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

Unfortunate Happenings.
Nokomis, ILL.,, was swept by fire. Loss
$4,000.
Christ Bauer was killed near Sioux
City, Iowa.
A. j. Boylin, brakeman, was killed in
the yards at Thorpe, Wis.
An ice gorge in Raccoon river dam
aged the mills at Redfeld, III.
Fifteen persons persisted in a tene-
ment house fire in Newark. N. j.
One child was killed and two others
badly burned in a fire at Saginaw,
Mich.
The steamer Cuvier went down in
the channel and thirty persons were
drowned.
The Scythe department of the Ameri-
Loss $4,000.
People along the rivers in Illinois
have been driven from their homes by
the high water.
Henry Schlegel's tannery at Lapeer.
Mich, was nearly destroyed by fire,
with heavy loss.
"A destructive fire in Boston entails
a loss Of 100000, the death Of one fire.
man and the injury Of several others.
The building of G. B. Cones & Son.
clothing manufacturers Of %Indianapo-
lis was totally destroyed by fire. Loss
$15O,OO0.
At Columbus, Ohio, the building oc-
cupied by the E. w. Swiser Cigar COM
pany and the Columbus Cigar Box
Manufacturing company was burned.
Loss, $4,000.
The extensive department store at
indianapolis known as the Star store.
owned by Effroyson & Wolf. caught
fire. The stock was badly damaged by
fire and smoke. Loss, $4,000; fully IN
sured. {.
The Alaskan telegraph line is under
way.
Five hundred miners at Wilkesbarre,'
Pa, strike. f.
DIR. McGiffert does not withdraw
from the ministry.
Mai. Arthur was indicated of the
hospital ship scandal.
Gold Democrats will confer regard.
ing Bryan's candidacy.
Missouri Republicans nominated 5,
w. JIrden for congress.
Typefounders and their employees
have settled on a wage scale.
The law excluding premiums in to.
bacco packages is to be enforced.
Pacific coast roads have agreed that
there will be no more rate-cutting.
Miss Florence Reese of Herkimer, N.
Y, has a live snake in her stomach.
Gov. Roosevelt speaks in New YorA
in favor of improving the Erie canal.
ChGctaw and Chickasaw Indians viii
get a royalty from operators of mines.
Indiana Republicans nominated Geo.
Cromwer of Muncie, Ind, for congress.
A great improvement is noted in the
agricultural conditions Of the country.
The total eclipse Of the sun on May
% will be observed at Wadesbor0.
N. G.
The Canadian Pacific will not come
into the agreement with the Western
roads. .
The coroner's jury holds the owner of
the Red Ash mine responsible for the
explosion.
Mayor Taggart of, Indianapolis de-
clined to be a Democratic candidate for
governor.
Jose Muniz, vice president of the
Cigarniakers' association, was found
dead in bed.
Junior Order of United American Me-
ckanics cannot collect the Is per cent
per capita tax.
Irvine manufactured at the Kansas
p%enitentiary is playing havoc with
wholesale prices.
The building council at Chicago will
not order a strike in sympathy with
the machinists.
The jury sets aside the will of Mrs.
Mary Johnson of New York and the
church loses 100000.
Connecticut holds the record. Mrs.
Slavery Of Bridgeport recently gave
birth to a 24M-poand boy.
The. Armour Packing company has
taken final steps for incorporation with
q capital of $20,O0O,OOO.
The San Francisco board Of health
has finally decided that that Chinaman
died of bubonic plague after all.
A gigantic steel and iron plant is to
be built at Hamilton, Ont. The entire,
plant will cost nearly $50, 1000.
The Democratic national committee
is making extensive preparations for
their Kansas City Fourth Of July cele,
bration.
The Eiie Telegraph and Telephone
company has been acquired by the Tel
egraph, Telephone and Gable company
Of America.
: At Elkhart, Ind, Rev. f. III. Gwynne
has a telephone attached to his pulpit,
and many Of his parishioners hear his
sermon by wire.
The Tennessee Democratic state ex-
ecutive committee selected Nashville
as the place and May 10 as the time for
the state convention.
Young Mahony Of Philadelphia and
Mysterious Billy Smith fought twenty
five rounds to q draw before the Her.
cules Athletic club at New York.
The bark Nellie Slado, from Rosario,
Argentine republic, in quarantine at
Philadelphia, reports having encoun-
tered furious gales during the voyage.
Students Of South Bend, Ind, high
school protest against holding Saturday
classes by erecting q black nag with
skull and cross bones on the school
flag staff.
Joe stelzner was given the decision
owe Joe Butler, the, colored heavy
weight, at San Francisco, on a foul in
the second round Of what was to have
been n twentv-rOnnd contest. Rl,flor