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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
N s OF A

Statistics Showing Nationality of
Inmates at the Anylum-One Native
North Dak0tan.
The enumerator has finished the asy-
lum at Jamestown, and finds some in
~teresting statistics about the inmates.
OF the 344 patients, only 90 were ma
tive-born Americans. OF the total nun.
Der, there were from Norway, % IL
per cent Germany, 9 3-5 per cent;
Sweden, 8 per cent; Canada, 8 2-5 per
cent; Ireland, II per cent. From the
various states, Wisconsin has sent %;
Minnesota. IS; Ohio, 10 and 1 native
Of North Dakota. The inherited insan-
ty of many of the patients, natives Of
foreign countries, is apparent. They
have been unloaded on the United
States by officials of foreign countries.
States and been sent west as immi-
grants. There is no doubt but that
the United States is caring we'll for
thousands of the foreign insane who
should be a just charge on the coun-
tries from which they came. 1t in
wolves the expenditure Of a large sum
of money, as the cost Of maintaining a
single patient for many years, as is
frequently the case, is large. The
North Dakota asylum does not contain
as large q per cent Of patients in pro-
portion to the states population as 9TH
er states, although the impression pre-
walls that it does. :.
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win more than make up for the loss

u cUV WuCdL CIOPs &. -rUt
T. n. Roney, manager Of the Mime
apolis Threshing Machine company,
returned Wednesday from Winnipes.
He made a carful inspection Of the
crops at all points from Pembina
down. Between Grand Forks and
Hillsboro the outlook is very bad. Ac-.
cording to Mr.. Roney's judgment,
there will be a one-thiSd crop. Fla1,
however, is in fairly good condition,
and, speaking for the state generally,
he Is Of the opinion that there will be
an increase Of 400 per cent over the
production Of fax last year. II the
prospective crop is harvested, it means
plenty Of money for the farmers, but
it won't help the machine business
any. On the Minnesota side, from st.
Vincent to Crookston, the wheat Is
looking well, and with favorable
weather there will be a fair yield.
Many other agents and experts who
were approached have the same story
to tell as related here. They estimate
for the state generally, a one-third
crop Of wheat with a greatlyincreased
production of fax, providing the
weather does the fair thing. and, with
this increased fax yield, the farmers
will have a pretty fair year after all.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
Unfortunate Happenings.


J.. Welsh, a deck hand On the steam
er Pioneer, fell overheard at Buffalo,
N. Y, and was drowned.
Fire destroyed the business center
and most of the dwellings in Moscow,
Livingston county, Ohio. Loss, $751;
William Sibley, a fireman on the
tug Knapp, fell overheard at Toledo,
Ohio, and was drowned. His home Is
in Port Huron.
The boiler Of a steam engine In the
Empire saw mill, near the village Of
Eden, N. F., exploded, instantly killing
three men.
At Durant, a town seventy-f1ve
miles south of South McAlester, Ind.
T., two blocks situated in the heart Of
the city, were burned.
The ten-story building at 81 Broad
way, New York, occupied by several
retail concerns, was damaged by fire,
with Its contents, to the extent of
$4,000.
The Douglas school, located at Fiji
ty-second and Forest avenue, me OF
the largest Institutions of learning in
Chicago, was destroyed by fire. Loss
on building, $4,000.
At an exhibition Of tableaux by a
Roman Catholic society at Covington,
KY, the lights went out and the girls
on the stage cried fire" causing a
panic and stampede from the crowded
building. Many trampled upon
and bruised, but none are reported as
dangerously hurt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
TERRoR1zED BY A WILD MAN.

Residents near GrantsburE, Wis.,
Have an Unpleasant Visitor.
Grantsburg, Wis, June 26.-An I'M
known wild man is terrorizing the peo-
pie north of here. He appears to be
about thirty-fve years Of age, has long
black whiskers, is barefooted, has
scarcely no clothing and carries q
Ratchet. He has appeared at several
farm houses and asked for something
to eat. He eats ravenously, and when
asked where he came from, points to
the east. He secrets himself in the
woods during the day. His blood
curdling yells have been, heard in the,
neighborhood during the past three
nights. The sheriff and a posse have
been out after him but were unable to
capture him. He runs like a deer
through the woods and it is impossible
to follow him with horses.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
SHORTAGE IN HAY.
wner Of Stock i'm North Dakota
Are Facing 4 Dilemma. II

