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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
FLOUR MILL TRUST
TO WELD POWER SIMILAR TO
THAT OF MINNEAPOLIS MILLERs.
Efforts Are Being Made to Form q
Territory, Including Mills Mt Ev-
a%nston, Chattanooga, Nashville,
Lexington, Svcetwnter, 1;stell
and 4A~tlanta-SOme of the Mills
There Being TOO Much Water in
the capitalization.
the capitalization

Chicago, Oct. 2O.-Efforts arc being.
made to form a powerful flour milling
trust in Ohio river and Southern ter
ritory. The prospectus sets forth the
miles of Evansville, Ind; Chatta-
nooga, Nashville, Louisville, LcXing-
ton, Swcctwater, Estell and Atlanta
would be able to WELD a power similar
to that held by the Minneapolis millers
if they would only combine and central
ize the management. The promoters
say that such a trust could control the
price Of wheat in the territory and by
the freight rate advantages which it
would secure, could compel ali the
winter wheat mills in the Ohio valley
including st. Louis and the South to
come in or be driven out Of business.
The mills in the cities named have
been appraised and the prospectus pro-
poses to provide a common stock capt.
tai large enough to cover the appraisal
and leave % per cent of the preferred
issue for the underwriters. Some Of
the mills seriously object to the terms
offered, the objection being that there
will be too much water in the capitali-
cation and that the promoters demand
too much for their share. A New York
house has charge Of the promotion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
ARE HOME.
Fifty-nrst Iowa Arrives Mt San Fran
CISCO.

H11ty-ur0 iowa Arrives NJ sun IRAN.
cisco.
San Francisco, Oct. 24.--The Fifty
first regiment of Iowa volunteers, num-
bering 764 men and 46 officers, under
command of Col. J. c. Lopez, arrived
here yesterday from Manila on the
transport Senator. There vas no
sickness aboard. The only death re-
ported is that of Edward Kissick, Of
Company Il. Oskaloosa, who died Mt
Nagasaki, of dysentery. The only in
cident of the voyage was an accident
that happened to Edwin Statler, Com
pany NJ. and Homer A. Read, Com
pany A, three days out from Nagasaki.
They were injured by the breaking Of
the after sail, which fell on them.
Statler's leg was broken and Read sus-
tanned a fracture Of the skull. Both
men are doing well. The senator
a caught in the tail of the typhoon
encountered by the steamer Empress
of Japan. She was tossed lively for
several hours but suffered no severe
damage. So serious did the situation
seem to the officers of the steamer Mt
one time that all the passengers were
ordered below and the matches were
battered down. Adjutant General
Byers of Iowa. representing Gov.
Shaw. and 800 citizens of Iowa
met the Senator at the Golden Gate in
a number of tugs. They received a
royal reception from the volunteers.
The regiment will be taken off the
transport to-day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
GOOD THINGS FOR LAYTON.
He May Step Into Miles Shoes h
the Latter RetiFes.

the Latter RetiFes.
Washington, Oct. 20:-The belief at
the war department is that the series
Of promotions and retirements follow
ing Skaters removal from the active
list will result in Gen. Lawton getting
the brigadier %generalship, and that
the next vacancy in that rank in jan
uary, 1900, following the retirement OF
Gen. Anderson, will be filled by Gen.
Macarthur.
All the present general officers Of the
regular army will retire before Gen.
Lawton with the exception Of Brig
Gen. WAGE, who retires April IA, 1907.
Gen. Lawton will retire on month
earlier. Should anything happen to
Gen. Wade, Gen. LAYTON, by his ap-
pointment now. would be the immedl-
ate successor Of Gen. Miles upon his
retirement in 1909. and would have
command Of the army for nearly four
years. Whether appointed now or in
January, Gen. Macarthur, if he lives,
will be sure to be the commanding
general for AZ least two years.
There is a strong movement on 1oOt
to have Gen. Wood, the commanding
officer at Santiago, appointed to the
present vacancy. but at the war de-
partment there is no expectation that
he will come in ahead Of Lawton and
Macarthur.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
TRIED FOR ASSAULT,
But the Evidence Was Insufhcien& Ia
SupnOrt the CHARGE

