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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
IN NORTH DAKOTA
NoRrHwooD ALMOST WIPED OUT.
Ca%relessness in Handling Kerosene
Cauaea a z o Fire.


C-arelessness I'm Handling Kerosene
Causes a S25O,OOO Fire.
Grand Forks, NJ D.-The most de-
structive fire of the year In this state
occurred at Northwood Wednesday af-
terncon, utterly destroying the bust
ness portion, of that city and wiping
out $25O,OOO worth of property.
The fire started at the National ho-
tel, where a domestic was cleaning
bedsteads with gasoline. The gaso-
line took fire and the building was
soon in flames. The local department,
with it Watrous engine, was soon on
the scene, but could do little to stay
the progress of the flames. The hotel
was, a frame structure and burned rap
idly, and the air was soon filled with
flying cinders. The wind was in the
northwest, and the intensity of the
fire added to its force. sf
Directly south of the hotel was the
business portion Of the city, consisting
of four blocks of frame buildings, two
on the west and two on the east side
of Main street. The buildings in this
district were built close together, and
there was no opportunity for the fire.
men to make a fight. No rain having
fallen for some time, everything was
perfectly dry, and shingled roofs,
wooden walls and everything exposed
to tile weather was like so much tind-
er. Sparks from the burning hotel fell
here and there. and wherever they
struck 4 blaze sprung up. F7
Residents turned out and fought the
flames with desperation, but it soon be-
came evident that the local force was
entirely inadequate, and messages
were dispatched to arllmore, Mayville
and Hatton asking for assistance. The
fire departments in these towns were
quickly got together and special trains
were made up, upon which the fremen
were huriedly transported to North
wood. The visiting firemen took hold
with a will and ably seconded the eff
forts of the local force. the MEMBERS Of
which had for two hours been making
almost s%uperhuman efforts to stay the
progress of the fire, and who, burned,
blackened and almost stified with heat
and suffocated by smoke, were almost
ready to faint from exhaustion. The
combined force set to work with a
will. and after after an hour or so OF
hard work had the flames under con-
troll.
over fifty business places and many
residences had been destroyed, and in
most cases the loss on buildings and
contens was total. The entire loss is
estimated to be about $25O,O0O.
One of the heaviest losers was L. o.
Haugan, whose stock of machinery
was worth $4,000. Other heavy los
ers are the NorthwoOd Trust and Safe
ty Bank. State Bank Of Northwood
and Slosson Bros, general merchants.
1t is estimated that about 100000 Of
insurance was carried, mostly written
by local agencies. Grand Forks has
sent expressions of sympathy and Of
fers of help.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
p1CKPoCKETs AND BURGLARS
Operate Extensively at Fargo-$4O0
N In Silks Taken.

Fargo, N. DR.. Paulson, who was
discharged from the Fergus Falls IN.
sane hospital some months ago, has
been running a threshing machine
north Of Fargo for several days. On
Saturday it was noticed that he was
acting queerly, and he was brought to
Fargo insane. He had been discharged
from the hospital cured.
Pickpockets got in their work here
last week during the Buffalo Bill
show. They operated chiefly at the
depots and on outward bound trains.
No local people seem to have been
robbed, but reports of robberies con-
tinue to come in from the farmers. 1t
is thought the work vas done by the
same gang that made such a good haul
during the Winnipeg fair.
Herbst's department store was rob-
bed Saturday night. An entrance was
effected through a rea basement win
dow, and the burglars took only silks.
They selected only plain silks that
would be difficult to identify. The
amount taken was valued at. 500.
There is no clue to the thieves.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

The jams Of India agree with the
Buddhists in disallowing those Brah.
manical ceremonies which involve the
destruction of life. Being rigid vege-
tarians, they take extreme pains not
to injure any living creature. They
may drive a snake out Of the house,
but they spare it's life. A rajah or
prince Of this persuasion says: 1--WE
endeavor to avoid even green vege-
tables, under the idea that cutting the
plant may hurt it. We would not
needlessly pluck a leaf from a tree, lest
the tree should possibly feel pain"
Similar vas the superstition of a kin
dergartner, who taught The children
that when it was necessary to pull UP
garden weeds, they should be carefully
replanted in soma other place!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
HIS MEN.
Thresherman Sells Out and Leaves
Creditors I'm the Lurch.

