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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
DISPLAY OF WILD WEST TACTICS.
Desperadoes Terrorlze q Peaceful
Town.

Desperadoes Terrorlze q Peaceful
Town.
Alliance! Ohio, Dec. 3.-Three despe-
radoes gave a display OF Wild West
tactics here yesterday. They entered
two houses, held up the inmates, held
UP. seven persons on the street ana
finally stole a horse and buggy with
which they made their escape. The
home Of Mrs. Margaret Teeters was
the first entered, where she and her
son Carl were robbed Of their jewelry
and 800 While one Of the three guard
ed the Teeters home, two others en-
tered the home of ex-senator Silas J.
Williams, next door, but got nothing.
They next tried to enter a saloon, but
we're met at the door by Lawrence Cav
anaugh, who, though covered by re-
volyers, shouted for help. Some young
men who ran to ~Cavanaugh's assis-
lance, were covered by the revol3ers of
the highwaymen and made to give up
their valuables. The trio then jumped
intoa carriage stolen from a livery and
got away. The police are on their
trail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
GOLD DEAD.

Prof. Wynn Claimed to Have q
Process Worth Money. :,
Denver, Dec. 1.-Prof. G. C. Wynn.
whose recent, announcement that he
had discovered q process by which i'm,
mense gold values could be secured
from what is now considered low
grade ore, created a sensation in min-
ing circles, died ;ast night at st. Jo-
seph's hospital. His alleged discovery.
though discredited by many mining
men. has excited much interest. While
Prof. Wyman's partners refuse to talk
OF the matter, it is understood that his
death will not affect the plans ma
terially.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
Fatal CATTLE DISEASE.

Fsrmers Do Not Know the Cause
AID Want an investigation.
.Anoka, MINI, Dec. 8. - Frank Rup-
precht, a prominent farmer of Burns.
lost several cattle last week from some
peculiar disease. He thought 1t was,
due to overpacking their stomachs with,
corn fodder, having let them in a field
when the stalks were still standing.
Development failed to prove such the
case, only to a partial extent. He has
taken the matter to the state board of
health and an investigation will be
made. This case is one Of several sim
flar ones, other farmers in this vicinity
having lost cattle recently. The symp-
toms are different from anything any
veterinarian seems acquainted with.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
CHINA DEF1Es THE POWERS.
Ii Boldly Violating a Condition of
the PROTOCOL. g.

In Boldly Violating a Condition of
the PROTOCOL. e
Washington, Dec. 3.-Definite infor-
nation has been receivefid by the state
department that the Chinese goverfin-
sment is violating that conditional of the
international peace protocol which for
bids the importation Of firearms, ma
terial for their men and ammunition In
China for q period Of two years.
China's holiness in this defying the
powers causes much surprise here. par
ticrlarly as the temper of the nations
concerned in s~uppressing the Boxer
troubles has not entirely been appeassd
and further transgression is likely to
prove disastrous for the Flowery
Kingdom. The question Of the proper
method Of dealing with China's viola
ton is under consideration, and 1t. is
said that a protest will be addressed
by the United States and other nations
to that government.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
SHERIFF. IS SUSPENDED.
Hennepin County Omcial Charged
With Malfeasance.

Hennepin County Ofncial Charged
With Malfeasance.
Minneapolis, Dec. 3.-Sheriff Philip 7.
Megaarden is temporarily suspended
from Office and will be under a cloud
until the evidence taken in the charges
against him have been passed upon by
the governor. Then he will be either
exonerated sor removed. The governor
took summary action in the case Sat-
urday afternoon and issued an order
suspending the sheriff of, Hennepin
county, pending the investigation.
Aside from making this order he APP
pointed Robert Stratton and Thomas
II. Salmon a commission to sit and hear
cused. The charge against Megaarden
is malfeasance in Office.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
FERGUSON GUILTY..

Convicted OF Poisoning n$DocfOr In
an Insane Asylum.
Jacksonville. Ill, Dec. 3.--The jury IN
the case Of William w. Ferguson,
charged with the murder Of DR.. IL.
Barnes Of Monticello by poisoning the
doctor In Central hospital for the in-
sane last May, at the alleged instiga-
t,on@of Mrs. Mamie Barnes Of Quincy.
the DOCTORS wife, and Mrs. Nc Will
Jams, mother Of Mrs. Barnes, returned
a verdict finding Ferguson guilty OF
murder, and fixing the term Of punish
ment at twenty years In the penitenl-
tiary. Va Sss36
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
WISCONSIN HUNTER IS KILLED.

