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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Said the Deity Commanded Him.

Valley City, N. D.-Herman Keatch.
err Of Alpha, Jackson county, Mimi.
arrived here to-day to take charge Of
his brother, John, who went violently
insane over religion during the Advent
list camp meeting here last week. The
insane man climbed to the top Of the
Nestor farm tank, sixty feet. and be-
gan ripping the shingles of, and when
Chief Burt tried to dislodge him, re-
fused to come down, saying the Deity
had commanded him to do this act.
He was left until the afternoon, when
he descended and was put in jail, to
await the arrival Of relatives. The in
sane man will be confined in the asy-
INN at Fergus Falls, where he will be
taken at once. Last winter he was an
inmate Of the asylum at st. Peter,
MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
MANY INJURED.

By the Terrific Explosion of q Porta.
bic blast Furnace ut Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, July a. 1T 10 O'Clock
Saturday evening the portable blast
furnace used in welding rails for the
street car company, exploded with a
deafening sound at the corner Of Penn
sylvania and North streets. The ex-
plosion was accompanied by a brilliant
though destructive %pyrotechnic dis
play that lighted the heavens for q
circumference Of half q mile, followed
by a hail Of molten iron that covered
the street, walks and buildings within
q large radius. One man was fatally
i, jured and five others received severe
injuries. .e4.rase
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08

At the twenty-sixth national confer
ence of charities held at Cincinnati
last week, Geo. Terrence Of Pontiac,
ILL.,, delivered all address on the relation
Of the cigarette to crime. After recit-
ing his experience with boys coming
to his institution. Mr.. florence said:
II am sure cigarettes are destroying
and making criminals of more of them
than the Saloons" In his reformatory
now there are 278 boys. "Of 60, aver
aging IL years of age, So were cigarette
smokers; Of 1873, averaging IA years OF
age, 125 were cigarette smokers; of 81,
averaging Is years, 70 were cigarette
smokers"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
IN. NORTH. DAKOTA
LEAGUE:
North Dakota's state Convention and
Training School

North Dakota's State Convention and
Training School
Lisbon; N. D.-The sixth annual
state convention and training school Of
the North Dakota Epworth league.
which has been in continuous session
in Lisbon for several days, closed Its
proceedings after q successful session,
which was participated in by 13S dele
gates, and many other interested men,
bers from all parts Of North Dakota,
besides a few from Minnesota. The
North Dakota league consists of about
eighty chapters, with a membership OF
nearly 1900, with an auxiliary. OF
about twenty chapters Of the junior
league. President A. S. Elforyl OF
Grand Forks presided, and w. E..
Smith of Fargo was secretary.
Several excellent lectures were CIV
en- in the opera house to large and ap-
p~reciative audiences, among which
vas 1.-The Land of the Golden Page,
d." by DR.. S. P. Long Of Duluth;
convention lecture, by Dr.. J. M. Driver
of Mankato, MIMI, and Sunday lee
ture by DR.. Frank Doran Of Rochester,
MINI. The following officers for the
ensuing year were elected:
President, A. s. Elford, Grand
Forks; first vice president, w. Q. Fry,
Lisbon; second vice president. Mrs. d.
H. Fosburg, Hunter; third vice presi-
dent, Rev. 8. A. Danford, LaMoure;
fourth vice president. Miss Lulu r.
Wylie, Drayton; secretary, Rev. G. s.
Putnam, Casselton; treasurer, Miss
Peterson, Fargo.
The president was reelected, but all
the other officers are new ones. 1t was
decided to hold the next annual meet
ing at Park River.
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Chief of Police Devery of New York,
when examined by the Mazet commit
tee concerning the Fitzsimmons-Jef-
fries battle, declared that he saw moth
ing that was not strictly scientific and
within the law. The knockout blow,
said the observant chief, was a "scien-
tifc tap" and happened to catch MI.
Fitzsimmons a little off his balance,
thus causing him to fall gently and
easily to the floor. Battles with axes
or ~cleavers would probably be con-
demned by Chief Devery, but the heav-
lest blows struck by such burly men
as Jenries and Fitzsimmons are only
scientific taps" and no violation Of
the statutes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
MILL BURNED.

