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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers,

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.
st. Paul, Jan. 81. - Wheat - No. /
Northern. 72 34@73 3-4c; No. 2 Nortll-
ern, II q 1890. Corn-No. 8 yellow,
"a 14@34 1-2c; No. 3, 34@34 lac. Oats
No. 3 white, 5000 lac; No. 3, 1884
@29c. Barley and Rye-Sample bar
ley; 4O@4sc; No. 2 rye, 55@56c; No. 8
rye, 53@54c.
Duluth, Jan. 31.-Wheat-Cash, No.
1 hard, IS 1-2c; No. / Northern, % Lac;
No. 2 Northern, Zoe; No. 3 spring,
81 1-2c; to arrive, No. 1 hard. Is 1-2c;
No. Northern, N1-2c; January, No. !
hard, Is Lie; No. / Northern. % lac;
May, No. 1shard, 7Sc; No. i Northern,
78c; July, No. 1 hard, 7Sc; No. 1 North
ern, 76c. Oats, 3O@8O 1-2c; rye, 58c;
barley, 41@46c.
Minneapolis, Jan. 31.-Wheat ~ jan
uary closed at "a 1-8c; May opened at
q 1-4c and closed at "A 5-8c; July
opened at % 3-4c and closed at 75c. On
track-No I hard, rs l-Sc; No. 1 North
ern. "A 1-Sc; No. 2 Northern, e 1-8c.
Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 81. ~ Flour Is
7S@75 1-2c; MO- Northern, TIC. Oats
steady at 30031c. Rye higher; No. 4,
80 l-2@5Dc. Barley firm; No. 2, 51@
62l-2c; sample, 441-2@61c.
Chicago, Jan. 31.-Wheat-No. 2 red,
Tee; No. 8, 74c; No. 2 hard, 71@72c; No.
3, 7C171c; No. 4 Northern spring, 75@,
78c; No. 2, "a 1-2@75c; No. 8, 60@74c.
Corn - No. 2, 81 1-2@87 3-4c;; No. 8,
50 l-2@36c. Oats-No. 2, 2734c; No. 3,
q 1-2c.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
VESSEL ON THE ROCKS.
West Coast of Vancouver Litteros
With Wreckage of an Unknown

West Coast Of Vancouver Uttered.
With Wreckage OF IN Unknown
Ship.
Victoria, B. C., Feb. The steamer
Queen City has reached here from the
west coast Of Vancouver island, bring
ing the news that the Siwaeh Indians
claim to have seen a large vessel which
had fioated on the rocks. There, was
no means of Identifying the vessel,
the name board being quite obliterat-
ed. Some cases of fish, Life buoys,
planking bnlwarks and portions Of the
ships deck house were also found by
the Indians, but furnished no clue as
to the identity of the vessel. The cap
tain of the Queen City says the coast
from QuabiDe to Cape Scott is Uttered
with wreckage, but the water was too
thick and stormy to allow investiga-
ton. Theories are that the wreck may
be the Conradoe, 10 days out from
Kobe, for Tacoma, or the Celtic, 120
days out from Hongkong, for Victoria.
1t Is possible that the wreckage may
have bedrifted from the wrecked
steamer Protection OF the long over
due sealing schooner Pioneer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
GEN. BROOKE M A
No Intention of supplanting Him
With Gen. Wood.

No Intention of supplnnting Him
With Gen. Wood.
Washington, Feb. 1. Careful In
quiry at the war department discloses
the fact that the president has taken
no action toward s%upplanting Gen.
Brooke by Gen. Wood as governor gen
eral Of Cuba, and there is also good
ground for the statement that he has
no such intention. Gen. Woods splen-
did administration Of civic affairs in
Cuba has earned the admiration of
the place, but it is impracticable to
place him in command of the whole
island for that would involve the relief
from duty there Of all officers, includ-
ing Gen. Brooke. Gen. Lee and Gen.
Ludlow, who claim seniority over Gen.
Wood. This would amount to the
depreciation Of these officers notwith-
standing the excellent service they
have rendered, and there is not the
least disposition on the part Of the
president to do them this injustice.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
:
RATENTb.

