The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-11-17
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DIR. Frank Gunsalus is being cons
sidered for the presidency Of the
Northwestern university.
1.-THE report is, not true,% was the
way w. J.. Bryan disposed of a story
that he a to become a Presbyterian
minister.
Lord Raglan, n grandson Of the
Crimean general OF that name, will be
appointed under secretary Of state for
war for Great Britain.
News indicating hat the liberal re-
bcllion in Colombia will result in the
overthrow of the government has been
received at Guayaquil from Panama.
The international live stock EXPOSE
ton to be held in Chicago from Dec.
event of it's kind ever held. There
will be 10, 600 head of animals on exhi-
bition.
The harbor defense monitor Arkan-
sas was successfully launched at the
ship yard at Newport News. Miss
Bobbie Newton Jones, daughter of
Gov. Jones of Arkansas, christened
the mclitor.
President Mckinley has accepted an
invitation to attend the annual Dime
Of the Union League club Of Philadel-
phia. Nov. "A, in honor of Founders
day, On the condition that official bust
Tess permitted.
The jury in the suit brought b,
Frank Mowbray,. u valet, against
Howard Gould, a son Of the late Jay
Gould, for $4,000 damages. breach of
contract. brought in a verdict award
ing $4,000 to the plaintiff.
Capt. Folger Of the battleship Kear-
to Admiral Farquhar, commanding the
Capt. Snow of the New York, who is
detached from the squadron.
The Conton papers report the exc
cution of Chu. a prominent leader of
the Triads. and the arrest of Yeung
Heung Pc, a prominent reforner. The
officials are doing their utmost to
stamp cut the reform movement.
w. N. Daniels and Ross johnson
yesterday convicted Of murder at
Lake Charles, La, and sentenced to
the penitentiary for life. The case
marks. the first instance in the state
where would-be lynchers have been
convicted.
Charles H. Pinkham, proprietor and
manager Of the business department
Of one Of the largest proprietary med
icine enterprises in the United States,
died at his home in Lynn, Mass, of
Bright's disease. He was f1fty-six
years old.
victory of Admiral Dewey at Manila
committee to which the designs offered
accepted that sent in by George T.
Brewster of New York.
Lieut.. Commander George NJ Stoney,
executive Of the United States ship
Solace, was recently seriously injured
by the breaking of a ladder OF board
the vessel. He declined to leave the
ship. however, and accompanied it
from San Francisco to Manila.
The state department has issued a
warrant for the return to the United
States Of George d'Essauer, who is
charged with the forgery Of ninety
six bonds of the Northwestern Coke
and Electric Lighting Company at
Chicago. who is now held in Jail in
London. Eng.
Rev. Ransom Dunn, who instructed
President Garfield at Georgia SEM
mary, Ohio. died at the residence of
his daughter at Scranton, Pa, aged
eighty-two years. He was admitted
to the ministry when eighteen years
old, but devoted most Of his time to
educational work.
After spending nearly two months
in the relief work among the sufferers
at Galveston and other places in the
Texas coast district Miss Clara Bar
ton feels that there is no more neces-
sity for her remaining in the field. The
work of relief will have to be contin-
ued, however, during the entire winter.
The striking boilermakers in the
shops Of the Boston & Albany. railroad
in West Springfield, Mass, threaten
to tie up the whole Vanderbilt system
IL their demands are not granted. They
declare they have 10000 boilermakers
behind them and Ear call upon other
labor unions to back them in their de-
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