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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-22

The Philadelphia mint is carrying out
All order from Washington 10 coin as
much gold and silver as possible until
further Instructions" Twenty. ten and
five-dollar gold pieces, and dollar. half
dollar and qWarter-doilar silver pieces
and dimes are being turned ont as fast
as the employees can work
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-22

.Bunalo" Jones Of Garden City. Kan.
has closed contract with the Smith
son:an institution Of Washington to spend
the summer IN the Rocky Mountains cap
tnriHg animals for the Washington "zoc-
He has been Instructed 70 bring in
mountain sheep Of which there Is none in
captivity. -:-:-
Moved 70 pity rs the hard-iuek story
n tramp who called al bis Washington
5esi5enee q few evenings ago, Congress-
man Cfump % Michigan gave che Fellow
q pair ~ good shoes Then he missed two
fine umbrellas. ai once followed the man
and compelled him to carry them back
and put them where he found thcr,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
In a Personal Vein.

Will ]. Clark of Piper City, ILL.,, was
found dead in his bed at a hotel.
Benjamin Wood, editor of the New
York Daily News, is dead, aged eighty
years. !.
Dan II. Hanna, son of Senator NJ. \.
Hanna, was married at Cleveland TO
Mrs. Daisy Gordon Maud.
Mrs. Annie e. Lodge. mother of SEN
ator Henry Cabot Lodge, died at Boss
ton, aged seventy-nine years.
Ex-Congressman Harry Miner, for
merly a well known theatrical man,
ager, is dead at New York.
r. s. Thompson of Springfield, Ohio;
and national chairman of the Reforlri
party. received word of the death Of
his brother in the Fiji islands, leaving
an immense fortune. He was killed in
an insurrection of natives.
Dr.. James H. Smart. president of
Purdue university, died at his home
in Lafayette, Ind. He had been in i'll
health for several years as a result OF
overwork in his ambitious zeal to
further the best interests of Purdue.
Rev. Anderson G. Peters Of New
1Ofk, VINO recenIlE declared his lnleu'
ton Of becoming a Baptist, and re.
signed his commission as minister OF
the Reformed church, will receive the
Apostolic rites of baptism in Calvary
Baptist church on Friday, March 2.
Casper Fechter, q dealer in carriage
materials and one of the best known
German merchants in New York, died,
aged fifty-ive years. He conducted a
store in Chicago for six years and was
a brother of Lieut.. August Fechteter,
Of the Mare Island navy yard.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
Foreign Gossip.

L
France will build two cruisers in
Italy.
Costa RIGA and Nicaragua may have
q fight.
A papal nuncio has been appointed
to Argentina.
A bad state of affairs is reported in
some German colonies.
A German society has been organized
TO fight American m%onOpolies. !
Russia is said to be alarmed over the
increase Of Finnish emigration:
over three hundred houses were de-
stroyed by fire at Ataquines, Spain.
A rigid meat inspection bill has been
adopted by q reichstag committee.
A st. Petersburg paper says that
Americans are in control of Corea.
Another vessel loaded with American
goods has been seized at Delegoa bay.
The house Of commons passed the
supplementary army estimates, 2l3 to
So.
Capt. Gage reports that the upper
Nile il. entirely deyastatedsb DerEisn
rule.
For the irst time on record g viceroy
~ india Cord Curzon) is about to visit
Assam. midas great tea garden. Lady
3Gurzop accompanies nun
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
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Grimes and Criminals:


Molineux was sentenced to be cleo
trocuted at Sing Sing in March.
A Bloomfield (Iowa) man shot his
f1ance's father for ejecting him from
her home.
Olga Nethersole, her manager and
leading nal were arrested In New
York on the charge that "Sapho' is
an indecent play.
Gen. Wood, commanding at Havana,
has reported to the adjutant general
the death by suicide at Havana, Jan.
hospital corps.
Floyd Merrill, twenty-five years old,
volunteer during the war with Spain,
committed suicide Mt Scottsburg. Ind.
He was married q few weeks ago to Il
daughter of ]. Ezra Thomas, q wealthy
man.
Two Terre Haute saloonkepers, ar
rested for Sunday opening, were ac-
quilted in police court, it being shown
that the saloons proper were closed
and that only restaurants and billiard
halls Ill in connection were open.
G. Jesse, a druggist. at Maryville.
Mo-. charged with the murder of
Frank Griffin OH the streets. April 8,
1898. was found guilty of manslaugh-
ter in the fourth degree and sentenced
to two years imprisonment.
Newton E. Knight. aged 'thirty-five
is under arrest at Paris, ILL.,, charged
with the murder of his brother, s. H.,
aged fifty-three. He claims the muir
der was committed by a stranger who
crept up behind him and his brother as
they were repairing a fence.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03

