The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-12-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow From the wires In . Con.
enscd Form.
Prince I~miritinsky, governor general
of Warsaw, is dead.
President Diaz Of Mexico has taken
the oath as president for the next four
years.
David. Harty was killed while adjust
ing a belt in a grain elevator at Mo
doc Ind.
Airs. II. E. Crossman and daughter
Ethel, aged ten, were burned to death
at Portland Me.
The Moweaqua coal mine at Mowea-
qua, Ill, was shut down because of
trouble between miners and superin-
tendent.
The National Refining company,
New York, advanced the list price Of
its fine graduated sugar 70 5.53 cents
per. pound.
Queen wilhelmina's marriage will
shortly take place. The question Of an
allowance to her prospective husband
will not be raised.
DIR. Donaldson Smith of Philadelphia,
we'll known as an African explorer, has
returned from his second trip to the
interior of Africa. /
!. Senator Stewart of Nevada has re-
moved his name from the opposition
list. He has been a Silver Republican
for the past eight years.
E. H. VANDERBILT, the well known
actor, died in London from Bright's
disease. Mr.. VANDERBILT had recently
taken the Court theater.
The American Transvaal league in
Chicago is preparing a message which
will be sent to President Kruger, In
viting him to visit Chicago.
! Frank Young, a farmer near Plym-
outh, Mo-. got drunk, started to an
initiate his family, wounded his wife,
and was shot to death by his son.
Judge Cox, at Wabash, Ind, dis
missed the criminal case against Les
sci Long of Andrews, who used 5000
of town bonds, paying the interest
himself.
Chauncey Pelton was found dead in
bed at Grand Rapids. He had lived
there fifty years and until four years
ago was most prominent in Western
Michigan lumber interests.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is
daily assuming alarming proportions.
Naples is filled with tourists who con-
slider themselves fortunate in being
able to witness. the eruption.
Olivecrona, a Swede, formerly asses
sor of the high court, and Gram, q
Norwegian, formerly minister of state,
have been appointed Scandinavian
members of the international court OF
arbitration at The Hague.
Twenty business houses were burned
at Fulton, Ky. The aggregate losses
are estimated at $25o,OO0. Boyd Reed
was fatally hurt in jumping from a
third STORY window. 1t is believed the
fire was started by burglars.
Judge Dunn of Paris, near Spring.
field, ILL.,, has sentenced William Ow-
ems, alias Radcliffe, upon the plea of
guilty, to hang Dec. 81 for the murder
of James Bogue on a freight train be-
tween Paris and 'Terre Haute. Sept. %.
After serving rs postmaster and as
sistant postmaster continuously for
thirty-eight years, George Pynn of st.
George, Utah. has resigned. He is
eighty-five years Of g and only a
few p~ostmasters have outranked him
in point of service.
The price Of salt to the trade in San
Francisco jumped from IS cents to 81
q bag. The Federal Salt company has
acquired complete control of the. salt
industry in Alameda county and of the
entire output west of the Rocky noun
tains.
Princess Alice. the sister of Prince
Jaime of Bourbon, intends to become
a Sister of Charity In connection with
the Ted Cross work in China. Princess
Alice is the daughter of Don Carlos.
pretender to the throne of Spain. She
was born June 20, 1876.
The outgoing steamer Empress Of
China, just sailed from Vancouver, b.
C., for the Orient, carried q record
breaking cargo of beer for the Phil
ippines. Fifty. thousand barrels
brought in seventy-five trains are con-
signed to Manila.
At Spokane, Wash, the jury in the
suit of Emmett L. Holmes, colored, vs..
the Washington Water Power company
returned a verdict for the defendant.
Holmes was refused food from q res
taurant by the company He demand
ed 5000 damages.
Richard Croker finds the English In
come tax assessor q thorn in his side.
No sooner had he arrived at his 0un
try home in England for complete rest
and quiet than notice was served on
him that he had been assessed for an
income tax at 5000 900 income.
Former Gov. Bradley Of Kentucky,
of the counsel for the Republican con-
testants for the minor state Offices.
which cases were disposed of in the
court. Of appeals several weeks ago.
has filed a petition for a %rehearing of
them. The petition will be disposed Of
at this term of the courts.
George NJ. Weingard Of Topeka.
Kan. travelling salesman for a whisky
house at kansas City, was found guilty
of killing ". "A; Simpson. He was
sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
Last April Weingard shot and killed
Simpson in a quarrel owe the formers
attentions to Mrs. Simpson.
David II. Wilson. correspondent Of a.
Denver newspaper, has been Kidnapped
by the Indians. Wilson left Meeker
and encountered o party of Indians
whoswere fleeing from Utah. He wore
q reporters badge and the Indians
mistook him for q s.buckskin" police
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