rast 81 Patents Issuea Last Week Is
Northwestern Inventors. 4
Leroy 8. Burlington, Minneapolis,
MINI. apparatus for generating acety.
lene gas; George A. Bracket, Mime
apolls, Mimi, mess chest; Rienzi I.
cleveland, Devils Lake, N. d, tension
device; Maguns p. Elgen, st. Paul,
Mimi, rotary engine; Andrew r. Eos
sum, Cottonwood, Mimi, cigar cutter
and match safe; Franklin a. Gordon,
Flora, Mimi, lifting apparatus; Ar
thur T.. Hawkesworth, Elkhorn, Mont,
metallic packing for piston rods; Al
fred J. Krank, st. Paul, Mimi, shears;
Michael Schlachter, Laurel, 8. D., corn
harvester; Elias A. Smith, Anaconda,
Mont, electrolyctic refining Of copper.
Aerwin, Lothrop b johnson. Paten1 Alton
ueys. vl0 Pioneer Press Building. Ut. Psal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
Go South
This.Winter.

Fol the present winter season the Louis
Vile q Nashville Railroad company has
improved its already. nearly perfect
Sleeping Cars and elegant day coaches
from Cincinnati. Louisville, st. Louis ana
Chicago. TO Mobile, New Orleans and the
Gulf Coast, Townsville. Ca, Pensacola.
Jacksonville. Tampa, Palm Beach and
other points in Florida. Perfect connec.
ton Will be made with steamer lines for
Cuba, Porto Rico, Nassau and West In.
dian ports. Tourist and Homeseekers' e.
cursion tickets on sale at low rates
Write c. 2. Atmore. General Passenger
Agent. Louisville. KY. for particulars.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

The new British battleship Implaca-
BILE is to cost over $5;0O0,O 900 and will
be the. greatest warship ever built.
Such an item would make Frenchmen
feel uncomfortable were it not that the
new rapid-fire field gun with which
their army Is now being supplied dis
charges twenty shells a minute, each
shell containing $50 bullets. It Is
ed that a single gun can destroy q
vegiment in one minute.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
Boom in Hawaiian Trade.

San Francisco, Feb. 1.-The Amer!-
can shipping interests of the Hawaiian
islands have largely increased since
their annexation to the United States.
There are now loading for or on the
way to the islands fifty vessels. of
which thirty-five fly the American flag,
five the British, three the Norwegian
and two the German. Most OF them
are loaded with merchandise and ex-
,pect to return with carg6es of sugar.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
Buried their Chief.

Hartford, Mich, Feb. L. = Simon
Pokagon, the last chief of the Potta-
watomie Indians. was buried at Rush
Lake Roman Catholic cemetery. The
funeral services were conducted at the
residence Of John Mix by Fir. Joos, a
church funeral having, been refused
Pokagon, he having married a d.
vorced woman five years ago. He was
buried by his first wife and two chill
dren. Nearly the whole band, 300
strong, attended the funeral and
showed much SORROW. Many white
people also attended.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS.
Fire Destroys n Thrce-StOry Tene-
ment In Chicago.

Fire Destroys n T~hrce-story Tene-
ment In Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. Fourteen families
were rendered homeless last night, by
a fire which destroyed a three-story
tenement at 1926 Fifty-Second street.
Every fire plug in the vicinity Of the
building was frozen up and by the
time the engines could obtain water
the building vas gone. The firemen
carried several women out Of the
building just in time to prevent them
from being overcome with smoke.
Mrs. Sarah Grimes refused to leave
her room and kept her three children
with her. The firemen were compelled
to drag her out by force. The building,
which was worth $4,000, was totally
DESTROYED.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
BIG MONEY.