From recently published letters OF
Sir Alfred Miner it seems that on Nov.
80 Of last year he wrote to Mr.. Cham
berlain about 'tthe colossal ornaments
Of the Transvaal" and described the
Boer republic as "a huge arsenal" The
warning came too late and the world,
as a consequence, has seen during the
closing year of the century two little
republics successfully confronting the
greatest empire of modern times. The
future historian of the Transvaal war
will have some interesting materials
at hand when he comes to narrate this
struggle almost without a parallel in
history.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
TERRIBLE FIRE IN PARIS.

One Hundred and fifty Persons In
Jurcd by Explosions.
Paris, Feb. 27.-As the result OF O
fire that broke out at st. Ouen, q
suburb of Paris, in q collection Of a.
cohol and oil stores, q series OF expo
sions occurred, spreading the flames
until a block Of sixteen immense
warehouses were involved in q huge
confagration. A great c%oncourse OF
spectators had assembled and had up.
preached too near, when suddenly ana
unexpectedly the explosions occurred.
a large number Of people, including
some firemen, were more or less IN.
jured. The last explosion occurred at
3 o'clock in the afternoon, when !.
was thought that such danger a
been averted. Thirty persons Were
injured by flying debris. The o1nclal
computation shows that $50 were hurt'
quite a number seriously.
" the flames did not reach immense
reservoirs of petroleum. The loss IS
estimated ut 100000 francs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03

Henry d. Clayton of Alabama has in
troduced in congress a resolution pro-
viding for the turning over of Cuba to
the Cubans on the coming Fourth OF
July. The date is not we'll chosen.
There is no need for spectacular per-
Torrance of what the United States is
pledged to do. By the terms of the
treaty of Spain this country is bound
to remain in control in Cuba until the
coming April, in order to give Spanish
residents a chance to straighten up
their affairs and leave the island If
they so desire. When that date ar
rives Cuba should, as a matter of
course, be turned " to the Cubans.
in fulfllment of a solemn pledge made
by the American government in enter.
ing upon the war with Spain.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
In General.

Joe Choynski defeated Peter Maller
in a siX-round bout in Chicago,
A plan for the reorganization Of
Harper & Bros. has been arranged.
The Populist national convention will
be held at Sioux Falls, s. D., May 9.
The Sons Of Veterans propose the
founding of a national military col
lege. >
Suit has been brought to prevent the
collection of duties on Porto Rican im-
ports. $.
A Missouri Judge recently decided
that labor unions have the legal right
to boycott.
The Tuskegee negro conference de-
clared that conditions in the South
have improved.
The Society of Psychical Research
asks for $4,000 to spend in investi-
eating phenomena.
Iowa revenues for the biennial period
are estimated at 5,O18, 145, with ex-
penditures Of S 3,742,697.
The Michigan labor commissioners
report shows an increase in the num-
Der of employees and in wages. a''2
Warner Miller has abandoned the
scheme to build a railroad from Mil.
waukee to the Gulf Of Mexico.
The organist Of Grace church, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, went on a strike re-
Gently and the pastor played the organ
himself.
Ex-State Senator Joseph Flesheim,
.eho conducted a fire insurance bust
ness in the upper peninsula at Mepom-
inee, Wis.,, has failed.
Enormous shipments of agricultural
machinery are being made from New
York and San Francisco to Russia for
/ the development Of the vast wheat
fields Of Siberia.
Western freight traffic managers
have selected q committee Of nine to
meet representatives of Eastern trunk
lines in New York for the purpose Of
making final arrangements for a sat.
isfactory settlement of the pr0-rating
question.
The coal miners Of Warrick county,
Indiana, strucht and O large mass
meeting Of miners and citizens was
held at Bonneville. The miners after.
ward marched through the streets with
O brass band, while hundreds Of cittS
zens followed.
Merchant tailors at Chicago held, q
meeting recently and decidedtto affirm
the action Of the exchange at its last
meeting, refusing the demands Of the
iourneynen gtailors, and also to lock
out all tailOrs who do not sign an
agreement NOT to strike during 1900.
AZ q quiet meeting Of the member
Of the Union Broom company, known
as the broom corn trust, fns Chicago,
an eif0rt was made to advance the
price OF bruah from $2OOto $220g4 ton;
|butstheswise heads thoughhitbe bert moi
TO. Dealers outside claim thi&yWW ~
done DC the next meeting. ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
RUINED BY cELEsT1ALs..

