The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-04-02
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Spunisll-American sailors are de.
sorting in order to avoid fighting
Spain.
The steamer Noyo has left Seattle
for Copper river. Alaska, with 200 pas.
sengers and a large amount of freight
The cause of the delay in issuing the
Chinese loan has been removed by the
committee of the German boerse
granting it official quotation.
The Fourth National Bank of Phil.
adelphia has 100000 in gold engaged
for import. This makes the total Of
the present engagements by all i'm
Eorters $21,s25,OOO.
Gov. Russell of North Carolina re.
ceived a message from President Nc.
Kinley asking how many troops the
state could furnish in case of hostili-
ties. The reply of the governor gave
:2e45, 5000 as the number.
The call for the Indiana State Pro-
hibition convention, May 24-5, has the
apportionment of delegates based on
the combined vote in the last presiden'
tial election for lowering and fol
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Louis has been approved as a reserve
agent for the Nation al Germ an-Ameri.
can Bank of st. Paul; also the Flour
City National Bank of Minneapolis
for the First National Bank Of Pierre,
S. u.
Everything is astir and hustle at the
navy yard at Vallejo, Cal. Hundreds
of wcrkmen are being added to the
usual force to rush the work Of pre-
pairing the Charleston. Philadelphia,
Hartford, Pensacola and Adams for
service.
Articles of incorporation of the Amer
lean Thread company. With all author.
lied stock capital of $12,O0O,OO0, were
filed with the secretary Of state al
Trenton, N. J. The incorporators Ire:
Peter Lowe, Charles N. King and En-
nest u. Charles, all of Jersey City.
Counsel for Edna Wallace Hopper
said that papers had been prepared at
New York in an action against De
Wolf Hopper for divorce. Counsel de-
clined to say on what grounds the act
ion would be based, but intimated
that it would not be the statutory
ground.
The resignation of eight trustees Of
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church,
OF which the Rev. DR.. John Hall is
pastor. were accepted by the church,
recently. The designations were from
John Sloane, j. j. McCook, Il. Francis
Hyde, James II. Jessup, Henry l..
Smith. Malcolm Graham, H. b. Barnes
and Alexander Macon.
DR.. William H. Maxwell, borough
superintendent of schools in Brook
Ign, was elected superintendent of
schools of New York by the board Of
education. which received through it's
s"ccial committee official notification
Of the refusal of President Andrew s.
Draper OF the University of Illinois, to
accept the place.
The Bank of Abbeyville, Ga. has
assigned. President j.. J. Michigan
was absent Mt the time of the assign
ment, and the cashier, HI. r. Latham,
left on a train for Savannah immedi-
ately after the assignment. Max Il.
Lund was appointed assignee. The
safe has not been opened, and it is
said the wrong combination has been
given. .
The examination Of the business OF
Rapid City, s. D., land Office. with a
view to removing it to deadwood, will
not lie done for some time. Land
Commissioner Hermann has received
q letter from Special Agent Green,
who was detailed to perform the work,
saying that he will not be able to
reach Rapid City for at least three
weeks. 1t is probable, therefore, that
nothing will be done in the matter for
a month at the earliest.
Land Commissioner Hermann has
written a letter to Superintendent Of
logging Rosa. in charge Of the cutting
Of dead aud down timber on the In
dian reservations, %cautioning him
against allowing any laxity in the
prosecution Of that work. Although
HERMANN will not admit that there
has been any falling off in the amount
Of work performed, it is estimated that
the late reports do not show up so
well as those rendered for the first
month or two after operations were
begun.
The veterans Of the civil war living
In Oakland, CAL, have decided to oner
the services Of a full. company to the
government in the event Of war with.
Spain. A company Of 100 has been or
ganized. W
A Lost Opportunity.
Harry-She said she wasn't perfect.
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