Many Millions Administered by Mrs.
Leland Stanford.
San Francisco, Feb. IA review of
the work Of Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, as
executrix of the estate of the late Lee
land Stanford, shows that she handled
property valued at $24, 1863, 245. The
fees and percentages to which she a
legallyaentitled amounted to $357,7ss
but She waived all claims for her serv-
ices. She paid her attorneys $4,000
for their services and allowed them
1000 for expenses.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

It will be unfortunate If the sequel
Of our war with Spain ends in our
fighting and defeating those whom
Spanish tyranny drove into insurrec-
ton, and yet present conditions are
such that, II this alternative is pre-
scented, we must courageously face It..
even though we may regret that some
other mean Of adjusting difficulties
has not been presented.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
Sneaker Wright Re.igns.

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. /. = When
the assembly had been called to order
Speaker Wright rendered his resigna-
ton as speaker Of the house. In his
resignation he set forth how he had
been guilty of no crime, and he regard
ed the findings of the special commit
tee as not warranted by the evidence,
but as the report showed that a num-
Der of the members of that body
thought his conduct censnrable, he
had decided to take the matter into
his own hands by resigning. The res
jynatiOn was accepted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
COLLISION ON THE G. G. w.

Engineer Stewart Killed and Sew
eral Cars Wrecked. .l ST.
Dodge Center, MIMI, Feb. There
was a wreck about four miles south of
here on the Chicago Great Western, in
which the engine and three cars of
the Chicago limited were thrown from
the track. The engineer of the limited,
Mr.. Stewart was killed. 1t seems that
an engine and three cars got away Mt
Hayfield, coming this way, and were
run into by the limited.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

MI. Yerkes says no other city has
such street car facilities as Chicago.
The people of Chicago feel bad enough
about it without having it continually
thrown In their faces.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

THE police Of this city," says the
Philadelphia American, "must wake
up" 1t seems cruel, but in a large vii
lage like Philadelphia somebody ought
to be awake.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
WHEAT ACREAGE.

The Number of Bushels Is Put at
075,14S.7O6.
Washington, Feb. 1. Number of
acres Of wheat, 44.O55.278: bushels,
SO, 14S, 7O5; value, 1892, 770,320. Corn,
bushels, 1924. 184, 660;; acreage winter
wheat, estimated, 29,9533,639, which Is
2,311,96S acres greater than in 1897,
and 4;,2O8,SO0 in excess Of winter
wheat harvested in 1898.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
Death OF George sominers.

Death OF GeoF1e SOM1ners.
st. Paul, Feb. 4. George Som1ners,
head OF the wholesale notion house Of
g. Sommers & Co, died Mt $50 o'clock
yesterday morning at his home, 8 st.
Albans street south, after an illness Of
five weeks. Complications resulting
from grip caused death. Mr.. Sommers
was se~venty-fve years old. having
been born in Hamburg, Germany,
March 20, 1923. II
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

Washington, Jan. 31.!-An effort on
the part Of MI. Allison to obtain con-
sideration in The senate yesterday for
the Indian appropriation bill precipi-
tatcd n running debate which occupied
all the time until Tie senate, at 2
o'clock, went into executive session OF
the peace treaty. Mr.. Jones of Arllan-
treaty, opened the debate. by insisting
that lime should be taken for the dis
cussion Of pending resolutions having
Il collateral bearing upon the treaty be-
fore the treaty itself was disposed Of
and MI. Bacon's resolutions were final
~ laid before the senate. After some
parliamentary sparring the resolutions
We're made the text of a strong speech
by Mr.. Carter of Montana. Ordinarily
calm and deliberate in his u%tterances,
Mr.. Carter yesterday spoke with i'm
FASHIONED earnestness, warming his
colleagues that a favorable vote on
any of the pending resolutions would
be a vote of lack of confidence in the
American people. He declared that
the adoption of the resolutions would
be a pledge to those who were defying
the authority of this country in the
Philippines, and that when the treaty
had been ratified this government
would inquire who in those islands
were in rebellion against Ill author
ity, and, If necessary to maintain II
authority, we would whip them to
death, .
In the House.
The house put in a hard days work
on Tho n an, Kill voe%O,,1Ov ond 1oct
night. When it adjourned thirteen of
the twenty pages had been completed.
The committee amendments giving the
duce the size Of the infantry compa-
MES and cavalry troops to sixty men
each were adopted and also a series of
amendments to reduce the officers of
the staff 331. A substitute was adopt
ell for the section providing for promo
tions which was designed to equalize
promotions. A fight was made to re-,
duce the age limits of officers to be ap-
pointed to the various staff depart
ments from fifty to thirty, but it
failed. An amendment was, however.
adopted to require a mental and moral
as well as a physical examination for
such appodntees. Much of the time
was occupied in short speeches on h
general proposition to increase the
army and annex the Philippines, and
there were several lively personal en-
counters. The house will meet to-day
at II o'clock, and whatever time re-
mains before 3 O'clock, before the bill
is completed under the ive-minute
rule, will be devoted to general debate.
The heavy-weights on both sides will
close. The final vote is to be taken at
s o'clock.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