Principal Of Fortuna High school
Accidentally Stays Companion
Williams, Bay, Wis, Dec. 3. - While
hunting at the head Of Geneva lake
Thomas j.. Crew shot and Instantly
killed Guy Baker. Mr.. Crew is the
principal Of the high school at Fontana:
and Baker was a well known resident
of, that place. The men were crawling
through high grass when Crew slipped
and fell and his gun vas accidentally
discharged, the shot entering Bakers
back, causing almost instant death.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.

CONFIDENTIAL clerk Uses About 412,,-
OOO Of the Banks Money.
st. Louis, Dec. /. ~, Theodore Dud-
dleston, confidential clerk at the Ma
tional stock Yards Bank, East 81.
Louis, yesterday confessed to &C.
Knox, president Of the bank, that his
books showed q shortage Of between
$1,000 and $4,000. The money he said
was lost In Specializing. principally in
cattle. The news that rehabilitation
was short in mis- accounts caused a sen
sation in East st. Louis. where he is
popular.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
ANOTHER MONEY INVASION.

English shipbuildins May Be
Merged by Americana.
Liverpool, Dec. 1. = The shipping
weekly, Fair Play, hears that Q gigan-
tic scheme is in contemplation by;
which a United States syndicate would
acquire the whole of the Clyde ship
yards, either by purchasing them out-s
right or by effecting a combination on
the lines of the United States Steel
corporation. Fair Play doubts whether
Americans would care to run their
business under British trade conditions.
but knows that the matter is being
seriously discussed. 81
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
Roy BURIED ALIVE IN A WELL.

sand Caves In Above a Wisconsin
Child. and He II Dead When Body
Is Dug Out.
La Crosse. Wis. Dec. 3.-Frank Lei
bel. aged ten years, was buried alive In
an old we'll Saturday. He, with a num-
Der of other boys, was digging sand.
when he stepped on an old board which.
broke, dropping him fifteen feet, the
sand caving on him to a depth OF five
feet, The boy was taken out dead sew
eral hours later. Two others were in-
jured.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
WILLIAMS is FREE.

walker Man Is Acquitted " the,
"a. Jury. n
Walker, Mimi, Dec. s. It took the
fury lust thirty!fve minutes to declare
Solomon Williams, who has been on
trial here for the past week, not guilty
of the murder OF James Morris. Frank
n. Price. his attorney, made 2 most
brilliant defense. showing conclusiYely
that the killing was done entirely In
s~elf-defense. aA
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
LYNcHERs FOUND GUILTY.
Jury's Verdict IL Assault and Hat.

.Yury,s Verdict In Assault and Bat-
Modena, Utah, Dec. saturday the
Jury at Phoebe, New, returned a YER
dict OF assault and battery against
seven of the persons accused Of partici-
patton in the recent hanging Of the ne
gro Ellis at Fay, New. Judge Talbot,
in his charge to the jury, Instructed
them to either return a verdict Of guilty
of assault with intent to kill or one OF
acquittal. When the verdict was read
in court the judge scored the jury for
returning such a verdict. The men
will be sentenced to-day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
nov snoors HIS FATHER.

Claims His Parent Was Intoxicated
and Became Abusive. i
Greenfield, Ind, Dec. 8. - Robert
sGlasscock, aged seventy years, a prom
inent farmer living ear here, was shot
and probably fatally wounded by his
seyenteen-year-old son. The boy was
arrested. He claims his father came
home intoxicated and began abusing
him and other members of the family.
and after the father had struck him
with a broomstick he fired at him, in
tending to frighten him off, as he had
done on other occasions when his faith
ser had assaulted him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
IOWA MAN SHOOTS WAITRESS.

H.rry Hartman Fntnlly wounds
MISS FLORENCE Porter.
/ Cherokee, Iowa, Dec. 3-HarrysHart
q q young man TWENTY-FIVE years
Of age, shot Miss Florence Porter,.Sa
waitress fne1Wtite's restaurant Two
bullets penetrated the young wonan's
breast, and little orsno hope - enter
tanned Of her recovery. The motive 81,
the crime H. unknown.
9hreat % Lynching.
sioux CITY, iowa. Dec.3--Miss Porter
who was shot at Cherokee ~ her
sweetheart, Harry Hartman, isSdydng.
Hartman..itsi allegedS said he meantsstoel
XIII e There are threatsSof lylnch tI
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
Il UP.
Britons lave Displayed Consider
. able Activity During the Past Fort

able Activity During the Past FOrt-
Might.
Pretoria. Dec. L. The depletion Of
the Boer forces continues at about the
average rate. Several districts are
practically clear. There has been much
progress in the last fortnight, notably
in the southeast Of Orange River Col
ony, where nearly 200 Of the Beers are
accounted for. Commander Alderman
alone lost about 80 men, and only
stragglers remain in that district. The
Beers difficulty in maintaining their
supplies Of food and ammunition are
increasing and &c Using anxiety to their
leaders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-28
ROYAL YACHT NEARLY
SINKS TORPEDO BOAT