Howe Lumber Company Jaw Mill at
Tower Wiped Out by Fire.
Tower, Mimi. July 4. The large
double sawmill belonging to the Howe
Lumber company, and one Of the finest
equipped mills in the state, was burned
to the ground. 1t vas thought at one
time that the whole plant, including
the planning mill and sawed lumber,
would be burned, but with the united
efforts of our fire department and the
volunteers, it was saved. This is a
hard blow to our city, throwing about
200 men, mostly married, out of en-
ployment, who will have to look for
work elsewhere unless they rebuild
the mill. Loss is estimated at $4,000;
Insured. &
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
MONARCHY IN CUBA
WE'LL KNOWN GENERAL WOULD
LIKE TO BE KING.
Royalist Party Being Quietly
Formed With a Well Known Gu
ban General at Its Head Who
Claims to BE q Descendant of
Charlemasne-He Thinks What
Cuba Needs IL . Good Strong Hand
Mt the Helm and He Would Like
to Furnish the Hand.

Havana, July 4. La Lucia pub
fishes a statement regarding matters
which its conductors say they have
been investigating and carefully guard
ing for several weeks owing to the
reticence Of those concerned, and the
desire Of the latter to avoid q precipi-
tate disclosure leading to a possible
Illustration Of their plans. The paper,
says: s.
"Cuba during the last few months has
been a land Of many surprises. The
latest Is the establishment of a Royalist
party. The new organization is unim-
portant at present, probably numbers not
more than fifty members, but a well
known Cuban general claiming to be a
descendant of Charlemagne is head of
the party, and the meeting place Is usu-
ally the Inglaterra cafe. The Cuban gem
eral in question is said to be dissatisfied
with American rule. He thinks that what
Cuba needs is not a republic, but a strong
hand like his own at the helm. He is
of the opinion that the people of the
Latin race prefer royalty and the honors
accruing under a monarchial regime. The
Cuban general referred to Is understood
to deny that he is the head of a party
with such objects, but there is considera-
BILE evidence to show that such a move
is on foot. This official has been reported
to Gov. Gen. Brooke for collecting thirty
c%entavOs from O Spanish merchant on
the ground that it was an assessment for
a fund devoted to driving out the inter-
veners.
"Gen. Ludlow has been made aware of
his successful attempts to collect money
from gambling houses under threat of
having them closed If the demands were
refused. For political reasons it has
not been considered advisable thus far
to proceed against him, but he has been
advised to discontinue the practice, and
it is believed he is more interested in
starting a new party than making money.
"In support of this ~bonbastic scheme
the promoter has represented that he will
persuade a majority of the alcaldes to give
the movement their support by promising
to make them dukes, u or barons. 1t
Is also in the plans to form a Cuban
legion Of honor. Several persons Who az
feet to believe that such a scheme might
succeed say the outcome will depend
largely on the charm of novelty with a
populace judlciously prepared to embrace
the idea
1.-THE theory Is more acceptable to such
families as already hold lands from the
crown of Spain, or Spaniards residing in
Cuba, who, owing to business or other
causes, have been forced to forfeit their
patents of nobility. The promoters Of
this movement allege tina they expect
nancia assistance from these sources,
as the plan promises to substitute equal
dignities and positions for those that have
been forfeited"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
People Talked About.

e. e. Mcleod, of the Rock Island. is
elected chairman Of the Western Pas.
senger association.
Maj. Sears will not 60 to Porto Rico,
but remain in charge of the harbor im-
provements at Duluth.
The deadlock in the Kentucky Demo-
cratic convention ends in the nomina-
ton of William Goebel for governor.
Lieut.. Melton X. Schwenk, u. s. NJ,
retired, died at his home in New York,
aged sixty-nine years.
The degree of LII. d. has been con-
ferred on President Arthur E. Hadaey,
Of Yale university, by Wesleyan uni
versity. y
DR.. r. Benjamin Andrews; formerly
president Of Brown university, has
been elected superintendent Of the
Chicago public schools. =
Thomas P. Kane has been appointed
deputy controller of the currency, to
succeed Lawrence Ouray, who recently
resigned. f
Rev. DR.. Nathan e. Wood was chosen
president Of the Newton Theological
institute of Boston. He is fifty-nine
years old.
The plurality Of Charles Littlctield,
elected representative in congress from
the Second district Of Maine, to sue
coed Nelson Dingley, is 8,888.
Judge William II. Clark, who for
years has been a Judge of the superior
court of Los Angeles, Cal, died Of con-
sumption. Judge Clark was thirty-nine
years of age.
Mrs. Southworth, the well known au-
thoress, is quite i'll, at her residence in
West Washington. Her weakness is
due mainly to the infirmities Of age,
she being now in her eightieth year.
Commander Ballington Booth, of the
Volunteers of America, in an address
at Lincoln, Neb., declared himself in
favor of the expansion policy of the
government. He said the war with
Spain was righteous.
Senator Thurston Of Nebraska said:
"Having noted several suggestions in
the Western press that I might be a
candidate for vice president, I desire
to state, once for all, that I am not and
shall not be-"
Hiram Smith, Jr., a prominent cit.
izen, died at Cameron, Mo. He was
ffty-four years Of age. He was depu-
ty pension commissioner under Harri-
sons administration and was at one
time commander Of the department of
Missouri G. A. r.
Lieut.. Winston Leonard Spencer
Churchill, eldest son Of the late Lord
Randolph Churchill, who married Miss
Jennie Jerome of New York, has been
selected as parliamentary candidate
for Oldham, in the Conservative in
terest, to replace the late Mr.. Robert
Ascroft.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Trust. anal Comline,.

