oo1ea
RAIsINs-Fancy clusters. 2o-lb, boxes,
i1s acrgTn IL IL Snn clusters i 15S9l ss
i.1oGi.l5: ordinary loose. per box. 5OGiI
2-crown. loose in sacks, per lb, ~; 8
crown loose n sacks. per ID, obAg5E: A 4
| seedless, choice, per lb, 1909 Fractions
Haif crown. M Fer is; !, sash; a 81 sultsasns; seed
hogs, sMasA; lambs. per head. 5ai.5o;
1fn DREssEp RsE S~s MEATs&al zSYss K DER p. reet
6h@5N: veal. 6@7h; mutton, s: lamb. s;
GRAfN-wheat. 1bo9l.s corn. small
yellow, llo; large yellow. 1.lo; OATS
isE1ilS BEANS AND DRIED 5ii PEAs-Pink, 1.soa
1.s5; Lima, 2.25Q2:5O; Lady Washington, 1.5C
@leo small ~ whites leSgl s5 green en- field
vancos, l.75Q2. 100; lentils, imported. 65oa
HIDES AND WooL~Nsw hide list:
pets. f; s0s p WOOL spring clip. % good. lH0s;
TALLOW-1G2.
potato bags. 4; dried fruit sacks, 100 lbs.
6M@71s; bean sacks. s; walnut bags. 1905;
| wool sacks, a..
POTATOES-Per 100 lbs, Nevada Bur-
banks. choice to fancy, 1.1od1.20; new pota-
| toes, 9001.00.
CURED MEATs-Picnic hame, 6A; Rex
LIZ; Roulette hams, IN; select mild cure
g. special fancy breakfast bacon. 11H: spec
ial breakfast bacon, II; Rex bacon, 10A ;Dia-
boneiess hams, sugar cured.s; Rex homeless
butts, 81: Rex dried beet. sets, =; Rex
dried beef, insides, IA; Rex dried beef
(outsides) 10; smoked tongues, per H., 10
I6@2O; av.. 4; dry salt short clears. 35@40;
av., 6% salt clear backs, 6h; Rex pure Leaf
lard tierces, 81; Ivory, tierces, g.; cot
81; sS; Special Kettle rendered leaf. s,s.