If MI. Choate takes the ambassador
ship there1l be no Pike county ballad
ghost to haunt his waking hours
abroad.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
May NOT GO:

San Diego CAL, Feb. So Admiral
Kautz stated that unless orders came
changing present plans the Phladel-
Friday 81 Saturday, and there g stiils
uncertainty ~ 70 whether He dagslhpsS
Win & sthere at all. as n 81
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

A Chicago waiter was arrested and
locked up for stealing two apples. We
shudder to think of what his fate
would be had he stolen three apples.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

washington, Feb. The war de-
p,art1nnent has reyOkedssth privilege ex-
tended to the postoface exchanges II.
Cuba 81. imiup,osagrhngssagoods and supplies
freeSofs duty becaneesa0 l the unjust dis
crfnAination gsain1afst1raaders. 81
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

When Admiral Dewey becomes pres
tdent the star-eyed goddess will I'M
doubleday be made postmistress at
Louisville.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

When sheep are pastured in the
parks Of Chicago the city at least will
have no difficulty in supplying its shep-
herds with crooks.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

The aim Of the office Of Road Inquiry
is to cooperate with people Of the sew
eral states in making the best possible
Of material within their reach in
road making, says the secretary Of
agriculture. Large areas in many Of
the states have NO gravel, rock, or
other hard material with which to
make roads. I have had experiments
made during the present year with
steel as extensively az our means would
permit. An experiment Of this kind
IL being conducted ct Cleveland, Ohio.
A section Of 500 feet Of steel track has
been laid on a street in the suburbs
where the traffic is heavy. and its value
y already generally acknowledged. A
sample steel road $40 feet long has
been laid upon the grounds Of the ex-
position at Omaha. It is proposed to
make traction tests upon this track
to show how much less power is re-
Quired to move q load yer such q road.
The steel road is not excessively costly
BY comparison with other roads and
will last much longer with less repair,
and 10 probably the most economic
road for localities where material Ii
not obtainable for matchmaking.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

If we were told We would have a
wish granted If we were to make it,
what would that one favored longing
be?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

It seems like carrying a joke a little
too far when some M sends a :.'hold-
your-wheat" circular to Col. Joseph
Letter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
KILLED BY HIS BROTHER.
Fatal Accident While Playing with
a Shotgun.

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. L. The
twelve-year-old son of John Goddard
has been accidentally shot dead by his
brother, aged seventeen, while they
were attempting to perform a trick
with a shotgun. The younger boy vas
to catch a marble fired from the gun
by the explosion of the printing of the
empty cartridge shell. He had done
this before, but this time, by some
mistake, a loaded cartridge was used
and his head was nearly blown off.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
Oansed 46O,O0O DanlnR,

New York, Feb. ]: A fire caused
$4,000 damage IA the fye-story build.
ing at IA Courtlandt street, occupied
BY manufacturers OF picture frame
and a. firm 5of neveltyn1akers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
steamer on Fire.

Yokohama, Feb. /. - The japanese
steamer Yamagnchi Maru, Capt Allen,
from Seattle Jan. II, for this port, ial
on fire at Oginohama. Every means
available Is being taken to extinguish
the fire.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

II there was any embalmed beef in
the army 1t should have been sent to
the dead-letter Office.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

Mending ones ways, unfortunately.
Is no safeguard against breaking them
in new places.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

Both parties should remember that
they are married for worse as we'll as
for better. .:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
Experience teaches people a lot o
things they would rather not know.