Thresherman Sells Out and Leaves
Creditors in the Lurch.
Fargo. n. D.-A number of transient
harvest hands and some residents
around Wheatland were badly victim
lied by r. A. Miller, formerly a farm
er in the western part of the county.
Miller recently sold his farm and en-
gagged to do public threshing. After
sixteen days he sold his machine and
skipped. Twenty-Five members Of the
crew are left penniless. and a number
of merchants from whom he purchased
supplies are also mourning his depart
uIe.
The Fargo city schools have opened,
with the new superintendent, Il. A.
Smith. in charge. He is a brother Of
ex-Mayor Smith, and comes from Yer
mont. He succeeds Prof. Darius Stew
ard, who accepted a similar position in
the Saltwater schools. There are r
ty teachers employed. with an opening
for four more upon the completion OF
a new building, now being erected IN
the First ward. ..s
C. s. Barnes has donated another
cup to the local golf club. 1t will. be
contested for in monthly handicaps,
while the one recently put up by
Chauncey Wheeler will be the prize
for the semi-annuals.
Moritz Stockder has secured his d.
vorce, after some trouble. He was a
hiring engineer in Colorado, and al
legged that his wife refused to live In
mining towns, the only place he could
secure employment. Stockder got into
some trouble recently on a contempt
charge. for failure to pay attorneys
fees for his wife, fas osdered by the
court. The plaintiff was originally
from Germany, is a graduate Of Berlin
and we'll advanced in his profession.
Congressman and Mrs. Spalding left
last night for Washington, where they
will look up a residence for the win
ter. @F s III +.
/ Jud LaMoure spent yesterday in the
city discussing politics and planning
some new deals. ~ s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
RoBBER
Burglars Had Planned to Crack 9
Safe at Park River.

Burglars Had Planned to Crack .
Safe at Park River.
Park River, N. D.-The Office Of the
Park River roller mill was@entered by
burglars the other night. Two night
policemen noticed suspicious actions
on the part of two men hanging about.
When the officers began a search the
"birds'n' ;uickly flew. That craftsmen
had ben at work was shown by the
condition of the safe, which was all
ready to be blown open. Explosives
had been forced in around the door and
the fuse was ready to- be lighted. The
mill is being enlarged and repaired,
which allowed the thieves plenty OF
ingress and egress. The town is full
of tough characters, who decline to
work for the farmers unless exOrbitant
wages are paid. AS high as s. to s.
has been demanded for Or. ten 1l.,l hours NJ.
work 3e2S5 a&s 81 ID 4
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
Foreign.

The queen regent of Spain a slgned
q decree proclaiming martial law IL
the province of Vizcaya.
A courier who has arrived at Irlpoll
reports that the French mission,
headed by Frederick Foureau and MAJ.
Lamy, has been annihilated. y
An unconfrmed report is current at
Buluwayo that an exploring party
which recently left Lake Tanganyika'
in Central Africa, has, with only one
exception, been murdered by the ma
tives.
The German government has re-
solved not to send a special represent
alive to the Philadelphia congress, but
has delegated the German consul at
Philadelphia and the German agricul-
tural attache at Washington to make
a report.
The British Association for the Adj
vancement of Science successfully eX-
changed courtesies with the French
Society for. the Advancement OF
Science now in session at Boulogne-sur-
Mer, using wireless telegraphy for the
purpose.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

