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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
WELCOMED THE ADMIRAL.

Savannah. Ga, I'm Gala Attire In
Honor of It's Guests.
Savannah, Ga, March 21.-Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey arrived on their
special train from Washington last
night. The streets were lined with
people from the depot to the hotel. who
had waited an hour in a rain storm to
welcome the distinguished guests.
The admiral and his wife were driven
ut once to their hotel in a closed car
rage. The entertainment begins this
morning with q trip down the riven
and harbor in the revenue cutter Ham
ilton. Gen. Nelson A. Miles will join
the party to-day. Thousands of visitors
are pouring into the city to welcome
the admiral,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow From the Wires in q Con.
slcnaeI Form. :

Icnaed Form. -
Fire at Rochester. N. Y, did $4,000
damage, distributed among different
firms.
Arthur T.. Greedy. assistant commits
sioner of patents, has resigned his po-
sition. Mr.. Greedy Resigns to embark
in private business.
Lieut.. Crawford, Admiral Dewey's
secretary. denies the report that Ad.
miral Dewey will make Il trip to Eu-
rope this summer.
The Democratic territorial central
committee Of New Mexico has called
Il territorial convention to meet in
Albuquerque. April Ii.
Rev. DR.. Stanley A. Mackey, pastor
of the First Baptist church Of loom
ington, ILL.,. has been elected president
Of Shurteliff college, located at Alton,
Ill.
Ernest o. Schlapp, member Of the
wholesale grocery firm Of Bilklen 4
Co. Of Burlington. Iowa. broke through
the ice while hunting and was
drowned.
The controller of the currency has
declared a dividend Of ; per cent in
favor Of the creditors of the insolvcnt
Grang Forks National Bank Of Grand
Forks, n. D.
The dominion government has grant
ed permission to United States ship
ping companies to carry goods to Daw-
son in American bottoms by way of
st. Michael and the Yukon river.
The war department has resolved Il
report from the sanitary corps which
has been making a ensus of Manila.
1t places the population actually living
in houses within the police district ut
10000.
The official estimates Of the wheat
crop in West Australia show only 1a.-
100000 bushels instead of 21.OOO.OOo.
which was estimated before harvest
The export wheat surplus will he
6,25O.0OO instead of 12,OO0,OOO.
In compliance with a joint resolution
of congress the secretary of the in
terror has entered into negotiations
for the purchase by the government
Of lands occupied by the mammoth
tree grove and South park grove of
| big trees in California.
A $5O,OOO,OOO syndicate. of which ].
| N. Huston, e~x-treasurer Of the Unite
| States, is the head, has taken up the
work of constructing a canal across
the Bayonne peninsula, from New
York bay to Newark bay, and thence
to South Newark, N. j.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
GoRED TO. DEATH.

Mutilated Bodies of Husband and
T Wife Found Buried Ia the Snow.
Danville, Pa, March 81. = The mu-
tilated bodies of q. Stout and his wife,
who lived on a farm rear Nescope.
Columbia county, were found buried
under the snow in their barnyard
yesterday. In the same yard where
the bodies were discovered a, savage
bull is kept with a number Of cattle.
and it, Is supposed that while at work
in the yard MI. Stout was wounded
by the brute. His wife. 1t Is pre-.
sumed, came to his assistance and,
both were gored to death. Mrs.
Stout's neck was broken and her body
stripped Of clothing. The husband
was mangIed almost beyond recogni-
ton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
CHARGE HOLT WITH ROBBERY.
In Religious and Society Circles He
Wa n Shining Light.

In Religious and Society Circles He
Was a Shining Light.
Spring Valley, Wis, March 21.-Ira
G. Holt, prominent in religious and So
ciety circles, was arrested on the
charge of having taken money from
his former employers, Bambcrg Broth
ers. He was taken to Ellsworth, the
county seat, and given u preliminary
hearing yesterday and held to the
grand jury. In default of bonds he
was committed to Jail. Bamberg
Brothers, dealers in lumber and grain.
have missed money from their safe at
different times for several months.
They esta blished a systematic plan of
watching and claim they detected Holt
in the act of taking money, which
afterwards led to his arrest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

Donation for Chicago University.
Chicago, March 21. - Two Chicago
men. have given $4,000, apiece to the
Chicago university within the last
week. This leaves 100000 to be
raised by April l, the date named by
John D. Rockefeller for the expiration
of his offer Of $2,OOOyOO0 on condition
that an equal sum be contributed by
The names Of the two men
will not be made. public until April 2.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
WOMAN EDITOR FINED.