White Laundrymen Trying to Get
Cinnamon to Adopt Union Rates.
New York, Feb. 25. - Next Monday
night there will be a conference be.
tween the Chinese L~aundrymen's as
ISOLATION and the Laundrymen's Pro.
tective union with the idea of getting
the Cinnamon to agree to advance
their low rates to the schedule fixed by
the protective association, 10 cents for
shirts and 2 cents for collars and
cuffs. The members Of the protective
association assert that they are being
ruined by the rate cutting. now going
on, and If they cannot get the China
mel to come in with them some of
them will have to give up the busi-
neSS
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
AWFUL MAULING FOR cHoYxsK1.
Walcott Gets the Decision in the
Seventh ROunf.

Walcott Gets the Decision in the
Seventh Round.
New York, Feb. 25. - Joe Walcott,
the Barbados negro, received the de-
cision over Joe Choynski Of California
in the seventh round Of what was to
have been a twenty:fve-round bout
before the Broadway Athletic club last
night. Choynski was practically out.
classed and received very severe pun.
ishment. Walcott weighed in at 147
pounds and Choynski at 1863. The
betting made Choynski a prohibitiya
favorite, odds Of 100 to, 80 being freely
laid on his chance, but after the first
round, in which Choynski went to the
floor five times, the odds shifted, and
at the beginning of the second round
Walcott was a 2 to 1 favorite. Choyn-
ski was not Knocked out but the ref.
cree said afterward that he felt that
another blow would have settled the
business for the Californian.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
The Cutch,. though Trip.

Vancouver, B. c., Feb. q. The
steamer Clutch arrived yesterday
morning from Skagway after the
toughest trip it has yer experienced.
There were five feet of ice on its decks
On Friday morning. Mountainous seas
rolled over it's bows and swept nearly
from end to end of the steamer. Ice
wis even over it's pilot house and the
whistle pipes which ran halfway up
the funnel, were shrouded in the ice.
The weather was frightfully. cold, n
for two days passage cross the decks
had to be cut with axes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF PROPERTY DESTROYED.
one woman KiIled ana several In.
Jured-Fire in the Heart Of the
Wholesale District Of Philadel.
phia Sweeps an Area Coverina.
Nearly Two Acres Masniacen.
Work Of the Fire Department,
Prevents Further Destruction
Loss Partially Covered By 1n.urs
ance.
One woman KiIled ana several In.

killed, several others injured ana
property valued at half a million dol
larg was destroyed by a fire which
broke out last night In the heart of the
wholesale military district. The
burned area covered nearly two acres
and that the flames did not do more
damage was due to the magnificent
work Of the fire department, which
however, was greatly handicapped by
the character Of the goods which thu
burned structures contained. Nh.
woman killed was Clara Cohen. TWEEN.
ty-three years Of age, q seamstress in
the employ Of Harris & Bernard
Cohen. She met her death by iump.
ing from the fifth floor Of the buildina
In which the fire started. Among the
most seriously hurt were Clara Uedor.
who fell from the third floor of tha
same building; George Sweeney. a
fireman, who was badly hurt about
the body by flying debris. The fire.
started in the third food Of Nos. 721
and 723 Arch street, occupied by ST.
mon May, manufacturer of straw
goods. This building was a mass Of
flames in a very short time, and the
fire then spread to the big six-story
building adjoining, occupied by Bow.
en-, DUNCAN & Co., dealers in whole.
sale millinery goods. This structure
was soon entirely consumed. By this
time the buildings on the west Of the
May building, occupied by w. Culver,
wholesale millinery, Bower a Co., i'm
porters Of fur goods, a bicycle firm and
q machine shop, were also in flames.
The losses are estimated at S5OO,OOO:
partially covered by insurance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03

I'd to have plenty Of provisions but to
De running short Of ammunition. Mt M:
Rhodes is extremely hopeful that =
war has reached its concluding STAGE
Butler Close to LadysMith.
London, Feb. 27.-The, Times q a
Following from Coienso: 1.-The Brit
.sh are now within two miles of being
N touch with Ladysmith, but the
rronnd still to be covered is the hard
est part and very severe hghtlng 1nus'
Sc expected"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
Instruction for superyts.rs.