Articles of incorporation Of the
American Isthmus Ship Canal COM
pany, with a capital Of $3,O0O,00O, were
filed in New Jersey. j. Pierpont Nor
gan is interested.
The American Tube and Iron CON-
pany of Youngstown, Ohio, and the
plant operated by the same concern
located in Middleton, Pa, e trans
iferred to the National Tube combine.
The price paid was given at 100000.
Articles Of incorporation were fled
with the secretary Of state at Indian
apolis for the Union Traction company.
The company is capitalized at $780,
600, and controls the street railroad
systems of Anderson, Alexandria, Eli
wood. Summitville, Frankton, Orestes,
Marion and Jonesboro.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
QUIET IN SAMOA.

The Report brought by the Steam.
ship MarlpOsa. s@ma.
ansrrraanefsxo.
ship Mariposa arrived from Australia,
via Samoa and Honolulu, and reports
everything quiet in the. Samoan is
lands. The accounts already pub
lished Of the surrender. Of arms, aboli-
ton of kingship and agreement Of
commissioners on a plan for admins
tering the affairs Of the islands are
confirmed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
IDENTIFYING

Texas Marshal Wires of Two Des-
perate Criminals.
Helena, Mont, July fUnited States
Marshal Woolman received a message
from Marshal Grant Of Texas regard
ing the men held at Dillon, Mont, un-
der suspicion that they were impli-
Gated in the robbery Of the Union Pa
cifc train at Wyoming. The men have
been held on suspicion that they are
the Roberts brothers, but the Texas
official has another idea Of it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
M,K1NLEY AT DIES MONIES.

President Promises to Visit the iowa
City Aug. q.
Des Moines, Iowa, July 4. = Col. N.
W. Roselyn, in charge of the Union
Veterans Union national meeting to
be held in this city, received a message
from COMMUNICATIVE Chief Dryenforth,
announcing that he had secured Presi-
dent McKinley's promise to be in Des
Moines Aug. % to attend the meeting.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Crimes ana Criminals.

~ OKAnaes anu OkanaHH"ass
Three negroes were killed in a fight
between white and black miners in
Alabama.
A special from Wakon, Tex, says a
negro rapist named Ollie Williams was
shot and killed by a mob near there.
While riding along the public road
in Elliott county, Ky, twenty miles
south of Georgetown, Lee Sparks vas
fatally shot from ambush. No clue.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08

Gen. Gomez is probably right In HE
remark that the three million dollars
partially intrusted to his care has been
q curse to him. Excessive amounts
are a curse to anybody. Look at An
drew Carnegie and shun such respon-
ability AZ you would IN adder.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
THE NEWS RESUME
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

. General Resume of the Most Inn.
portant News of the Week From
All Parts Of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged I'm Com
venient Form for Rapid Perusal
NJ Busy People.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Incendiau FIRE.