Pleads Guilty to Charge but Denies
1t Was Improper.
Sioux Falls, S. D., March 21.-Eliz-
abeth Struble, editress of the Nata-
laus., a Christian Science newspaper,
pleaded guilty in the federal court
yesterday to sending obscene literature
through the mails and was fined $500.
She refused to pay the fine and was
taken to Jail. She admitted mailing
papers containing Objectionable mat
ter, but denies that it was improper.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
ASSASSIN
GOLDEN TURNS STATES. EVIDENCE
AND REVEALS THE PLOT.
Revelation I'm the Trial
Of Goebel Suspects Ii Promised
Trial Will Disclose One of the
Greatest Sensations In American
Political History-Lawyers Claim
That Every Detail of tz:e Plot Is
In Their Po%sses.ion and. They Can
Lay Their Hands ON h Assassin
Any Time.

Lexington, Ky, MAJ. Il A ssnSa-
tional revelation in connection with the
trial of the Goebel suspects is promised.
The attorneys in the case say that the
trial will disclose one Of the greatest SEN
sations of American political history and
much of the startling evidence will be
brought out at the hearing before the
county court in Frankfort, where Powers
and the others will be arraigned.
The lawyers say that every detail of
the plot is in their possession; that they
can lay their hands on the assassin at any
time, but that they are locking for those
back of. the movement rather than the
Hired man."
The murderer Is described as a hired
fighter, known as a feud man, and re-
tanned at certain wages per day. He will
go on the stand at Powers trial and tell
Of the plot from the beginning, of the
taking of 1900 mountaineers. to Frank
fort on January 5, and the names of those
who chartered the special trains. His
story is sensational in the extreme. and
will reveal a depth of intrigue totally UNI
looked for. -
Sergeant Golden will. be the principal
witness, and was himself concerned in the
plot, but upon pledge of immunity from
death will reveal the whole plan, even to
the window from which the shot was
fired, and will bring witnesses to corrobo-
rate his story.
Causes a Great Surprise.
B~arboursville, KY, March 21.-The re-
port that F. w. Golden had turned states
evidence in the Goebel murder case was
a great surprise here. Green Golden, a
cousin Of Wharton, says it was utterly
false. That he was sent by Powers to
keep Wharton from going to Frankfort.
F. w. Golden was a close friend of Caleb
Powers, doing a great deal of work for
him during the recent campaign. 1t is
said that he left here en- a telegram from
the attorneys for the prosecution to come
to Lexington. When the news reached
here that he had made a confession
friends Of the accused parties became
very uneasy, and prominent Republicans
said that If it should be true ''the trees
would a fruit they never bore be-
FORE" SSf
Golden Closely Watched.
Lexington, Ky, March 21.-A telephone
message from Winchester. eighteen miles
from this city,"says. that F. w. Golden,
alleged to have made, an discriminating
statement with reference to the Goebel
murder. is in. Winchester, where he ar
rived Sunday. Late yesterday forenoon
he went south on the Kentucky Central
railroad and then returned at 2:45 and
went to the hotel. where he is low. He
refuses to see any one. The Goebel men
are keeping strict watch on his move
ments. He Is not registered at the hotel.
1t is reported that he is in conference
with the Goebel men at Winchester. An
unconfirmed rumor there last night vas
that he has given the name of the man
who he says shot Goebel.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Biz Deal in T1mber.