Owners of Stock in North Dakota
Are Facing a Dilemma.
Aside from the crop situation as re-
CARDS wheat and other grains, the sub
ject that is at present agitating the
mind Of the farmer more than any
thing else is what is to be done for
hay Eext winter. Heretofore there has
always been more or less wild hay
that was available, but this year there
is absolutely no wild feed to be had.
The hav situation has been a. serious
one for some time past, owing to the
fact that year by year the country ia
settling up nor and more, and wild
lands are becoming scarce. Tame hay
has been raised to q considerable ex-
tent for the past few seasons. but IL
the present dry weather continues it
will be useless to sow grass seed.
Straw has also been fed more or less as
a coarse fodder, but, from the present
outlook. there will be no straw this
year. Several farmers in the vicinity
Of Fargo are blowing up the earlier
sown grain and will SOW a few acres
of o T for fodder.
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From other shores.

The pay of a British commander-in-
chief while in active service is ELS per
week.
Under British rule the cotton crop
Of Egypt has doubled, and is low
5OO,OOO,OO0 pounds a year.
The Newfoundland sealing season
has resulted in the largest catch for
twenty-five years, $4,000 seals having
been captured.
The South Polar expedition, pro.
NOTED by Former Capt. Oscar o
Blumendal of Berlin, will sail at an
early date from Hamburg.
The Methodists have 142 mission
aries In China, the Presbyterians 200
anu the American board of commits
sioners for foreign, missions ITO.
The Scotcflman WHO invented the
Maefeking blend Of porridge received
a bonus Of Is from the government, SO
invaluable was 1t to- the ga~rrison's RAJ
ton suEply. it being equal to six
weeks additional provisions. The ma
tiyes prefer It to any other food.
N Az h 2#. To- - ELTLA GE-LEA No - AAY E3L ~ liz La
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
Deus $ & QEGK

rNH
The royal library at Berlin has pub
lished the recently discovered cores
pondence of Alexander o Humboldt
covering the years from 1880 to 1910.
The British government owns 25'OoO
camels, several thousand of which are
used in India to carry stores and
equipment when the regiments. are
changing quarters by line of march.
Negotiations for a commercial treaty
with France have been satisfactorily
corcluded by the Brazilian minister OF
foreign affairs at Rio Janeiro. France
will grant a reduction of 20 per cent
on the duty on Brazilian coffee.
A special service for the detection of
gambling has been organized by the
police of Vienna, Austria. The police
seek for offenders not only in cafes,
but also in clubs and private apart
mentS.
The 5OOth anniversary of the birth
of John Gutenberg, the inventor OF
movable type, was celebrated in Ber-
lin recently by an immense gathering
Of printers and type founders, in the
Circus Shuman.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
Warrington.

The secretary of the interior has at
frn,ed the land office decision cancel
ing the homestead entry of Alvah NJ.
Sisler, Of a quarter section in the Du-
luth, Mimi, land district.
The secretary Of the interior has ap-
proved a patent Of 1867 acres of land
in the Marshall land district, Mime
sofa, to the Hastings & Dakota Rail-
way company.
Col G. W. McFarlane and associates
Of Honolulu have been granted a char
ter to organize the First National Bank
of Hawaii, which will act as O gov.
eminent bank in payment Of Hawaiian
obligations. .
Secretary Gage is confined to his
room, suffering with a heavy cold and
an ailment of his stomach. His con-
dition Is not at all serious, and he is
expected to be out within a few days.
II know nothing about 5000 Indians
in Arizona starving to death because
Of the failure Of crops" said Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior Ryan. mo
advices of this character have reached
this department. If such a condition
existed we would know of it in short
order"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
BONDS. FOR IMPROVEMENT.
HillsborO Issues $4,000 Worth for
Water and Light.

.Hillsboro Issues $4,000 Worth for
Water and Light.
Twenty-fOur thousand dollars worth
of water works and electric light 5 per
cent bonds have been sold to the First
National Bank of Hillsboro, at a pre-
MUM of $1,5S4. There has been some
difference of opinion as to whether
water should be taken from a small
stream near the city or from wells in a
sand ridge n mile west. but analysis
of samples from each place and an ex-
haustive test Of the capacity of the
ridge has proved the latter to be the
more desirable.
At a recent meeting of the Traill
County Telephone company a dividend
of 80 per cent was declared. as a re.
suit of the years operations. There is
no stock on the market.
Owing to illness, John o.. Lee, alder.
man from the Second ward of HILLSIDE
70. has resigned, and a special election
will be held June % to fill the vacancy.
Hillsboro will celebrate the Fourth.
A speaker has been engaged. and a
good day of races ana sports is prom
Used.
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PRESIDENT D1Az AN ATHLETE.
Incindent of Last September, Whicl
Incidentally Sent a Publisher t
. Prison.