New York. Sept. ga special to the
Times from Montreal says: An officer
OF the royal yacht Ophir is AUTHORITY,
fer the statement that the torpedo boat
destroyer Quail was within an ace of
being sunk by the Ophir in the Cuff of
St Lawrence. The occurrence was wit
messed by the Duke and Duchess of
Cornwall, who were on deck at the
time
The Quail was ordered to come along
side the Ophir and take off dispatches
from the duke, which were to he Cabled
or mailed to the king IN England. The
Ophir was going at sixteen knots an
hour and the Quail came up at twenty
knots, the plan being TO take off the
bag containing the dispatches hung
from boom over the Ophir's side
while both were at full speed. The man
Jailed 10 get of the bag and the Quail
was drawn toward the Ophir while
the water splashed high between them.
Those or board the Ophir thought III
was all up with the little Quail So
close was she 10 the Ophir that she
Iouleu rope and her stern was drawn
under the bows OF the Ophir The
commander ordered fun speed ahead
the rope cleared itself. the destroyer
got away. and at thirty-fve-knof
clip the Quail proceeded to Quebec.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-28
CZOLGOSZTERROR STRICKEN
Assassin Cries and Sheks Until Corridors Ring When He Is
Placed in Cell at Auburn Prison-Legs Gave Way
and He Had to Be Carried

Auburn. n. Y, Sept. 27.-Czolgosz
President McKinley's murderer, in the
custody of Sheriff Caldwell of Erie
county and twentE<One deputies, ar
rived in Auburn at 5.15 a. m. The
prison is only about fifty yards from
the depot. Awaiting the arrival of the
train there was a crowd of about 200
people Either for fear of He crowd
which was not very demonstrative. or
from sight OF the prison, Czolgosz's
legs gave out and two deputy sheriffs
were compelled to practically carry the
man into the prison.
Inside the gates his condition became
worse and he was dragged up the stairs
and into the main hall. He was placed
in sitting posture on the bench while
the handouts were being removed, but
he fell over and moaned and groaned
evincing the most AFFECT terror.
AS soon as the handouts were IN
locked the man was dragged into the
principal keepers office. As in the case
of all prisoners, the offic srs Immediate
ly proceeded to strip him and put on a
new suit of clothes. During this opera
ton Czolgosz cried and yelled, making
the prison corridors echo with evidence
of his terror.
The prison physician DIR. John Cher
in, examined the man and ordered his
removal to the cell in the condemned
row, which he viii occupy until he is
taken to the electric chair. The doctor
declared that the man was suffering
from fright and terror but said that
he was shamming to some extent.
The collapse of the murderer was a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-28
ALL M'KINLEYS ESTATE
is LEFT TO HIS WIFE
Real and Personal Property viii Total S225,0OO
to$25O,OOO, Including So, 600 Life Insurance.
Document Was the Late Presidents Own Handwriting and His
Chief Concern Was for Mrs. McKineys Comfort.

CANTON Corteyou
Mckinley dispon connected with the
meeting Mckinley the question of fling
viii of reading
By faithful Mckinley
succeeded although the ordeal hard Tonight
sc S resting we'll.
necessary disposed
This Secretary
the Judge the viii President Mckinley probate.
They carried with them the following:
Il Ida Mckinley widow William Mckinley deceased hereby
cline the his the appointment
William r. Day and Georges B. Crteyou administrators The viii
annexed"
Of Sept o. Following
the o President NcKinley's will:
Executive Mansion Washington publish following my
latest viii and hereby revoking all
"Tc below I'd wife, Ida Mckinley bequeah of my estate
wherever situated aud the personal property
be DEATH during following
upon property personal: To pay my mother
Helen Mckinley. be
keep wife annuity provided then
direct that such of be sold adequate
both purposes
PRovIDEs RELATIVES
Whatever property of give to nv
brother and share and share alike
wife from shall have all
and that mother shall be provided
her old age andha
witness hand this October 1897 my last
viii and testament made at tie city of Washington
,Signed9 civilian MKINLEY."
The foregoing will day October 1897
at the Of the his
and our signatures hereto in has presence. (Signed)
&C. B. CORTELYOU
CHARLES LOEFFLERD
1t authority that Mckinley will total 1925 600
including of
mentioned the estate consists of contiguous Canton
and of deposits Washington Monday morning has been fixed bv
the Proo court for hearing pbatng Then it is ex-
Iecte Crteyou be
The viii is in the presidents handwriting is on executive
mansion letter paper.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-28
GLENDENNING FREED
Slayer ofJames Hedges at State
line Found Not Guilty by
ParoWan Jury.