~" ~ SupcrvIuoF6.A
Des Molnes, Iowa, Feb. 25. IN
census supervisors of Iowa, with those
from South Dakota, Eastern Nebraska
and Southern Minnesota. met here yes
.terday with Assistant Director #. III.
Wines to receive instructions in their
work. There were present ii from
Iowa, 2 from Minnesota. 2 from South
Dakota and / from North Dakota. Mr..
Wines explained the blanks which will
be used and instructed them in the de-
tails Of duties Of enumerators. He
says that in this group Of states the
enumerators will be given about 100
of population each.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
on Rriarc.

Lenora, Iowa, Feb. 25.-While Peter
Humphrey, township assessor, was
driving north Of town and crossing the
county bridge his horse became choked
by the breaststrap. staggered and fell
over the embnnkment, taking the
sleigh and himself, as well as three
school children whom he was giving a
ride, down about ten feet to the frozen
ground and ice below. He was so bad
" hurt that he could not stand and
has been taken to his home at Mo-
mona. It is thought that his hip is
seriously hurt. The children were not
injured. as
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
kree-for-A1l Fieht,

LouisvilleA Ky, Feb. pa special
to the Commercial from Whitesburg
tells of a free-for-all fight near Pounds
Gap in which M person was killed
and several were injured. The trouble
occurred during a dance at the home
Of Bill Mullins, a Virginia moonshiner.
Pistols and knives were used in the
scrimn.age. which lasted until the
place had been cleared of all but the
Wounded.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
Carnival in Full swinr.

New Orleans, Feb. 27.-The New Or.
leans carnival of 1909 may now be
said to be in full swing. Every hotel
In the city is crowded or has it's rooms
engaged in advance; every arriving
train is packed and the promise is for
the largest crowd that has ever been
present during Mardi Gras a IN
this city. The outlook is for cool and
tair weather.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
HENLEY Trin Ah.nao...

E1enAcy ftp Abandoned.
Philadelphia, Feb. 26.-The proposed
Henley trip by the University Of penn
sylvania crew has been abandoned.
the rowing committee having finally,
decided that such a trip would be Inn
possible. The matter has been fully
considered for some time and eyerv
endeavor was made to bring about q
race in England.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
Harry Weldon l,uralyxed.

Cincinnati, Feb. 27.-Harry Weldon.
for twenty years the sporting editor
Of the Cincinnati Enquirer, in which
capacity he won for himself and his
paper a national reputation, was
stricken with paralysis as he retired
to his o at 3 o'clock this morning.
His great weight, 800 pounds, is
somewhat against him, yet his ply
stefan says his chances for recovery
are good,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
Confessed the Theft.

Washington, Feb. 27.-James Room
ey, a young butler employed by G. A.
Spalding, a wealthy st. Louis theater
owner at No. 1919 Rhode Island ave
nue., was arrested yesterday charged
with stealing more than $1,000 worth
Of silverware and bric-a-brac from the
house Of his employer. He confessed
the theft, which covers more than a
year. The property, which had been
disposed Of at pawnshops, was re-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03

It is curious how a conviction tends
to become deep and strong by reason
of the fact that it is entertained. It
seems to possess the power of the seed
to send out shoots and become rooted
in the mind, and ultimately to yield
to its fruitage. Indeed, except for those
rare natures that have the power on
the instant of coming to the firmest
decision, the element of time is an inn
portant! factor in the strength of our
convictions. While we are completely
occupied in other things our beliefs
and decisions are unconsciously grow
ing, and we find, perhaps to our sur
prise, that the opinion Of a month or
two ago has become a controlling con-
viction. Parents are often discouraged
because noble ideas appear to arouse
so little response in the inner lives of
their children.> But there is no reason
for encouragement. II they will recall
the time factor in the formation of
their own characters, they will have
an Astounding faith in the gradual
deepening of convictions through the
processes of life. The good seed that
falls on good ground needs only to. BE-
let alone to produce a good harvest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
Warrington Talk.