But the Evidence Was I%nsufncieus to
Support the Charge.
Little Falls. Mimi, Oct. 22.-Charles
Moeglein, a young man Of this city,
was on trial in the Justice court on a
charge Of assault with q dangerous
weapon. The complainant was a
young lady named Swanson, and she
alleged that Moeglein made a deliber.
ate attempt to shoot her. Moeglein,
with several other young men Of about
his W age, was ut Rice lake about a
week ago hunting. On the road they
met Miss Swanson. Shortly after the
rigs passed each other the shotgun
carried by Moeglein was accidentally
discharged, and the young lady claims
that several of the shot struck her in
the back Of the head. The boys at the
time did not know that the girl was
struck, but two days later she and her
father came to town and made a claim
for damages to Moeglein's father.
Upon his refusal to pay she caused a
warrant to be issued for his arrest.
At the trial the young man was dis
charged.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Scarcity of Men.

Black River Falls, Wis, Oct. 20
Lumbermen on Black river and tribu-
taries are finding great difficulty in
securing help this fall. Several old
time iobbers have secured contracts in
the Lake Superior country and all the
frst-class men are being gathered up
and taken to distant points, which
makes labor for the pineries scarce
and in great demand. Wisconsin lum-
bermen operating in Louisiana and Ar
kansas made an effort to secure a crew
Of woodsmen to go South last week,
but notwithstanding an offer Of $50
per month. only three men were Sc
cured, while a crew Of forty was
wanted,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
AT STAKE
NEGRO SUFFERS AN AWFUL DEATH
AT ST. ANNEs, MISS.
He With Others Previously Tied.a
Woman and Four Children To-
sether, Piled a Feather Mattress
Upon Them, Poured Oil on the
Pile, Cremated the Family and
Robbed the House-He Hoped for
No Mercy and Told With Brutal
Frankness All the Details.

st. Louis, Oct. pa special to- the
Post-Dispatch says a posse Thursday
night captured ]. G. Lefore, a negro
who confessed that he and Bob Smith
on the preceding night went to the
house of ]. H. Gambrill at st. Annes,
Miss, tied Gambrill's wife and four
children together, piled a feather mat
tress on them, poured oil on the pile,
cremated the family and robbed the
house. Lefore was burned at the
stake. Bob Smith was partly burned.
but the fire was extinguished
before he was dead, because of infor-
nation which may clear him was re-
ceived.
The Gambrill tragedy occurred early
Thursday morning, and it was first
thought that the fire was the result Of
accident. A casual Investigation re,
vealed circumstances so suspicious
that a more searching investigation
was made, and it was soon established
beyond doubt that the family had
been murdered and the house fired
with the torch Of an i%ncendiary.
Passes were Immediately formed to
scour the country and followed every
possible clue. Before the posses left
st. Anne it was discovered that Joe
LefiGre, a negro who lived in the heigh-
borlood and who had heretofore borne
a good reputation. had disappeared.
Early last evening Lefiore was cap
tured several miles from the scene Of
the murder. AT first the negro vigor-
ously denied any knowledge of the
crime, but he finally broke down CON-
pletely and confessed that he and Bob
Smith and Andrew Smith, two other
negroes, had done the dastardly deed.
He told with brutal frankness all the
details of the crime. His captors were
stupefied at the revelation. In the
yard where the Cambria residence
had stood, Lefiore was tied to a. stake
and burned alive. No one sent a mer-
ciful bullet into his body to kill him.
Andrew Smith escaped from the mob
while LefiOre was being burned and
has not yet been captured. Bob Smith
was tied to another stake and a fire
started. though he was finally released.
as there was a possibility of his prov
ing his innocence.
The sheriff of Leake county went to
the scene of the tragedy yesterday
afternoon and took the negro Robert
Smith and three negro women, who
were implicated by, Leflore, and
started to Carthage, the county seat.
II is not thought the sheriff will reach
Carthage with his prisoners, as there
are about 500 men gathered about the
scene of the crime, and they seem de-
termined to let no guilty n escape
their vengeance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
COL. DEAD.

sibly as the Result of a Duel.
Vienna, Oct. 22.-Col. Schneider, the
former Australian military attache at
Paris, whose name has been promi-
nently' connected with the alleged
treason Of former Capt. Dreyfus, of
the French army, and who, it is gener-
ally understood, fought a duel about
Oct. 10 with Capt. Cuignet, or
the French army, as a result of state
ments made by the captain at h
Rennes cOurt-martial, is dead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
LABOR IN IDAHO.
Gen. Merrlnm'x Report on the POSI-
ton of the Troops.