Prison.
A sentence recently imposed by
President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico Oh
the publisher of a paper in that coun-
try. recalls an incident illustrating a.
pleasing characteristic of the Mexican
ruler. The publisher in question was
punished for allowing a cartoon to ap-
pear in his paper depicting the presf-
dent Of the republic rs a monkey
climbing a rope. The incident which
inspired the cartoonist of the ant:-ad-
ministration newspaper occurred dur
ing the visit Of the Chicago day invita-
ton committee, last September. Dur
ing their jo%urneyings around the Mex
lean capital President Diaz and men,
bers of the cabinet one day drove with
the Chicago delegation to the national
military academy, the West Point of
u sister republic. The party entered
a large gymnasium, where a number
Of embryo captains-general We're exer-
cising. The Chicagoans applauded the
feat Of an athletic young cadet, who
climbed hand-over-hand to the top on
a long rope.
The dignified president of the repub.
lie suddenly stepped aside. and, taking
off his coat and silk hat, handed them
to an aide. He then ran briskly to the
perpendicular rope, and, to the sur
prise of all, started up hand-over-hand.
He did not stop until he hal climbed
twelve Of fifteen feet, and then slid
quietly to the ground. amid the ap-
plause of all in the building. President
Diaz is yer sixty years of age. and
this display of youthful agility aston
ished the ChdcagoaEs, though the Mexi-
can officials declared their ruler had
often before given evidence Of youth.
full vigor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
Otherwise.

Newark. N. j., is making plans to re-
claim several acres OF the low neau-
ows about the city.
The quarantine in San Francisco has
been declared off, and Chinese are al
lowed to leave the state without exam
ination.
Spencer. Ia, a city of 5000 inhabit-
ants. has had only two fire alarms
within a year, and one of them was Il
false alarm.
Jimmy Michael was easily beaten by
Burns Pierce in n twenty-mlle motor
paced race ut Charles River Park al
Cambridge, Mass.
The plant of the National Steel com.
pany at Columbus, Ohio, was closed
down in accordance with orders from
the New York Office.
The Iowa National Bank of Des
Moines has been approved as a reserve
agent for the Fl st National Bank OF
Iowa Falls, Iowa.
Under favorable conditions of peace
the death rate of soldiers is about .
in 1000. The death rate of clergymen
is about IL in 1000.
It is intended to make the reunion of
the Roosevelt Rough Riders an annual
affair. with exhibitions of horseman-
ship and other accomplishments.
The National Brew ers' convention,
in session at Hanover, has protested
against the proposal to increase the
duty on barrels, barley and malt.
, The license imposed on circuses at
Atlanta. Ca. has been reduced from
1000 q day to $500, as the former
figure was found to be almost prohlbl-
tive.
The carpenters strike in Denver
ended Yesterday. the contractors hay-
ing agreed to the unions demand for
wages of Al cents an hour and a half
holiday on Saturday throughout the
year.
The Midland steel works at Muncie.
Ind, employing q thousand men, will
resume work the last Of this week.
The mill closed down last week and
the employees feared the shutdown
would be permanent.
By the death Of David Dwight
Wells of Norwich, Conn. the son OF
the late David A. Wells, the uni
versity of Harvard. is richer by about
1900. The same sum goes to the
Springfield city library, Springfield,
Mass, and to Williams college, Will
mington, Mass.
Authority has been granted to or.
panize the Citizens National Bank Of
Cedar Falls, Iowa; capital, $4,000.
l.. H. SEVERN, Adam BoyseD, T. B..
Carpenter, John G. Scott, w. II. Hos
trop and others. Blanks sent to the
Citizens National Bank, Cedar Falls,
Iowa.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
Personal Mention.

