The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Domestic.

San Francisco had a big parade on
the occasion of the semi-centennial Gel
ebration of the Native Sons OF the
Golden West. =.
Col. Albert D. Shaw has been nomln-
ated by the Republicans of the Twenty
fourth New York congressional district
for representative in congress.
The Fifth Avenue Savings and Loan
Association of McKee4port. Pa, is In
solvent. An alleged discrepancy Of $s2,-
900 has been discovered in the accounts
Of the former secretary. &
Lester A. Rose. a well known Wis
consin newspaper man and recently
secretary Of the Wisconsin Valley Ad-
vancement association, died in MIL
waukee from heart failure.
The San Pedro has arrived at Port
Townsend, Wash, from Nome with 276
passengers. The San Pedro sailed Aug.
80. Returning passengers report that
already winter is setting in.
The Chicago Chronicle says that abb
solute control Of immigrant business
entering all Eastern and Southern
ports is being planned by officials OF
the big roads operating west of Chica,
go.
The title of champion swimmer of the
world comes to James L. McCusker,
who won the third and decisive race in
the series with Cavill at the Chutes.
Boston. The distance was half a mile.
Time, 1924 2-5.
The American Steel and Wire COM
pany at Anderson, Ind, has notified
it's 700 employees hat 1t will resume
about Sept. "a, double turn in rod mill
and single turn in others. It closed the
first Of the year.
After a ten-weeks' spell Of idleness.
the longest in its history, the Illinois
Steel company's Bay View plant, at
Milwaukee will be in full blast, when
the force of 900 men will resume work
in the four merchant mills.
The census bureau that
the population Of Portland, Ore. is
80, 426, as against 6 1886 in 1890, an in
crease Of 44,041, or 94.5 per cent. The
population Of Atlanta, Ca, is s9,s72,
against 1888 in 1890, an increase of a.
33e, or 37.14 per cent.
Claims aggregating 100000 have
arisen in connection with h efforts
made, principally in Hawaii. to pre-
vent the bubonic plague from securing
a foothold in this country. The loss OF
the Japanese is estimated at $780, 900
and the Chinese at about 81, 000, 900.
The exact date of investing Archbish-
op Keane with the pallium has not
been fixed, but will very likely be the
first Sunday in october. at DUBUQUE.
Iowa. Archbishop Ireland will deliver
he sermon, and the comforting OF the
pallium will be by Cardinal Gibbons.
After spending the past six days con-
ferring on the bar mill n pudding
scale, the conference committee OF the
Araleamated Association of Iron n
steel Workers and representatives OF
the great iron and steel manufacturers
have adjourned without an agreement
heine reached. The adjournment was
taken subject to the call Of either SIDE.
Pittsburg and associate Interests
have taken costly and determined
steps to insure the development OF an
export business in iron and steel. A
rush order has been placed for the con-
structior Of ten great freighters to
ply between Lake Erie ports. between
the welland canal and the Gulf OF St.
Lawrence. across the Atlantic. The
fleet will cost something like $3.boo,ooo.
It was decided at q meeting held ct
Chicago to hold the national civic fed
GRAFTON Joint debate on campaign IS
sues in Chicago, Oct. 1, 2, 8 and 4.