A bill has been introduced in con
gress to abolish the army canteen.
T. house naval committee favors
the purchase Of Krupp armor plate.
The list Of naval vessels authorized
or now under construction numbers
sixty-one.
1t has been decided by congressman
to push their work in order to adjourn
early in June.
Director Merriam says that the cen
u reports will be published before
July 1, 1902.
The Washington government has
made no move toward mediation in the
South African war.
To mar all vessels now built or au
thoriZed would require 3,O4S more Off.
GERS and 1887 more
The appointment Of a commission to
investigate the commercial conditions
in China and Japan is proposed.
The war department is about to is
sue a list of soldiers who o. honora-
BILE mention during the Spanish war.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce has submitted
a report on the Nicaraguan canal bill.
Nest of the army officers will oppose
the reorganization bill. They fear that
merit will not influence the promo
tions. -u
With the end CT the Bates expedition
military operations in the Philippines
will close. police work alone being
needed.
The Philippine commission will con-
sist Of w. H. Taft, d. C. Worcester.
II. f. Wright, n. c. Ide and B. l.
Wheeler.
The Kearsarge is to be the flag ship
of the North Atlantic squadron. sue
ceeding. the New York, which will be
laid up for repairs.
The report of the director general of
posts for Cuba shows there are PIG
postoffices on the island. nineteen OF
which are in charge of Americans.
The Philippine commission favors
permitting civil authorities to register
births. marriages and deaths. This
work is now done by the priests.
The war department has issued the
statement that the receipts of public
funds of the Philippine islands. begin
ming Aug. Is. 1898. and ending Dec. 81,
1888, amount to $6,696,OSO.
Frank NJ. Devlin of Buffalo. core
spending secretary Of the United
Trades and Labor Council. has been
appointed superintendent of the bureau
Of labor Of the Pan-American eXposi-
ton.
The secretary of war has advised
Representative Esch Of Wisconsin that
the cannon presented to the city of La
Crosse is ready for shipment. The gun
is a five-inch bronze, weighing about
1900 pounds. 1t was manufactured at
Seville, Spain, in 1877, and has chiseled
on the breech the word %''peleador," in
Spanish, which means fighter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
Baby Escapes Parent., F.t-.

1Wny FaFentS' Fate.
Decatur. Ind. Feb. %. - A buggy
containing w. Gilbert, wife and young
baby was struck by the w%est-bound
Chicago & Erie limited at the Mercer
street crossing. Gilbert and wife
were badly injured, and the trainmen,
when. they reached the depot, three
blocks away, found the baby lying on
the pilot Of the engine, uninjured.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
Rev. Edward Loren. Dead.

Kew. EIUVNaId LOrenz Uea0e
Dayton, Ohio, Feb. q. = Rev. Ed
ward Lorenz, editor of the German
periodicals of the United Brethren
church, and for more than forty years
a prominent minister in that demon
ination, is Gead as the result OF q
rupture of a blood vessel in his brain,
occasioned by a paroxysm Of cough
ing. He had charge Of the missionary
work in Germany for a number of
years, and occupied pulpits in a num-
Der Of American cities.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
swedi.h veter.a. orx.ni...

Chicago, Feb. 81. - Swedish-Amer,.
cans who fought in the Civil md
Spanish-American wars, both In the
army and navy, held meeting here.
yesterday and perfected an oreaniza.
ton to be known as the Swedish.
American Veterans association. n
q. Dahl was elected president.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03

There will be an interesting time
when the attendants Of the Duke of
Marlborough attempt to boost the
young man and his light housekeeping
outfit up a kop.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03
Egyptian 0mcer. c..h,.,

Cairo, Feb. 27..As q result Of the
Investigation BY q court Of INQUIRY
held ct Obdurmansi In connection. with
the recent insubordination Of two nj.
taiionsI OF Soudanese troops Ave Eryn.
tian officers have been ~cashiered ana
sent as prisoners to Cairo. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-03

Do not live in the clubland of some
transcendental heaven; do your best to
bring the glory of a real heaven down,
and ray it out upon your fellows in
this workday world.
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M0My NIGn TnF0WM UUt OF WOFE,
Albany, N. Y, Feb. q. Fire de-
str6yed the buildings Of the Troy
Malleable iron works yesterday. Loss,
$125,O00. The plant is located in the
town Of Colonce, just north of the
Watervleit city boundary line and east
of the Erie canal. Fully 1000 EN-
will be thrown out of work and
will suffer from enforced idleness
probably for three months.