John A. Gallagher, state g%eologist,
died at his home in Warrenburg, Mo-,
aged fifty-eight.
Lord Monson, brother of Sir Edward
Monson, the British ambassador to
France, is dead, aged seventy years.
e. D. Grafton, a %water-color artist Of
national reputation, died at his home
Mt Cincinnati. He was lightweight
years old.
Washington and Lee university con-
ferred the honorary degree of LII. d.
on Gen. William +. Draper Of Massa-
chusetts, United States minister to
Italy.
The dispatch recently sent out from
Macon, Ga, to the effect that Senator
Bacon had been made i'll by eating
toadstools, mistaking them for mush-
roomS was a mistake. Senator Ba-
cSn was at the time absent from
home. He is in perfect health.
Archbishop Ireland sailed on the
French line steamship La Champagne.
He will go at once to Paris, where he
10 to deliver an Grafton at the unveil-
ing of the Lafayette monument on
July 4. The Archbishop said he would
visit Rome before returning to this
country.
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s-ub.tanti.l ECONOMY.

Fargo. N. D., June 26.-The annual
financial statement Of Cass county for
the year ending June 80, will show a
reduction Of $4,000 in the expenses
for the year. Last years statement
showed a reduction Of $1,000 over the
year previous. Most Of the reduction
comes from the expense account Of
the district court.
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Sentence su.nenaea

Lead, s. D., June 26.-The father qkt,
William Mashen, n of the boy n
found guilty Of steaiing copper frod,
the Homestake, and septenced to the
reform school, presented a petition in
to be suspended. The petition was
granted, the ! suspension to continue
during the boys good behavior.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
HAD NO FIRE PROTECTION.

Town of Huntley Wiped on the Map
by Flames.
Huntley. Mimi, June 26.-The bust.
ness portion of this village was wiped
out by fire. causing a loss that will
:each S25,OG0. The postoff1ce and
general store owned by A. d. Mairers
was burned to the ground. The town
has no fire protection, and the flames
spread rapidly to the general store Of
J. A. Hill. then communicated with
the farm implement establishment
owned by A. A. Williams.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
She was Prompt.

Parke-I told my wife she could sell,
If she desired, the furniture that had
become too bad to use.
Lane-she was prompt to take the
hint. was she?
Parke (sadly)-Was she? There is
not a thing left.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
A A FOR

The French-Hicks Flax Fibsear: com
.pany has 9 damage. suit on hand at
Fargo for $4,000. Henry Albert be.
gun the suit TO recover for alleged in.
juries. He was employed at the. mill,
and In operating a machine his hand
was caught and three fingers severed.
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Defective Flue Causes i
Prairie du Chen, Wis. June Is. -
a fire originating from a defective iaue
destroyed 2 blacksmith shop and wag-
on manufacturing establishment of
w. Tesar 4 Sons. The loss 10 quite.
heavy. H
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
Too Much Christian Science.

Lisbon, N. D., June 26.-Hamlin s.
Hanson, a single young man who
came up from Iowa in April and has
since been. living with his brother, a
farmer in Coburn township, this coun-
ty, became Suddenly insane through
too much Christian Science" He
claimed to be the greatest divine heal
err in the world. and that there was no
other that could approach him in abil-
ity. He was committed to the insane
asylum at jamestown.
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o r OF A MANIAC.
Kills One Man and Fatally Injuries
t Several Others.

Kills One Ma and Fatally In5ures
' Several Others.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 26: -
Charles Mefford, a maniac, at 5 O'Clock
yesterday morning, killed James Fitz-
simmons, fatally injured Joseph Drake
and seriously and possibly fatally in
jured Miss Kate Fitzsimmons and
then ended his own life. Mefford was
twenty-seven years old and had been
insane for a number of years. Two
years ago he was in the Independence
asylum for a short time, but escaped
and was never returned. He was not
generally considered dangerous.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
L BY LIGHTNING.
A Ransom County Man Met Death In
q storm, tst ~ At

Edward Altman was struck by light
ming while seeding on his farm in CASEY,
township, near Sheldon. He was stands.
ing on the drill, to avoid the dust, and
thus received the full force Of the
shock. Death was probably instantan-
cons, as life was extinct when assist
.nnce came, a few moments after the
accident. The tragedy is more pathetic
from the fact that he was married only
q few months ago to Miss Katie Muth.
q young lady from South Dakota. He.
was the son Of Julius Altman, and had
spent almost all his life In Ransom.
county. 81
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
SAILOR BURNED TO DEATH.

