The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-11-03
NEWS IN BRrEF.;,

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Overflow From the wires insa Oon-
densed FOrn.
William Waldorf Aston has given
R10.00U1 to the Cambridge universtty
benefaction fund. &S sgs S5&
Prof. Friedrich Max Muller, who has
been i'll and ID suffering from are
lapse. is reported as sinking.
Fire In the plant Of the Page Iron
works In Chicago damaged the prop
erty to the amount OF 100000; fully
covered by insurance.
According to q dispatch from Tien-
tsin q Russo-G German detachment u
preparing to attack 10000 Boxers ana
.disbanded regulars southeast Of Tuns
sCheou.
George w. Blake, nominee for the
house Of representatives on the Dem
ocratic ticket in La Sale county, ILL.,,
dropped dead while closing q political
speech. y
Advices from Dawson City state
that a big strike has been made on
Goring creek, sixteen miles above the
mouth Of Hunkers creek. The whole
creek has been staked.
It is reported from London that Mrs.
Adolph Ladenburg of New York is to
marry Alfred Belt, the diamond king
Of South Africa and London and the
richest man in the world.
Violent Gales, accompanied by snow
and rain. have swept over parts OF
England, causing foods. The north
ern districts Of the lowlands are food
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impossible, and others have water up
to the floors Of the cars.
Julian T. B. Arnold, the son Of Sir
Edwin Arnold, sailed for Europe q
prisoner on the Cunard liner Umbria.
Arnold is charged with the embezzle-
ment Of large sums Of money in Lon
don early in the year. Arnold's wife
Is still In San Francisco.
All miners employed at the Inde-
pendence gold mine at Victor, Colo,
about 800 in number, have quit work.
The aus for their action Is the per-
sonal search plan that was begun at
the mine last week in order to stop
the alleged offering Of ore.
Edward Dewey. brother Of Admiral
Dewey, is dead at his home In. Mont
pelier, vt. He had been i'll several
months with kidney trouble, but his
death was unexpected. He was sew
enty-one years of age. He. served In
the Civil war, al quartermaster OF the
Eighth Vermont regiment.
The Chinese Mutual Protection So
ciety Of the Hoi Ping district has Of
fered $500 for the head Of DE-. Sager.
"a khn A~oewfoon ~ hoorA ~ rnfocfnnaY
and $500 each for the heads OF Rev.
s. g. Tope. a British missionary; DR..
Graves, a Southern Baptist mission
airy. and DR.. Beattie of the American
Presbyterian board.
A. G. Ruby, proprietor Of a Chicago
saloon, was tortured and robbed Of
$500. Ruby was marched from his
bed at the point Of two revolvers held
by two robbers. He was bound and
prodded about the body repeatedly till
the torture became ~unbearable and he
divulged the hiding place Of his
money. The robbers escaped.
Prince Won Hohenlohe, gave q fare-f
well dinner to his late colleagues in
the cabinet. ma speech to the minis
tiers he thanked them for their loyal
cooperation and called for cheers for
Emperor William. Count Won Buelow
expressed regret for the retirement Of
Prince Won Hohenlohe and eulogized
him for his patriotic services.
Though ex-secretary Of State John
Sherman did not designate any one to
be his biographer, It is thought that
Henry G. Hedges, chairman Of the
speakers bureau at national Republic.
an headquarters in Chicago, will likely
be chosen when the time comes to
have the biography prepared. sher-
man, In his will, set aside $4,000 for
this purpose.