Amigo, Wis, March PA deal has
just been closed by Heath, Wittbeck &
Co. Of Chicago whereby they secure
the title to 10000 ocres of timber land
located a few miles east of Knopneck
Station, this county. The land was
formerly owned by w. H. Dowley of
this city, and the heirs of ]. Bryant Of
Milwaukee. 1t is rumored that
Heath, Wittbeck & Co. will build q
railroad from Knopneck about six
six. miles east to their timber, where
they will erect a saw mill.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
McGfnert

New York. March 21.-Prof. Arthur
G. McGiffert, Of Union Theological
seminary, now under charge Of heresy,
has Withdrawn from the Presbyterian
church. He mailed q letter to Mod
orator Dufiield asking that his name
be stricken from the rolls. 1t is learned
that the letter contained nothing be-
sides the simple request. 1t is said,
however, that at some future time DR..
McGiffert will set forth his reasons at
length. 1t is the intention Of DR.. Nc
Giffert to enter the Congregational
church.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
BIG FIRE AT PIQUA, OHIO.
Linseed Oil Mill and Flour Mill De-
strOyed.

Linsecd Oil Mill and Flour Mill De-
strOyed.
Piqua, Ohio, March 21.-The w. p.
Orr linseed oil mill of the American
Linseed Oil company was completely
destroyed by fire last night. The loss
is estimated at from $3.50 to $175,-
600. 1t is well covered by insurance.
1t was the second largest plant in the
United States. The Piqua FIGURING
Mills. caught fire and were totally de-
stroyed.
The Gray company's plant is now in
danger and assistance has been sum-
moned from surrounding towns.
The fire started in the dryer depart
ment of the oil mill.
At l o'clock this morning Dayton
was telegraphed to send a fire COM
pany. The engines are on the way
and the fire is still extending.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
M.cHRYsTAL ACQUITTED.
Second Man Charged With Sa1
Murder Goes Free.

Sec0n Man Charged with Same
Murder Goes free.
Sioux City, Iowa, March 21.-John
McChrystal, the man charged with
numbering John Z. Robson here last
December, was discharged at the close
of his preliminary hearing last wen
ing. The state claimed to have his
confession. 1t rested, however, on the
unsupported testimony of b. j.. S. Nc
Kee, a private detective. County At
torney Hallam says he might have
made a stronger case but that he
thought McChrysal sure o be bound
over. He will seek an indictment at
the present session of the grand jury.
McChrystal is the second acquittal for
the crime,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
solved BY = French Inventor.

Solved by = French INVENTOR.
Paris, March 21. = M. Mercadier, q
French inventor. claims to have
soleved the ploblem Of sending a num-
Der Of dispatches simultaneously in a
single wire. His system, which was
explained yesterday before the
Academy of Science, vas recently tried
successfully between Paris and Pau.
Twelve independent currents were
sent on the circuit at once and in each
direction, making a total of twenty
four tlegrams. >. "
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
connenx Badly Used up.

New York, March 21.-Matty Mat.
thews of New York met Eddie Con.
nelly of st. Johns, N. B., at the Herc,l.
les Athletic club last night in Brook.
lyn, and Connolly was SO badly used
up in the fourteenth round that the
referee interfered and stopped the
bout to prevent Connolly being
knocked out. When Matthews was
declared the winner Connolly rushed
across the ring and tried to continue
fighting and White had a busy time in
restraining the Canadian, who finally
subsidized and went to his corner.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
sugar Goe. I'm.

New York, March 21.-All grades OF
refined sugar were advanced &c per
100 pounds by the American Sugar
Refining company yesterday. There
was also an advance in the pound
price of raw sugars. The advance is
said to have resulted from the In.
creased demand for the product dur.
ing the past week. !.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
SENSATIONAL INVESTIGATORS.
Their Arrival at havana Causes Lit
tie Comment.

Their Arrival at Havana Causes Lit
tie Comment.
Havana, March 21.-The arrival Of
the senatorial committee who will in
quire into the needs of Cuba has
caused but little local comment, the
afternoon papers yesterday barely al
luding to their. presence. Senators
Plat, Aldrich and Teller landed from
the United States dispatch boat
Dolphin and had a long interview
with Gov. Gen. Wood. Subsequently
they net the members of the cabinet.
After lunching with Gen. Wood they
drove, around the city and then dined
On board the Dolphin. To-day they
will visit the province Of Pinar del
Rio to view the tobacco region. As
yet they have formed no other definite
plans !, They have declined numerous
invitations Of a social character on the
ground that their trip is not one for
pleasure.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

Eaith Cure Doctors Patient Dead.
Springfield, ILL.,. March 81. A Ha-
yana special to the State Register
saws: SHenry Taylor, who has. been
under treatment of a faith doctor, was
found dead in his home yesterday. 1t
vas not known how long he had been
dead, as a paper was found pinned on
his breast on which was written:
"This man is not dead, but IN a
trance" The authorities are looking
for the faith cure doctor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
M.K1NLEY,s NEXT JOB.