London. Sept. 19.-The Morning Post.
savs. ..rhe Beers mean to fight, That
is the plain English of it."
The Standard says: 'sThe Transvaal
note is unsatisfactory and, indeed, a
dangerous composition. 1t might be-
going too far to say that the last hope
of a has vanished or h a diploma
CIV had said it's final word, but it Isl
clear the leaders of the Transvaal
have brought the country to the very
brink of a disaster, which the British.
government has done Its best to-
avoid, -e .fe..g.
The Daily Mail says: president:
Kruger's defiance has terminated q
long period Of unrest and uncertainty
in South Africa, for whatever may be-
the issue of the present situation. II
thing is plain, that dualism in South.
Africa will end forever"
The Daily Chronicle says: 1--WE re-.
gret that the Beers, by rejecting a fair
offer made in fair language, have
taken 8. line given fresh point to the.
argument Of their enemies that Presi-
dent Kruger is a shifty and impracti-
cable politician, fit only to be spoken
to across a line of bayonets."
These extracts fairly represent press
opinion in London All the papers
characterize the attempt to represent
Conyngham Greene rs suggesting the
Transvaal's former proposals as mere
shifty pre%varication. ra3s IS
The Pretoria correspondent of the.
Morning Post, in his summary of the
T%ransvaal reply, says the Transvaal
>r%epudiates su~zerainty and the right Of
interference, and. denies that either
State Attorney Smutz, Of the govern
ment, would withdraw its denial of a
right to interfere in the affairs of the
Transvaal. The correspondent adds:
''Thc reply anticipates a final alterna-
tive of a British note by saying that
further suggestions on the lines indi-
Gated are vain"
All of the dispatches from South
Africa this morning talk Of the immi-
nence Of hostilities and the prepare
ton for them. In Johannesburg it
seems to be taken for granted that
the Orange Free State has approved
President Kruger's note and promised
active assistance in the event of war.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
Accidental Happenings

Miss Alice Knott was found In bed
at Washington, having been asphyXl-
ated. A pet dog had turned on the
gas.
Warren I. Aborn. well known IN
Chicago racing circles, and ut n time
owner of a fast string of horses, was
s%uffocated in a fire that DESTROYED u
livery stable over which he lived.
The government steamer Ramona
struck a'skiff containing six Deiatea
merrymakers in Quincy bay at quincy.
Ill. All were thrown into the WAITER
and three were drowned.
The German third-class cruiser
Yacht, while participating in the au-
tumn maneuvers, exploded her bollers'
four persons being killed and our otn-
ers wounded.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

to- detect the odor 'of escaping gas, ana
Immediately Investigated and loca.ea
the'escaping gas in the room occGR,s u.
by Tobias. He then notified the cie.A,
and with his assistance, broke IL eas
door. The tap was found to be turner
on three-quarters, and had 1T not Desn
for the fact that the transom over tne
door was open during the night no.n,
ing but ToSaas' lffeless body woulu
have been found. Drs. Taylor ana ny
Donald, after an hours work, succeea !,
ed in bringing him to, but he IS stln ~
a bad condition. He gave his resi'
dence as CrOOkstOn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
"GooD MAN. GOES WRONG.
Relief Agent of h n. p. Taes All II
Sight and Decamps.

Grand Forks. N. D.-1nformation re-
garding the disappearance Of I1cket
Agent Purcival, relief man at GiiDy,
this county, for the Northern Paclnc,
has reached this city. He held the po-
sition as agent there but a Short time,
and was considered an exceptionally
good man. He has ben traced to TINS
city and over as far as Hickson Cross
ing, near Crookston. where he dap
peared, and his whereabouts is un-
known. The books have been exam
ined, but the amount that he has ap-
propriated from the company is I'M
known. There was a considerable
amount from the money orders issued,
and it is understood that a large sum
Of wheat money is also missing. He
had turned over nothing to the COM
pany for several days.
The wheat money was taken from
the head offices Of the elevators, and 1t
is supposed that he has in all several
thousand dollars. The company's au-
ditors are at Gilby, endeavoring to
straighten out matters.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

Great Improvement in public roads is
sure to attend and follow the multiple
cation Of automobiles. One writer pre-
diets that "before the end of 1900 the
total mileage of macadam and asphalt
will be increase by fully 100 per cent"
More than $500, 000, 900 is said to be
pledged already to the manufacture of
this class of vehicles. Till the storage
battery is perfected and cheapened, the
means Of propulsion r practically
limited to gas engines and petroleum
products.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

