The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-05-11
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Casaalitits.


Cas.alitits.
Eighty bodies are recovered from the
ruins Of the chemical works at Greis'
helm, Germany.
BY a fire at the artillery camp in the
vicinity Of the village Of st. Jean,
France, eight ~artillerymen were burned
to death and several were injured.
A handcar jumped the track neal
Clay City, Ind. and Douglas Franklin
vas instantly killed and E. G. Shute
and Charles Blankford fatally injured.
Disastrous prairie fires are raging in
Cherry county,, Neb. The buildings
Of one cattle ranch have been entirely
wiped out and other ranches are
threatened.
Running at full speed, a Madison av
enue electric car in New York struck
a heavily loadel Fifth avenue stage
coach, completely demolishing it and
injuring a score Of passengers.
Fire destroyed the machine shop Of
Silver & Gay together with the works
Of the Lowell Model company and
North Chelmsford Supply Company Of
North Chelmsford, Mass. The loss is
estimated at $780, 900.
Foxeign Notes.
Nine robbers caught in the American
quarter in Pekin were beheaded.
Count Tolstoi, the Russian savant, is
expected in Paris soon, apartments for
him having already been secured.
The British house of commons has
adopted. by large majorities, all Of the
budget resolutions In the report stages,
with the exception Of the coal tax reso"
luton.
Prince Ourouscoff, the Russian am
bassador in Paris. says that a diplo-
matte congress will be held in Paris
in June for the purpose Of discussing
Chinese affairs.
The Filipino commission in Madrid
has adopted a resolution calling upon
their countrylnen in the Philippines to
continue their struggle against Ameri'
can sovereignty to the bitter end.
The measurement Of the Shamrock
II. shows she draws exactly nineteen
feet. The draught Of the Shamrock !.
is twenty feet four inches, and that Of
the Valkyrie II. nineteen feet and sig
inches.
The Cologne Gazette's st. PETERSBURG
correspondent states that the condition
Of the shah Of Persia is becoming
worse. His liver and kidney affections
and difficulty Of respiration are as.
Stunning most acute forms.
The coroner's jury which has been
Investigating the death Of Billy Smith.
the pugilist who was fatally injured
April % at the National Sporting club,
London in a bout with Jack Roberts.
rendered a verdict Of accidental death.
Herr Mercke, a German millionaire.
who was cruising in his yacht, and
Herr Caro-, his private secretary, were
recently murdered by natives Of the
island of New Britain, of the north
east coast OF Papau. Herr Caro's body
was eaten.
The superiors general Of the religious
orders Of the Philippines, obeying in
structions received from the Vatican,
have directed numerous Filipino monks
to emigrate to Venezuela and Ecuador,
where monasteries are being prepared
for their reception.
A dispatch to the London Daily Tele
graph from Constantinople asserts that
fifteen persons were killed by collapse
of the cupola Of the Greek church at
Kliszura, Albania, and that the catas-
trophe is supposed to Rave been the
work of Bulgarian agitators.
There is no truth in the report that
an attempt has been made upon the
life Of King Charles Of Roumania. A
lunatic recently threw stones at the
window on the ground floor Of the pal.
ace. He was promptly arrested and
has been placed in an asylum.
Emperor William intends. to cele
brate the thirtieth anniversary of ths
treaty of Frankfort, when peace was
concluded between France and Ger.
many, in the Riechslande, arriving at
Strasburg May 20. It is expected he
! will make the occasion memorable by
granting several desires Of the popula.
ton there and by distributing favorA
From there he will go to Urville.
Domestic.
Gossips say that the Baltimore &
| Ohio will connect with the Burlington
combine.
J. p. Morgan & Co. have bought the
Leyland line of ocean steamers, which
will consolidate with the Atlantic
Transport line.
A syndicate is being formed in Chi.
+! cago for the purpose Of controlling all
salmon canning industries of the
| United States.
The Iowa Democratic state centra.
| committee announces that the next
state convention will be held in De,
Moines August a..
Judge Young, president Of the Grim.
inal branch of the supreme court al
Manila. has resigned and will return
! to the United States.
It is stated in Cleveland that the
, Great Lakes Towing company, which
owns all the tugs on the Great Lakes
il about to be absorbed by the United
States Steel company.
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