Will BECOME a College Professor
when Though With Official Life.
Millville, N. j., March 81. = Bishop
Hurst, at the opening of the session OF
the New Jersey Methodist Episcopal
conference, in speaking Of the Ameri-
can university at Washington, sald
that President Mckinley would, at n
conclusion Of his service as a public
officer, accept the position of professor
of international law at the university.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
DEAD.

Formerly Chairman of the Populist
National Committee.
Seattle, WASH. March 21.-Herman
r, Taubeneck, well known as the
former chairman of the national COM
mittee of the Peoples party, died in
this city yesterday. He came here
from the East about two months ago
in delicate health, and has since been
resting quietly at the home OF MS
brother ignoring all publicity. Inc
body will be shipped to his old home
in Illinois. s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Milwaukee city Ticket.

Milwaukee, March 21. Henry j.
Baumgartner was nominated for
mayor by the Republican city conven-
ton. William HI. Stevens was nomi-
mated for treasurer and O. T. Renning
was named for controller. Judge Emil
HWalber was nominated for county
Judge by the Republican county con
.ventiOn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
HETTL GREEN'S DAUGHTER.

Rumor That She Is Engaged to n
snanish Duke Denied by Mrs.
New York, March 21.-An intimate
friend of the duke de Ia Tore says
that the latter is engaged to Miss
sylvia Green, daughter of Mrs. Hetty
Green. The duke is a son of Marshal
Serrano, ex-regent Of Spain. Mrs.
Green denies the report of the engage.
ment with some asperity..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Beecher,. Body, Cremated.

Beecher's Body. Cremated.
Buffalo. N Y, March 21.-The body
Of Rev. Thomas X. Beecher Of Elmira,
who died last week, was incinerated at
the Buffalo crematory last light, In
accordance with oft expressed wish of
Mr.. Beecher no ceremonies whatever
were held.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
M.x.xines Pouring In,

washington, March, 81. ~ The navy
department received from Capt.
O'Leary, governor of Guam, some time
ago n appeal for light reading for the
garrison and the natives. Since. then
all sorts Of magazines have been pour
ing in, until now the department Is
satisfied it has all the material neces-
sary to meet the demands Of the popu-
ilation for some time, to come, and as
funds are not available for the ex-
pressing Of large amounts of literature
across the continent, there must be
some sorting out here.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Better Prices for Rang

Better Prices for Ranse Horses. /.
Rapid City. s. D. March 21.-Frank
carloads Of range horses for an aver
age ofa$60 apiece. The animals were
about the average run Of the range.
The price is higher than usual.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
x,,,.a nv Yelled Woman.

Killed By Q VefIed W1man'
Chicago, March p. - Miss Annie
Stether. cashier In a restaurant at $50.
TWenty-second street, was shot and
Instantly killed last night by q well
dressed. heavily yelled woman. The
strange woman came in the front door
and Walking to the cashiers desk fired
fonr shots point blank at Miss Stether
and escaped. No other person except
the cashier was in the front part OF
the restaurant at. the time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Accidentally killed.

Stevens Point, Wis.,, March 81. -
Charles Young, aged twenty-three.
while oiling machinery in the new mill
just started up at Junction had his
head split open by raising up thought
lessly while STOPPING under the rotary
staw. He died instantly. His home
was at Oakdale.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
STRIKERS E%xLIsTINc.
Chicago Mechanics Entering the
Naval Service.

zee MeChlnfCN IEnfer1ME the
Naval Service.
Chicago, March p. 1t is probable
that several thousand Chicago me-
chanics out of employment on account
of the prevailing strike of building
trades will be soon drawing wages as
employees of. the United States. Capt.
Bleckinger, in charge of the recruiting
station here, has received so many ap-
plications for enlistment that he noti-
fled the navy department and received
authority to engage Il number as ma
chinists for the battleships now build
ing. An official from the Norfolk
navy yard has been ordered to Chicago
to examine applicants. The pay Of
machinists ranges from $40 to $40 per
month. including rations.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Boxinx, Carnival Mt Racine.