While the, bison is. practically ex-
tinct within the limits Of the United
States, with the exception, az the few
Sherded intyYellowstone park IT, is re-
sportedhthat In theavast region between
Alaska and Manitoba the buffaloes are
numerous and wen increasing. Tho
killing Of them is forbidden by Cana
dian law for two more years. and after
( that. only the killing Of males viii be
permitted. It ID said also that the
American bison is to be found on the
northern plains Of Australia, where 4
number were liberated e. an experi-
@ent in tho early years Of tho csntusx
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
PETITION ron CONSIDERATION.
First Address From south Australia
Is Received in London.

First Address From south Australia
Is Received in London.
London, Sept. 19.--The first address
praying for confederation arrived this
week from South Australia. Others
are expected soon. The secretary of
state Tor the colonies, MI. Chamber
lain, is expected to bring in the fed
eral enabling bill early next session,
which is the only step now required
to fill the desire of the Australians.
The. joint majority in favor Of the
commonwealth bill in the colony is
estimated at 100000. Lord Jersey. it
is rumored, will be the first governor
general, and Sir George Turner the
first premier.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

Yaqui Indians Capture a Chief Who
Remained Loyal to Mexico.
Mazatlan, Mex, Sept. 10. = Private
advices from Sonora show that Chief
Tetabiat, Of the Yaquis, who remained
loyal to the Mexican government, was
seized by the rebels and cruelty tor
tured. being stripped, slashed with
knives and his body shockingly mu-
tilated, while the YaQuis danced about
him, haunting him aud crying out:
''Take your peace, now you are pun
ished for siding with the Mexican
government" This incident indicates
the character Of the Mexican Indians
who are as cruel as the Apaches.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
Hawkeye Dollars Required.

Hawkeye Dollars Required.
Des Moihes, Iowa, Sept. is. Adjt-
Gen. Byers announces, after calling
on all the transcOntinental roads,
that $32, 900 is the least amount for
which it is, possible to secure transpor-
tation Of the Fifty-frst iowa regiment
from San Francisco to- Council Bluffs
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
Washington TalIS.

The government will manufacture
it's own powder.
The war department orders the form.
alton Of two colored regiments.
The cabinet discusses the question of
government for Porto Rico. q
The holding Of an American trans
port at Hongkong develops into an in
%ternational question.
The war department has chartered
the steamer Dubuque. which will carry
$50 animals to Manila.
Inspector Myrendorff, of the interior
department, who was suspended, will
be reinstated.
Secretary Hay says that President
Mckinley has not formed an alliance
with any European power, nor will he.
The department of agriculture names
the country along the Assinaboine riv-
er, in the Northwest Territory, as the
breeding place Of grasshoppers.
The president intends to have a new
system Of civil government in opera
ton in Porto Rico by the time congress
meets. 4.
A telegram was received at the navy
department from Admiral Dewey, say
ing: New York, 28th," indicating
that Admiral Dewey expects to arrive
in this country at that date.
Baron Fava, the italian ambassador,
has had an interview with Acting Sec
rotary Adee, respecting the inquiry
which is making into the killing of the
five Italians at Tallulah, La, last sum-
mer. He was informed that the state
department had not yet received the
detailed report Of the Louisiana au-
thorities on this subject, and it vas in
timated that the matter might be re-
ferredI to congress.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
warntnx to Americans.S

W0FnfnY TO AmeE1c6ns. @k..
London, Sept. ia meeting of the
creditors of Scots American exchange
has revealed unsecured Indebtedness
to the amount of 5000, and peculiar
methods of business, The collapse is
a warning to Americans, as doubtless
many bogus and other concerns will
be started here in anticipation Of q
rush to Paris with less capital and
cause for existence than characterized
their predecessors.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
,Eisher Used q. KNIFE

Chicago, Sept, ,19.-As the result Of u
dispute over a suit Of clothes yester-
day Martin aWalgreny a. bookkeeper,
was killed and Theodore sWalgren and
George Clark slightly wounded by
Fred Fisher, a tailor. Fisher used O
knife, he says, in self-defense.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
People Talked About.