The standpoints of some airy theor-
lists are so high that they cannot see
the earth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
STRONG SPEECH
BY Mr.. CARTER
SOUNDS A NOTE OF WARNING TO
HIS COLLEAGUES.

trav s.nble Vote ON Any of HI Pend
ing Resolution. Would BE a yote
of Lack of Confidence in the
American People-Mr. Allison's
Effort to obtain Confederation for
the Indian Appropriation Bill
Precipitates the Debate - House
Puts 1 n a Hard Days Work ON the
Army Bill Several Amendments
Are Adopted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

The liar who can repeat a story ten
times without any alteration deserves
more credit than he gets.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

Sometimes a woman's idea of friend
ship is getting thick with another
woman to fall out with her.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

a tobacco trust Is about to invade
Cuba, buy up all the plantations on
which the best tobacco is grown ord
thus control the product. The methods
of trusts are not so rude as those Of
the Spanish, but in the end they will
San,ounts practically to the same as
a. the Cuban planter 10 concerned.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

People who never get down to BUSH
ness seldom get up in the world.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

The better half Of the family knows
quite as much about how the other half
lives as she would like to know.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04
wAsHBuRN, : NORTH DAKOTA.

The bigger bore a man is tho mora
he shoots of his mouth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-04

Are Adopted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-02
EZ,S
The Subject OF Much DiscussiOnAmODg
Cubans-His Motives Attacked

Havana, April 2S.-The attitude of
General Maxine Gomez toward the
intervening power as he calls the
United States, causes lively controversy
among politicians here and even. among
his friends La Discussion and Ell Re
concentrate treat him as. an ally of the
United States and refer to him. as "a
traitor to the cause of Cuban independ-
ence.'
La Lucha and La Patria view him as
a consistent leader of the Cuban peO-
pie. From time to time copies of his
private correspondence, embOdying al
lusions to public business, are. supplied
to the press and afford material for
speculation n argument regarding
his real position and purpose.
A member of his household has Civ
en- the following explanation of the
position of Gomez:
"Of course, General Gomez continues
to favor, as he always has favored, I'LL
innate independence, but he considers
a period Of American control as a logi-
cal preparation for that independence.
Therefore, he wishes to cooperate with
the Americans, without reservation, in
disbanding the troops and. in Quieting
and reconStructing he. country He
cannot tell how long this period should
be, but he would probably have issued
a statement declaring his formal sup
port of the American provincial con.
d, troll, if the recent severe attacks upOI
his views had not been made.
The report that General Gomez is
drawing up a proposal for h organi.
cation of the Cuban militia is not Teri-
fed by him.
General Brooke today issued a decrea
reducing the taxes on mortgages
deeds, bequests and inheritances, s.
per cent, and in some instances t,
one-third the original mount.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-02

insurgent Representatives While I'M
hope is expressed that our comxufsA tof
viii not hold out terms 30 severe ~
TO lead to a renewal of the fighting, q
b withdrawal of the insurgents So
another stronghold further north, it Is
realized that Otis must exercise care
to make sure that they do not in bad
faith take advantage OF b op%portuni-
ty Afforded by a suspension OF bostili-
ties to secure whatever benefit to them
selves may come from the rapidly ap-
preaching rainy season. Campaigning
on the part of the Americans will be
almost impossible at that time. How
ever, It Is believed that Aguinaldo IL
now really in earnest, and that his sole
eno Is to shift responsibility for the
surrender to the Philippine congress.
Adjutant General Corbin says the
Philippine overtures will not
bring about any change OF plan in THU
country as TO forwarding ships, sup
plies and troops 10 the Philippines.
Transports are about to sail from San
F~ransico, and a considerable number
of troops are under orders to proceed
to Manila.
1t is said at the a department that
the developments of the day make it
improbable that the Iowa will be sent
to Manila according to the original
programme. In view of the state of af-
fairs in China, however, the American
on the Asiatic station will be
Kept at a high standard.