The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-06-01
General.

Reports from all sections give fair &C.
counts Of the crop outlook.
An earthquake shock vas felt re-
Gently in a number Of towns In Ohio
and West Virginia, but no damage was
done.
The American Smelling and refining
company has filed certificates with the
Colorado secretary Of state increasing
its capital stock from $65, 000. 900 to $780,.
600. 900.
Vice Chancellor Pitney in Jersey City
signed the order dissolving the injunc-
ton restraining the Amalgamated Cop
per company from absorbing h Bos-
ton & Montana and Butte & Boston
companies.
The suit against Sam Strong, a
wealthy Cripple Creek mine owner, for
800, 900 damages. which has been on
trial in the district court in Denver for
over three weeks, ended in q verdict for
the defendant.
Stanford university's faculty has lost
another member because of the resig-
nation of Prof. Ross under pressure.
Prof. H. d. Lathrop rendered his res
ienation and stated he had accepted a
Chilly Ill kuC 0ASy "a
After a conference by correspondence
between the officers and executive COM
mittee Of the irrigation congress 1t has
been decided to postpone the annual
meeting, which was to have been held
in Colorado Springs, in July, for n
year.
Though he made his fortune Of 100000
In the saloon business Charles A. Strong
of New Brunswick, N. J., willed The
bulk Of his estate to the Y. M. c. A..
Rutgers college, the Children's Indus
trial Home and Wells Memorial Hos.
pital. +
The state supreme court Of Colorado
has decided that h city of Leadville
owns the mineral rights under and
transferred to the city for streets and
alleys. The decision, it ia expected, Will
give the city possession Of some valua-
BILE mines.
The big damaged t~hirteen-inch gun
was removed from the lower section OF
the double turret of the battleship
Kearsarge and the new gun installed.
II took five weeks work and an expend-.
iture Of $4,000 to get the disabled gun
from its position.
Victor, Goldaeld, Altman and Ana
conda. four towns in the Cripple Creek
district Of Colorado. are threatened
with a water famine by the bursting OF
the dam at the Victor reservoir At
Pixies Peake. The dam contained o.
900, 900 gallons Of water.
The national convention of the Delta
Gamma council concluded at
Neb., With a banquet. Delegates were
present from colleges as far west a.
Leland Stanford and east to the Allan
tic. It was decided to hold b next an
nual council at Madison, Wis.
Nine hundred emigrants embarked on
the steamer Californian at Guanica,
Porto Rico, for Hawaii recently. leaV--
ing 400 more ready to sail. Joyous man
ifestations accompanied the departure
OF the emigrants. Fourteen weddings
and forty-eight baptisms took place the
day before. "
The board Of directors OF the Benja-l
min Harrison Monument association.
met in indianapolis recently. senator
Charles w. Fairbanks presided. Evans
woollen was chosen secretary TO Ill
the place made vacant by the resigns
ton Of e. +. Tibbott} The association.
confidently awaits 9 hearty and gener-
GUS response from the people Of the
United States. S s
The general quadrennial conference
Of the United Brethren Church gins
Christ has changed the he'll - y
the Apostles. creed to s'aadss."' III