Washington. Oct. 2O.-rhe report Of
Gen. Merriam upon the Idaho roits a
been made public. Gen. Merriam dis
claims all responsibility for the order
refusing employment to union men In
the mines. He says that this regula-
ton was drawn by the state author1-
ties, and his only connection with it
was to libcralize certain of its provis-
ions, after which he placed his name
at the bottom with the words "ex-
amined and approved" He says IL
was not his intention that his troops
should have any part in debating the
condition of labor in Idaho, and that
they never did SO. The other point
which he makes is that the prisoners,
Of whom at one time there were more
than 500, were not properly cared Tor
until he had called the attention Of the
state authorities to the matter, after
which their condition was materially
improved.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Possessing a Cannon.

Forest City, Iowa, Oct. 2O.-This city
is the proud possessorof a Spanish can
non which was captured by Admiral
George Dewey at Cavite on May l.,
1898. 1t weighs 2,400 pounds without
the carriage upon which it was
mounted. and was procured by the city
by merely paying the freight on the
same from San Francisco to this place.
It is a muzzle-loadcr made of brass,
and is rather Il crude affair. Forest
City may well boast of so magnificent
a trophy Of that memorable day when
Dewey made himself famous.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
killed His Son and Himself.

Morris, Mimi, Oct. %. = Joseph
Haigh, five miles west Of Donnelly, as
sisted his wife to get off to town with
q load of oats and then went into the
house, where his son Russ, aged twen-
ty-one years, his daughter and two
other children were sleeping. He took
a shotgun, went into Russ room,
placed the barrel in the face Of his
sleeping son and completely blew off
the young mans head. He then went
into his own room and shot himself
through the heart and died instantly.
Haight was fifty-one years old and had
been troubled by an incumbrance of
some $1,000 on his farm and, further,
because the crops have been severely
injured by the rains this season.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
SHIP IN
Without Water and ProvfsfOns and
o PaasenEers Aboard.

Without Water and Provfsfons and
200 Passengers Aboard.
Port Townsend, Wash. Oct. 24.-The
steamer Hera, with 200 passengers
from Cape Nome and ST. Michaels, is
reported by the steamer Lakme, ar
irving yesterday from Cape Nome, as
being in distress in latitude 49.7 north,
and 126.4O west. or about six miles off
Cape Flattery, for want Of provisions
and water. The Hera spoke the Lakme
but the latter could render no as
sistance as she had several hundred
passengers from Nome, and having
made an unduly long trip down her
larder was about empty. How long
the Hera's passengers and crew have
been without food or water is not
known.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Water for Walker.

Walker, Mimi, Oct. 20.-The Walker
water works will be in operation in
about three weeks. The construction
is under the supervision of A. Ross.
and the water supplied the town will
be from pure springs. Three thousand
feet Of mains are being laid and the
tower, which will be on the south side
of the village. will be 1O2 feet above
the level Of the principal street. sur
mounted by a tank of the capacity Of
1000 barrels. A contract for an elec-
trio light plant has been made to be
nut in Immediately.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
MORE STRICT WITH SALOONS.

New Construction Ii Given the Iowa
Liquor Law.
Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 24.-The SUI
preme court has decided the case of
John w. Clark Of Appanoose county,
enjoined from selling liquors. The
lower court enjoined the sheriff to
keep the building closed for a year
against any repetition of the nuisance.
The supreme court set this aside and
ordered the building closed for a year
against any business whatsoever I'M
less the owner file a bond, equal to the
value of the property. guaranteeing
that no violation of the liquor law
shall take place. This is a new con-
struction and gives greatly added force
to the law.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28

Outbidding Fergus Falls. Alcxan-
dria Lands the Prize.