Washington, July Fire, which lie
thought to have been Of incendiary Or
iigin, destroyed the Leigh planning, mill,
lumber sheds and nearly all the luna-
Der In stock Of Thomas w. Hmith's
yard. Loss, $4,000; partly insured.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08

Excessive opposition to trusts would
lar out the department stores; and
how long might It be before the oppo-
sition would 60 down to any partner
shfp Of two men? It IL difficult In
these cases to know whore to draw the
line 4 5:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Divorce for Mrs. Conn,

Divorce for Mrs. CONN.
Kenosha, Wis.,, July 4.-Judge Fish
has granted q divorce to Mrs. Grace
Smell Coffin, from her husband, Frank
N. Coffin. Mrs. Coffin was the daugh-
ter of. Millionaire Smell, who is sup
posed to have been murdered by Tas-
cctt, about ten years ago.
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Indecent Exposure:
sHuSieysse. Ds, 33sGilJyts So
Fairchiid, whose parents reside here
and are respected citizens, was bound
over on the charge Of indecent ex-
posure at recent picnic, in that he
went in swimming In the presence Of
girls and women.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Otherwise.

Chicago men are to establish two
banks in Manila.
Great things are expected of the anti
trust convention to be held in Chicago
I in September.
The Vanderbilt interests are credited
with a design to secure a t~ransconti-
mental system.
Proceedings will be brought against
the United States Flour Mill company,
under the Minnesota antitrust law.
AL the tin plate works in the country
will close this week, due to a dispute
over wages, and $4,000 people will be
disemployed.
The wages of all employees Of the
Ohio River railroad have been in
creased 10 per cent. This is the second
increase since March /.
Germans in mass meeting at Detroit,
in most radical terms, declared hostil-
tiles to an Americana English political
alliance Of any sort.
Three hundred whist players r ex.
pected in Chicago from all over the
United States for the ninth annual
co lgress of the American Whist league
to be held during the week beginning
July 10.
At the next encampment Of the &. A.
r.. q resolution will be introduced to
take into it the veterans of the navy.
It will be proposed to change the name
to 1.-THE Grand Army and Navy Of the
Republic, a~
The stock yards strike at Chicago,
which at one time threatened the en-
tire packing house district, has practt-
cally been settled by the packers grant
ing the increase of % cents a day in
wages demanded by the strikers.
The steamer Cottage City, which ar
rived at Seattle from Alaska, reports
that the Edward II. Hartman scien-
tifc party left Sitka June p, for the
Aleutian peninhula. They will stop at
different points en- route, and may run
through Bering sea as far as st. Mi
chael.
Joshua Gray, an inventor, died at
Medford, Mass, aged seventy-five. He
invented a system Of understanding
boiler tubes, q uninterrupted lead PEN
Gil, a breech-loading seven-shot repeat
ing rife, a sewing machine. shuttle,
railroad signal and an automobile, all
Of which are in practical use.
Attorney General T. s. Smith of Tex
as stated recently that he would keep
his eye on the gigantic syndicate that
is seeking to get control Of all the cat
tie in Texas. Under the provisions OF
the antitrust law in that state. the
live stock industryh exempt but there
is no such exception in the new anti
trust Law, which goes into effect Jan
81.
An order was fled in the court Of
chancery at Trenton, N. J., Msmissing
the bill Of Walter r. Kern and other
preferred stockholders OF the Federal
Steel company, to restrain the payment
Of the first quarterly dividend on the
common stock Of the company. Tho
order was made by vice d~ancellor
Gray, On the motion Of HenrysI. Dudd.
counsel for Kern. The motion was
made before the vice chancellor ct hie
chambers In Camden,
49, --tf - 10y ~ ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
A.uhvxtated An a wen,

Asphyxiated In . Well.
Renville, MIMI. July 4.-Henry Mill
er. twenty-one years old, living nine
IN - VOL Hu'I He was AISLE lot down in the Well
sixty feet to get a stone out Of the way
of the anger. When about halfway
down he was overcome by gas and.
fell to the bottom, =
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Murder. Not Suicide.

muTaekS MOI SUASsucs
Carleton, Mimi, July 4.-Gust Berg,
the reported suicide at Mahtowa, was
n:urdered. He was shot twice in the
back OF the neck, the bullets coming
out Of the mouth. Joe King 10 held on
suspicion and the case looks dark
against him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Murdered by nurwlar.