Boxinx. Carnival mt Racine.
Racine, Wis, March 21.-At a boxing
carnival last night George Ryan of
Milwaukee knocked out Billy Craig Of
Waukesha in two rounds. Danny Nc
Mahon Of Philadelphia won from Jack
Doherty Of Chicago and Sig Hart of
Chicago defeated George O'Brien of
Racine. =. 49,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Shot in Seattle.

known man was shot and instantly
killed last night on a we'll lighted
business street in the heart of the city.
The police say it was suicide. but cir
cumstances throw an air of mystery
around the tragedy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
WHERE LIFE IS HEAP.

Two Colored Soldiers Fatally Shot
In Occur d'Alene.
Rathdrum, Idaho. March ola row
occurred in a saloon in Occur d'Alene,
in which two colored soldiers named
Hayes and Hayden were fatally shot.
Hayes was shot through the lungs
and Hayden in the breast, the ball
entering near the heart and ranging
upward. The man who fired the
shots has not been located.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
FOUR HUNDRED STRONG.

Five Colonist Tains With Immi-
grants Reach Winnipeg.
Winnipeg. Man., March q. Five
colonist trains arrived from Eastern
Canada with 400 settlers on board
with their effects. They are leaving
for different parts Of Manitoba, the
greatest number going to the south
western part of the province.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

New. Settlers In South Dakota.
Clark, s. D.. March 21.-Twelve car
loads Of stock, household goods and
farming implements arrived here from
Sibley, Iowa. There is not a vacant
house in Clark. The future of Clark
county looks very bright.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
BLOWN FROM A BOX CAR.

Playful DakOt Zephyr Causes the
+ Death of a Brakeman.
MiLot. N. D., March 21. - A brake
man by the name of Alex Osmondson,
while switching in the Great Northern
yards at this place, was blown from
the top Of a box car about 1 O'Clock
this morning into the river and almost
instantly killed. He fell about twenty.
five feet, striking the ice. He resided
at Larimore and left a wife and one
child.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

School SUPERINTENDENT ChOseM.
Faribault, Mimi. March p. The
county commissioners have elected 8.
B. Wilson as county superintendent Of
schools to fill the unexpired term Of
the late G. r. Simpson. Mr.. Wilson
held the same position for a number
Of years over eight years ago.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Ended Fatally.

Seattle, WASH, March 81. John
Wesley van Brocklin. a pioneer who
attempted suicide by cutting his
throat. died from the shock and a
complication of diseases from which
he suffered great pain.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
steel Barry Lydeate ID Lost.

steel Barry Lydeate ID Lost.
New York, March 21.-The big steel
bark Lydgate is supposed to be lost.
She left here Aug. &c for Shanghai
with a*cargosof case nuts. She is out
now geo days. The passage should
have been made. In. 100. days. There 10
scarcely any@adoubt thai che is lost.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Fire at steven. Point.

Stevens Point, Wis, March 21.-The
Central house a destroyed by fire.
due to q defective flue. The building
was owned by Matt Adams. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $1,5OO; loss on fur
niture, 1900, insured for $500.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
American Locomotives Che

Berlin, March 81. The verdict Of
the Prussian minister of railways
upon the American locomotives that
were tried in Bavaria ia that mot.
withstanding their faultless %construc-
ton, they cost considerably less than
locomotives Of similar style of Prus-
sian make"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
oraered "a -E.ouim..lt.

Ottawa, Ont, March 81. Orders
have been sent out from the militia
department to send the company
which was organized on the Pacific
coast to 60 to Halifax for garrison
duty, to Esquirnault instead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
4. ninrha,, Dead.

stenbenyille, Ohio, March 21.-J. A.
p;ncham, ex-minister to Japan and ex-
congressman from this district, died
at Cadiz. Mr.. Bingham was an at.
+ornev for the prosecution in the trial
~ president Lincoln's a%ssassins.
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ruined By Disiafection

Ruined by Disinfecti0n.
san francisco, March 21.-The trans
mort Warren, recently released from
quarantine. has begun to discharge her
stores. It is asserted that the process
OF fhmigation practically ruined all the
-four: on board.