Parowan, Sept 27.-At o'clock this
morning James o. Glendenning, who,
for the past ten days, has been on trial
for his life. charged with the murder
of James H. Hedges at lteline, this
county. on Aug IL, was brought into
court to hear the verdict of Not
guilty" which twelve men have said
was the result of their deliberations.
The state rested its case Monday
noon, and arguments by respective
counsel lasted until o'clock yesterday
afternoon, when the case vent to the
jury. That body deliberated for six
hours.
The state was ably conducted by
District Attorney Greenwood of Fill
more. assisted by ex-senator Arthur
Brown of Salt Lake City and Sheriff
Froyd, who left no stone unturned to
secure evidence.
cotton & King of Provo. who made a
strong fight for the prisoners life and
won it.
Each day of the trial the room has
been tnronged with spectators, who
have taken a keen interest in the case.
When Judge Marioneaux asked Fore
man Connell if the jury had reached a
verdict the room was as still as death.
The prisoner was surrounded by cOun-
sci and friends, and when Clerk James
Stone read the verdict Not guilty"
was almost overcome by emotion. He
tried to speak and thank the jury and
his friends. but could not. The best
of order prevailed. and the verdict was
received with general satisfaction by
the people here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-28

surprise to everyone. En- route from
Buffalo he showed no indication of
breaking down He ate heartily of
sandwiches and smoked cigars when
not eating. He talked some and ex-
pressed regret for his crime He said:
am especially sorry for Mrs. Nc
Kinley."
He reiterated his former statement
that he had had no accomplices, and
declared that he had never heard of
the man under arrest in st. Louis who
claimed to have tied the handkerchief
over his hand, conceaIing thA pistol
with which the president was shot He
says the handkerchief was not tied He
went behind the Temple of Music ar
ranged the handkerchief so as to hide
the weapon, and then took his place in
the crowd. To Jai!er Mitchell he sent
ms message to his father:
Tell him am sorry 1 left him such
a bad name"
CzolgOsz was in normal condition this
afternoon and seemed to have fully re-
covered from his collapse.
There are five cells for condemned
men in the prison, and Czolgosz was
placed in the only cell now vacant, so
all are now occupied. Two keepers are
constantly on guard in the room,
which is separated from the main pris-
on, but to guard against an attempt on
CzolgoSz's part to commit suicide. two
more guards have been added and one
will constantly sit in front of CzoIgosz' s
cell and Will have a key, so that anv
attempt at self-destructiOn. NAV be
frustrated at once.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-28
CHASING FUNDS STOLEN
BY FORMER CAPT. CARTER

Chicago. Sept. 27.-Csovernment off,
Gals, says the Chronicle, have learned
that $4,000. said to be a part Of the
money embezzled by Oberlin NJ Car
Ter. now serving a five-year sentence
az the Fort LeavenwOrth peniteatfarv.
has recently been taken from Chico 20
repositories 70 some eastern city. ard
that secret service men have gone to
the place to seize the funds
Last week government authorities
located S-90.00p in cash and securities
in safety deposit vault at Huntf1--
ton, W. Va. and during July real e.
tate worth $4,000. conveyed By ~3~ge~
TO brother and uncle. was imp1und-
ed by appointment OF receivers. IRE
present location OF the $500 go. which
consists OF cash and securities. has not
been made public
Marion Erwin. SPECIAL assistant at
rorney general OF The United States.
who caiae here 10 file proceedings
agair~- former Captain Carter to re-
cover par- Of the booty left suddenly
TO follow up Information as 10 the
Whereabou Of the S4oo. 000, which he
Stated he found had been on deposit
in Chicago until recently.
United states District Attorney Sol
Bethea ami Lawyer n II. Whitney,
local receivcr IN the case in speaking
about the matter said il was expected
all the stolen funds would bc round in
q short time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-28
POLICE OF CHICAGO
HAVE MURDER MYSTERY