Rhinelander, Wis, July 4.-Burglars
entered the saloon Of @. r. BAN at
Harshaw, shot and instantly killed
the proprietor, looted the place ana
Ned. Evidence goes to show that two
were implicated in the murder.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Blilitary Post,

Milwaukee, July 22s,4Goy, scoield Il.
sued an order from Madison constitute.
Ing Milwaukee 4 military post 81 tho
national guardSand placing Col. 9th
H. FAlk In commandsso 1 all the troDa n
the state stationed here
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08

A Beardstown baseball club is named
for Admiral Dewey, but that did not
prevent the Frederick nine from wax
ing" it by a score Of Is to S a few days
ago.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Senator Villas, Som Dead.

Senator Villas Son Dead.
Madison, Wis, July 4Henry Villas,
only son of ex-United States Senator
William F. Villas, died last night of
diabetis. He recently returned from
California, where he spent the winter
with his wife, formerly Miss Ford OF
Pittsburg. He was twenty-six years
old and a graduate of the state univer-
Sity law school.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
the churches are Illuminated nightly In

honor of the event.
The town of Kieng Ming Foo, in the
province of Flo Kien, China, has been
widely %placarded with bills Offering q
reward Of $1,000 for the heads Of mis-
s%ionaries. Anti-foreign riots are feared.
A dispatch to the Paris Temps from
Saigon, describing the an~ti-foreign dis
turbances that recently occurred in
Mong-Tsu, province Of Yun-Yan, says
that the Wong-Tse customs house,
which al in charge of American of
fcials, was sacked and destroyed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08

GOV. .Peck's Motker Dead.
Fort Atkinson, Wis.,, July 4. ~ Mrs.
David B. Peck, mother of ex-Gov.
George w. Peck, died last night, aged
ninety years. Old age was the cause.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08

While we have some advantages in
the Philippines, we admit that Agui-
0aldo has the run of the islands.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Cost Tod $1,000

London, July 2.-The Star says the
ssTod Sloan assault case has been final
" settled by the payment Of $1,000 to
the waiter"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Child KILLED IN Z STORY,

NFSll. IOAHIO 1AAAKcO ~ AOHWEmL s82sna5
Leeds, N. D., July a storm de.
stroyed the houses Of John Walker ana
K.T. Hagen. Mrs. Hagen's infant wa1
killed and John Walker was badly In
tuieA Mr.. Walker and Mrn. Hagen.
were alightly injursd.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08

1t would be interesting to know
whether Andree's latest message was
found in a bottle or in a pipe.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
CasualitleO,


The Elder house, at Indian Springs,
a watering place about seventy miles
from Macon, Ca, was destroyed by
fire. One hundred guests were in the
building, all of whom escaped but two,
who were slightly injured.
The village of st. Raymond, thirty
five miles from Quebec. was almost
wiped out by fire. About forty build
Ings YER burned and the convent
badly damaged. The loss is about $780,
900, well insured.
The ship Cyrus Wakefield, from New
York, April 4, for San Francisco, put
into Stanley, Falkland islands, June
Is, slightly damaged and reported that
Capt. Henry, who had sailed in her,
was dead.
The terra Gotta works of William Gal
loway at Philadelphia were destroyed
by fire recently. The loss is estimated
at 100000, with ~ansinsurance of $780,
900. The fire is supposed to have orig
lrated in n Of the kflns. The works
will be rebuilt.
The boiler of the electric light plant
ut Fair View, twenty miles from Pc
oria, ILL.,, exploded recently. swreckinA
the building. Frank Stevens, the en-
gineer, was dug from the debris fatally
mangled. Peter Burger, who was in
the engine room at the time, escaped
with an assortment of slight bruises,
but his wife, who was with him, had
her arm broken and received serious
injuries.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Crcamery Cremnted.

Creamery Cremnted.
Adrian, Mimi. July 2s--The Adrian
small insurance. The origin Of the fire
Is unknown.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
Caught and Brourht n

Minot, N. D, July 2. a prisoner
who broke jail Wednesday, ~ prying
open the bars OF Ills; cellsand remoy.
Ing the bricks Of the jaikwall. was
captured In Canada and returned, here.
he Is in3on a charge of burglary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08

A good housewife never wastes good
tread by trying to transform it into
bread pudding.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
wAsHBURN. +. NORTH DAKOTA
The salutes fred in honor of Dewey
will be heard round the world.
It is freely prophesied that the pillow
trust will run against q stump.
No nan is to be praised for giving
away the things he's unable to use.

The man who is Swallowed is apt to
have a good deal of light cast on his
character.