Outbfdding Fergus Falls. Alexan-
dria Lands the Prize.
Alexandria,. Minn., Oct. 24.-Rev. ].
Fremling of Vasa, Mimi, Rev. Kron-
berg of Melby, Rev. WalQuist Of
Holmes City, Rev. L. Johnson of Fer
gus Falls, Rev. Ryding Nelson and
Rev. Lee, the committee locating the
Swedish academy, met here. Fergus
Falls offered $1,000 cash and a site.
Alexandria offered $1,000 cash. Alex.
andria was chosen. The site has not
been selected. The committee has op-
lions on two desirable sites, one direct
~ west Of the depot on the north side
Of the railroad, and the other on the
east shore of Lake Henry. half a mile
from the depot. The building will be
elected next summer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Verdict for Schmidt.

Anoka, Mimi. Oct. 2O.-The case Of
Anton Schmidt VS.. Great Northern
Railway company was tried in the
courts of Anoka county. The case
was brought here on a change OF
venue, and resulted in giving Schmidt
Judgment for $1,000. Some time ago
Schmidt and his wife were crossing
the Great Northern tracks in the viii
lage of Osseo, when they were struck
by a west-bound train and severely in
iured. Schmidt brought suit for $780,
600 damages, which resulted as above
stated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Recommended by Eddy.

Washington, Oct. o. Representa-
tive Eddy has recommended Ellert
Koefod for postmaster at GlenWood,
the home town of the representative.
w. o. Wallace, the present postmas-
ter, has resigned. The resignation
takes effect at once. MI. Koefod was
formerly private secretary for MI.
Eddy. The latter has also recon-
mended Earl M. Richardson for post
master ut Carroll, Big Stone county,
vice C. +. Wood, resigned.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Invest in Acres.

Langdon. Mimi, Oct. "a. Jacobsen
Bros. of this place have purchased
100 acres of new land at Hereford,
Grant county, of the Minnesota Land
company They will soon commence
the erection of new buildings and To-
cate there in the spring. They have
also rented several hundred acres more
and will engage extensively in the ag-
r%icultural industry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Modal Jail.

Alexandria, Mimi, Oct. 22,-County
Auditor Wright is in receipt Of q letter
from Secretary Jackson. of the board
If corrections and charities, asking
FOR c,1ts of q new Jail to be built here
next season. They are wanted for the
Paris exposition, as this will be as
near q perfect Jail in every particular
as INV in the state.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Thex will Save Their Hides.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. PA tele-
gram from q reliable source at Pine
Ridge agency states that the Sioux at
that agency are deeply grieved over
the prospective loss Of the funds here
tofore received by them from the sale
of hides, but entertain strong hopes
that the action of the Indian commits
sioner in ordering the discontinuance
of the distribution of the hides among
the Indians will, upon a statement Of
the facts in the matter, be revoked.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Timber Trcspass CAGES.

Washington. Oct. IS land Com
missioner Hermann sag that action
will be taken by the Interior depart
ment in the timber tresnass cases on
public lands in the Tainy lake region
of Minnesota. These cases involve
large amount of timber removed from
the public lands and used in the con.
struction Of railroads in Northern Min
ncsota. The matter has been investi-
gated by two special agents of the de-
partment and complaints made of tres
pass were confirmed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Ta ,Ioin Her LoYcr.

Gary, S. D., Oct. 2O.-Miss Isabel
Humphrey Of this place started yes
terday for the Philippine islands.
where she will be married to Capt. Fl.
A. Hegeman, of the Thirty-sixth
United States volunteers. Miss Hum
phrey has lived in this place since she
was q mere child. She is practically a
eelf-made woman. her mother having
died when she was very Young.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
NEW RAILROAD SCHEME.

Milwaukee County Asks to Bond
Itself for &SOO,OOO.
Milwaukee. Oct. 22.-A special cleo
ton will probably be held in Milwau-
kee county in the near future for the
citizens to decide whether the county
is to issue 100000 in bonds and take
preferred stock in a new railroad to
be known as the Milwaukee & South
western Railway company, which it is
projected to build 200 miles in Il south
westerly direction from Milwaukee
through Illinois to the Mississippi
river. Col. James Mcknight and War
ner Miller Of New York are among the
promoters of the road.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
"Fish or Cut Bait"

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Oct. 21.-The
council has served notice on the Cedar
RAPIDS Water company, whose
twenty-year franchise expires Feb. 10,
1900, that it must sell to the city at q
reasonable price, or the city will build
an independent plant at an estimated
cost of 100000, the plans for which
have been prepared by Engineer ]. w.
Hill of Cincinnati. 1t is expected that
a final understanding wtl be reached
this week. 49,,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Body of a Young Lady Found I'm TIN
DeA MOinek River.