Fire i'm q Saloon Sends . Sleeper
INTO Eternity.
Ashland, Wis, June 26. - Smith 4
Dehnke's saloon caught fire Friday
and Paul Harry was burned to death
in a back room. Harry was a mate
on the steamer Altoona and lived in
Cleveland. He was in a drunken stu
por and m. exploding lamp fell near
him.
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Rrnkeman KilIea.

Prairie du Chen, Wis, June %. ~
Owen: Doqahue Of this city was acci-
dentally killed while breaking on a
west-bound freigh on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway
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Foun1 bead A III. st...

Founa Dead In Hi store.
Ashland, wiz. June 26.-Louis Kel1.
man, q prominent and wealthy merch.
ant OF this city, was found dead III. his
store. death being caused by asphyx.,
iation. Doctors say itsissascaseA 81 sui
eide. sss ~ 9%s
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Sins and

William Kelly of Larimore, N. d.,
made an unsuccessful effort to break
Jail.
Frank Moore, a liveryman of Green
Springs, Ohio, died mysteriously from
poison.
G. A. Smith of Milwaukee was shot
and killed near Green Bay, Wis, by
an unknown woman.
The body of an unknown man was
found hanging to a tree in the shoot
ing park ut La Sale, Ill.
A stranger killed himself by taking
carbOlic acid at Fond du Lac, Wis.
From a memorandum in Il note book,
he is supposed to be A. Il. Krause Of
Oshkosh, Wis,
At San Francisco, after shooting
and killing his wife, Henry E. Pike, a
bookkeeper, shot and killed himself.
Domestic discolu is assigned as the
Louis Jondreau was struck Eel the
head with a rifle in the hands of
Adolph Ashley, near Mosinee, Wis,
and killed. Jondreau had inflicted
such wounds upon Ashley with a
knife that he cannot live.
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Drowned In the st. Croix.
.Grantsburg, Wis, June e. ~ Guy
chapman was drowned In the. st. Croix
river. His former home was Granada,
MINI. s;g
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willinw

Wife lat the paay)-Do you suppose
the diamonds on that pretty soubrette
are real?S
Hrsband-1 don't know; bun, II you
say 30. III 90 around and find out.
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AMERICANS KILLED
KEMPFF REPORTS A DISASTER
NEAR T1EN-TSIN.

Remey ordered to Take the
Brooklyn to Taku and to Carry
Any Troops Which. MacArthur
May Furnish-Position of Interna-
tional Forces Seems to increase
in Peril With Every Fresh Dis
patch-Attempt to Relieve Tten-
tain Repulsed With Heavy Loss
On Hundred Thousand Men
. Needed. 49,.
The Redwood gazette., 1900-07-11
His Great Work.

A Chicago man who has written q
book was telling about it the other day
to a friend who had once done him a
service.
by the way" said the author, II
would be delighted to give you copy
Of my work, if you care for it"
II should be more than pleased to
have it." was the reply. respectfully If
you will write your name in it."
"All right. There is a bookstore
just around the corner. If you will ac-
company me, we will go there and get
it. don't happen to have a copy in
my office just now"
After they ha stopped to gla nee at
some OF the new lnilgs in tie book
store the author hailed q clerk and,
pushing his chest out very far. asked
for the novel that he had written
YES, sir" the clerk said. I'VE have
it around here somewhere, l believe,
but you are the first one who has ever
asked for copy. and it may take me
some time to find it Wouldn't some
thing else do just as we'll? We have a
great many better books at the same
price. Times Herald.
The Redwood gazette., 1900-07-11
How He Obtained Quiet.

At one of the meetings during Mr..
Moodys services in Kansas City hymn
sheets We're distributed by the ushers
just previous to his address. He was
feeling very tired. AID speaking was
great exertion: so. fearing the noise
that would result should the audience
rustic them. he resolved TO get rid Of
them. He called out, 'Nill everybody
who has hymn sheet hold it up?"
The sheets were held up all over the
ball. Mr.. Moody shouted. Now shake
themn'
Twelve thousand fimsy sheets Of pa
per were shaken vigorously. They
made an indescribably musical sound.
There is nothing to compare it with.
One can only say it was a vast rustic.
THAT will do.' called Mr.. Moody at
the top Of his voice. The sound ceased.
''All right" said Mr.. Moody. Now sit
on those hymn sheets" The audience
sat on them. Having taken this pre-
taution against interruption, Mr.. Moo
dy began his sermon.