The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-02-17
Foreign.

Anxiety In lQula.
The first election in San Juan re-
suited in a fatal riot.
John Redmond las been chosen lead
er OF the Nationalist.
A Belgian girl is said to have eaten
no food for eighty days.
The influenza epidemic is raging in
Germany with undated fury.
Italy is pleased over the reciprocity
treaty with the United States.
The italian university wants to build
t%wenty-four first-class battleships.
ltaly's quarantine regulations against
smallpox aroused a storm of protest i'll
France.
Great Britain will resent any foreign
intervention and is preparing for in
reference.
The French government does not be-
lieve Italy will furnish troops for Eng
land in Egypt.
French ratification of the reciprocity
treaty with the United States is said
to be assured.
Italy has been asked to send a relief
expedition after the Duke of AbruzZi,
the Arctic explorer.
The betrcthal Of Maria Theresa of
Portugal to Prince Karl Ludwig of
Thurn is announced.
The people Of Civic. Italy, recently
made a riOtous demonstration against
an increase in taxes.
Gen. Kobbe has occupied and garri-
soned nine towns in the Philippines,
canturinO < NM nriSOnorS
A vote on Lord Fitzmaurice's amend
ment resulted in a big government VIC
tory in the house Of commons.
\ st. Petersburg paper says the en-
peror Of China was not deposed but
that his successor was named.
The German press declares that
France is trying to make trouble be-
tween the Kaiser and England.
Labouchere attempted to address a
peace meeting, but was hit on the head
with n missile and driven away.
The British ambassador to France
left that country last week on leave
of absence, due to the anti British feel
ing.
The coal famine in Germany, due to
the strikes, is assuming a threatening
aspect. The question is now discussed
of f%orbidding coal exports until normal
conditions are restored.
The semi-oficial Berlin Post severely
scores Duke Albrecht of Mecklenbury.
Schwaerih for allowing himself to be
interviewed by the Eclair Of Paris. a
well known rabid anti-German paper.
General.
A %postoffice inspector will survey a
mail route to Cape Nome. .
The Corbett7Jeffries fight will be-
pulled off in San Francisco. ;
The New York legislature will prob
ably repeal the Horton prize-fight law.
OF twenty-five Cinnamon on trial at
Fargo nineteen We're ordered deported.
The Fort Dodge na.) Beet Sugar COM
pany vas incorporated; capital, $780,
600.
A plan has been formed to rehabili-
tate the United States Milling COM
pany.
The National Cyclist association held
it's annual meeting in New York last
week.
Factories throughout the country are
said to be crowded to their fullest ca
pacity.
The Diamond Match company's an.
nual report shows net profits of over
10 per cent.
The Northern Pacific turns Seattle
down very hard by securing terminals
at Everett.
Montith Portland Cement company
will dam the St. Joseph river at Bris.
tol. Ind. and erect a plant.
Control Of practically all the lines
west Of Chicago is reported assured to
the, great railway syndicate.
Charleston, S. c.. has been formally
chosen a the place for holding the
next educational convention.
Congressman Babcock has been re-
elected chairman of the Republican
national congressional committee.
The directors of the Standard Oil
Co., New Jersey. have declared q divi-
dend of $40 per share, payable March
Is.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has arranged to float $1O,OOO,OOO
4 10 per cent bonds. 1t may enter the
telephone field.
Arthur Sewall, late vice-presidential
candidate. says he favors expansion
and that he thought Bryan would be
renominated and Mckinley elected.
Financial statement Of the r. d. &
Robert F.. Spencer Banking company,
which suspended at Thompsonville.
Conn.,. shows liabilities Of $1O5,1T and
assets $1O,S25.
The anthracite coal miners Of Tioga,
Pa. have been granted an advance of
10 cents per ton for mining. Over
1000 of the men have been on a strike
for several weeks.
Representatives of eight furniture
manufacturing companies Of Wiscon-
sin met in Fond du Lac, and it devel-
oped that the Wisconsin Furniture as
ISOLATION had been organized at Osh,
kosh last October.
The franchise and plant Of the Osh-
kosh Northwestern Telephone COM
pany have been transferred to the Erie
Telephone company Of New York, rep
resenting the Wisconsin Telephone
company of Milwaukee.
Henry G. Payne, Republican national
committeeman of Wisconsin, expresses
the opinion that IL Gov. Roosevelt finds
that the Republican party wishes him
to be the vice presidential candidate
he will consent to accept.
The University Of Pennsylvania win
confer honorary degrees Of doctor Of
laws upon the president Of the Repub-
lie Of Mexico upon the occasion Of
university day." Feb. %. The am
bassador from Mexico to the United
States has received instructions to rep