Body of a Young Lady Found I'm the
Des MOines River.
Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 24-The body
of a young lady was found in the Des
Moines river last evening and identi-
fed as that of Mabel Schotield OF
Macksburg, Iowa. She was twenty
one years old and came here a few
days ago to visit ut the home Of j. w.
Thomas. She was missed yesterday
but no anxiety was felt and the first
suspicion of trouble came when the
body was found. The coroner and
physicians on examination declare
she was not drowned as there is no
d%iscoloration or swelling. There were
ito marks of violence, however, and no
poison could be detected. The matter
is a complete mystery.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Assaulted His wife.

~ "I BBaUIte HIA SVI1es
Brookings, s. D., Oct. 24.-Ole Lar
son Of Sherman township was arrested
for assault upon his wife. He set
upon the woman with a Ratchet and
inflicted dangerous wounds on the
head. He gave a bill of sale for al.
his property to w. "A. Burgess. He
was given until to-day to stand trial.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
order Ea.tern Star Contribution.

UfUCT E6BIeFH StWE VOHVEIUUtEUns
Barron, Wis. Oct. 2O.-The sum OF
$1,161.26, contributed by the Order of
the Eastern Star Of Wisconsin to Will
low River chapter of New Richmond,
was on the 10th inst. distributed
among twenty-cight members of said
chapter by a. committee consisting Of
G. S. Stockwell of Neillsville, Wis.,,
grand worthy patron; Ella RAIDER
macher of this city, grand Martha,
and +. P. Ainsworth of River Falls.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Max wanted by Authorities.

Berlin, Oct. 20.-Applications have
been made by the United States en-
bassy for the %eXtradition Of Max
Sieclmaugk, a major of the United
States volunteers in the war with
Spain, who was arrested here some
months ago for obtaining money uD-
der false pretcnses and subsequently
identified by Postal Inspector Wheeler
of Washington, who charged him with
forging postal orders while residing In
the United States. z
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
,,ool. nnd for the Indian.

LOOKS Bau 1or tHe no
Woonsocket, S. D., Oct. 22.-Mrs.
Whiting, wife Of the county attorney
for Sanborn county, left her bicycle
outside of n hotel while she went III
side to supper. When she. returned the
wheel was missing. A young man
driving to Woonsocket from the west
met an Indian riding a lady's bicycle.
The sheriff has gone in search Of the
Indian and an arrest will probably he
made.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
No Outbreaks of Indians.

No Outbreak OF indiana.
Dcadwood, s.. D., Oct. 24.-Judge j.
III. Burns; who acts as counsel for the
Pine Ridge Indians, has returned from
visit to the agency. He says there is
no reason to expect an outbreak among
the Indians on account of the hide
matter. The Indians resent the action
Of the government in depriving them
of the hides Of the cattle. but the agent
at Pine Ridge said he feared no
trouble.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
Price of Reds Advanced.

Chicago, Oct. 22--The manufacture
ers Of iron beds have decided to make
an advance in the price of their goods,
ranging all the way from 30. to so per
cent, according to the class OF beds.
The advance, which will be made at
once, is brought through the increase
in the prices of raw material.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
KILLED BY
Terrible Tragedy I'm a kansa

Terrible Tragedy In a Kansas
Town.
Atchison. Kan, Oct. "a. Charles
Kuchs and several other men were in
Kuchs' store at Doniphen. seven miles
north of here when two robbers came
in and pointed revolvers at them.
E%verybody's hands went up and one
of the robbers started for the money
drawer, w%hereupOn Kuchs and John
Brown; son of the postmaster, made a
movement to resist. Both robbers
fired. Brown was killed and Kuchs
wounded in the arm. Knchs and the
other occupants of the store fled and
the robbers looted the money drawer
and left.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
River Record Mt winona.

Rivcr Record Mt
Winona, Mimi, Oct. 22.-The season
of navigation on the Mississippi is
drawing to q close. Up to date 1886
boats, loss RATS and 1,29S barges
have passed through the .draw-bridge.
This is a falling off Of over $50 rats,
which will not be greatly reduced in
the remaining weeks Of navigation.
This clearly indicates the decline OF
the logging industry on the Missts-
sippi.