Gen. Lawton is i'll with chills and
fever.
Maj. Charles ernon has been detailed
as professor OF military tactics at the
Orchard Lake Academy, Mich.
Mahlons Purcell was elected to sue
coed Mr.. P.H. Donnelly as disbursing
agent of the ndustrial$commission.
Merritt Hoblit, formerly Of Atlanta,
ILL.,, now Of Monterey, Mex, has been
appointed professor in Spanish in
Drake university. Il
Mr.. q. LowtheAr, British consul at
Buda Pest, has been appointed secre-
tary Of the British embassy ut Wash
tngton.
Chief Justice Charles B. Roberts, Of
the Sixth judicial district Of Maryland,
is dead. at his home in Westminster,
Nd, aged ffty-seven years. He was q
Democratic member Of the Forty
fourth ppd Forty-dfth congresses.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

Y Laurier Will Go to Chicago.
Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 19.-Sir Wilfred
Laurter stated that he would leave for
Chicago on Oct. q and return to Can
ada on theyl2th.s az, AS
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

Wit, bright, rapid and blasting as the
lightning, strikes and vanishes in an
instant; humor, warm and ell-embra-
cling as the sunshine, battles its object
in a genial and abiding light.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
EBr.tal WIG aaurder.

Charleston. W. Va, special-News
Of q most brutal murder in Boon coun-
" has reached here. Harvey Bailey
poisoned hiSJ WIFE and while she was
dying he struck het with an AK, split
ting open her skull. Bailey hed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
will Fixht GarIr-,,

Chicago, Sept l0.(-Harry Forbes,
OF Chicago and, Oscar Gardner Of
Omaha We're matched. TO- fight fifteen
rounds in Kansas City on Oct. Z. The
men ne! will meet at 118 pounds. The
club posted a forfeite0f $500.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

Mules in the Transvaal are bringing
500 each. 1t is hoped that this will
not lead any diplomat to make an ass
of himself.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

When a woman doesn't want to ex-
press her opinion in words she merely
shrugs her shoulders, and that set
ties it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
A saloon Looted.

Alma, Wis, Sept. 1e.-The saloon Of
August Jost was broken into and the
TIL robbed. The burglars also took a
lot Of good cigars, their booty amount
Ing to about $50 or $751; W. e
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

Brains count" says a college presi-
dent. OF course they do, but some
times they get pretty badly mixed up
in their figuring.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

When a man neglects his duty he
always a y 1t resulted from his alb
sent-mindedness.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

A miss may be as good as a mile, but
with a designing widow in the race q
man is safer at two miles.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

Revenge may be sweet, but yoverin-
diligence in sweet things makes
trouble.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
THE NEWS. RESUME
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

4 General Resume of the Most 1m-
portant News of the Week From
All Parts Of the Globe, B0AAe0
Down and Arranged In Con"
venient Form for Rapid rerusol
By Busy People.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

A book may be as great a thing as
a ibattle.-Disraeli.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

About the time a mans argument -
exhausted he begins to lose interest in
the subject.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
B0ERs MEAN FIGHT
vu.r 70 THE PLAIN ENGLISH OF
1T.

The rran.vaal. Note II Regarded as.
nm Jnsatisfactory and Dangerous.
notwithstanding and the,
Right of Interference Repudiated.
nv President Eruger-All the Dis
patches From South Africa Speak
of the Imminence of Hostillties.
and The Preparations for Them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

Fortune gives to many too much,
but to no one enough.-German Prov
erb.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
Put Yourself in His Place" is tho
Ofice-seeker's favorite novel.

No one ever heard of appendicitis re.
quilting from a diet Of sour grapes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23

No one knows the weight of another'a
burden.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-23
Minnesota Man Has q Touch Of High
Life ut Grand F0rke. ts9a htN

BLEW OUT THE GAS.