Chicago. Sept. 27.-In casting up the
body of an unknown woman at the
foot of Graceland avenue, the waves Of
Lake Michigan have thrown mystery
into the hands of the police.
Aside from the battered skull, a sew
cred left eef and a severe cash below
it, a small hole in the left temple CT
the wOman's head may lead to The
discovery Of a brutal murder. The
hole in the temple has every appear
ance of a confusion made by a outlet
in entering the skull.
AS to the identity of the woman. no
is apparently about 80 years of age
the police have been unable as yet to
secure the slightest clew. The descCID-
ton Of the woman tallies pS~lly with
that Of Miss Florence Ely, the miss
ing Evanston woman, who has Eaf-
fed the police Of the country for the
past ten weeks The hair. complexion
and height tally exactly. but the de..d
woman was considerably heavier tha n
Miss Ely. A brother-in-law of Mr..
Rogers. brother-in-law of Miss Ely,
visited the undertaking rooms lust
night, but was confident that the body
was not that Of Miss Ely.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-28
MANY HURT IN
TRAIN WRECK
-%-
Passenger Coaches Go Over En-
bankment in Iowa.
THREE ARE FATALLY INJURED
THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN DUE
TO RAILS SPREADING.
THREE ARE FATALLY INJURED

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 27.-Through pas
senger train No. 3 en- the Wabash from
ST. Louis to Omaha was wrecked at
10 O'Clock today at curve seven miles
southeast of Council Bluffs. The en-
tire train, consisting of mail and bag
gage cars, two day coaches. a chair
car and Pullman sleeper, rolled down
an eighteen-fOot embankment and
turned bOttOmside up. The engine
alone remained upright, stopping with
the forward trucks on the edge OF the
bridge over Indian creek. The train
carried nearly a hundred passengers,
and, miraculous as it seems, none were
killed. Three were perhaps fatally in
jured, sixteen seriously hurt and a
score of others received minor bruises.
The Badly Hurt.
Conductor Arthur F. Wilson, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, side and head badly crushed;
internal injuries; may die.
Mrs. George Rue, Silver City, Ia
several ribs broken, hip crushed and
internal injuries.
Infant daughter of A. H. Wilson.
Tekamah, Neb-, head badly crushed !;
viii probably die.
Less Seriously Injured
George Kammerer. Dodge. Neb.. knee
hurt
Mrs. George Kammerer, Dodge. Neb.,
head and arm.
Two Kammerer children.
Mrs. F. S. MattQx, Cincinnati, hip.
Mrs. W. A. Dalston, FullerstOn, Neb,
head.
Frank Smith. express messenger, arm
crushed
William Judd, chief mail clerk. an
kle.
A. H. Wilson. leg bruised. shoulder
dislOcated.
Mrs A H. Wilson. about chest.
Miss Carrie Kern, hip.
r. II. Harris, porter: leg injured.
X. A. Addy, Imogene, Ia; severe
scalp wounds
F. NJ. Secrist, Eldorado. Kan; cut by
nylng glass.
c: W. salter. EIdorado. hip crushed,
back hurt
Mrs. Handy. Shenandoah. Ia; inter
nally, serious.
Mrs. Addy received a scalp wound
which required several stitches and had
q narrow escape from death.
A score of others were more or less
injured, some having gashes caused
by glass and broken seats. Most Of
the injured were taken to farm houses
until relief could arrive, and later were
removed to hospitals here and at Coun-
ell Bluffs
The train was running about thirty
miles an hour when the accident hap
pened- All the cars were badly dam
aged and there were several narrow
escapes. When Mr.. Adday was taken
out it was from under a large car
truck which had been jammed in be-
side him, just missing his head. The
little daughter of a. H. Wilson was
and was thrown across the car. It
will probably die.
The wreck is thought to have been
due TO spreading OF the rails.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-28
BRIeAN0S WANT HEAVY
RANSOM FOR MISS STONE

Constantinople, Thursday, Sept. %
the Rev. Mr.. Haskell. a missionary at
Samakov (Bulgaria), has received a
letter from Miss Helen H. stone. the
American missionary who was carried
OH By brigands Sept. in the district
OF D1umabala. 1t does not reveal the
Whereabouts of Miss Stone. but saws
she is in good health and has been well
treated by the brigands. especially in
the earlier stages OF the abduction.
Latterly, in consequence of the viSor-
Gus pursuit of Turkish troops, she has
been subjected to privations
Miss Stone adds that the brigands
demand ransom OF $4,000 Turkish
pounds The opinion is expressed in
Sonstantinople that the BuIgaro- Mace
uOhlan committee was actively con-
CeThed IN the abduction of the mission
airy.