The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-07-06
casuaities.

Fire destroyed the plant OF the Ma
tional Pump company and the Big Four
depot at Mound City, Ill. The loss IL
$10O. 900.
The compress owned by Imam,
Nein,s & Co., at Houston, Texas, was
burned, with 1890 bales Of cotton. The
loss is placed at 1925, 900, the plant be-
ing totally destroyed.
pr. a. J. Baker, a leading physician
Of Grafton. w. Va, and his eight-year-
old son were drowned while bathing in
Valley river. The boy went beyond his
depth, and in attempting to rescue him
the father was drowned.
Thomas Lyons warehouse at Arcola.
Ill, was destroyed by Lightning. over
700 tons OF broom corn, owned by the
Union Broom company, was consumed.
The loss is between $4,000 and 100000
covered by insurance.
The brush factory Of j. NJ. Martin C
Son and h grain elevator of the j.. G.
Smith & Wallace company, adjoining,
at Newark, N. j., were burned, with, q
loss to the first named of $780, 900, and to
the grain elevator people of $780, 200.
Fire at Mayfield, KY, destroyed sew
en- tobacco r~ehandling houses, q large
quantity Of tobacco. a coope shop and
thirty-two small residences and stores.
Scores Of persons were rendered home
less. The total loss Is estimated at
$200,0 600.
Thirty acres of coal lands at Pittston,
Pa, sank several feet, and the surface
is still going down. The cave-in oc!.
Cured at the Fidler colliery, operated.
by Elliott, Mcclure & Co. The 600 en-
ployes escaped. It is thought the shaft
will have to be abandoned. The cave
in was due to "robbing'' pillars.
Crimes and Criminals.
At Frankfort, Ind, Albert Towne ia.
tally wounded Mrs. William Granger
and hen killed himself. The shooting
occurred in the Granger home. The
cause is unknown. II
The New York grand jury has in.
dicted Police Capt. John D.. Herlihy,
who was in charge of the Eldridge
vice crusade, for neglect Of duty.
At Thatcher, w. Va. several shots
were fired by strikers at %non-union'
miners who were attempting to enter
the Maratime mines. The %non-unions
men were compelled to abandon the
attempt. t.
Frank C. Forrest, a well known,
young man Of Quincy, ILL.,, and his for.
mer sweetheart, Louise Strothoff, were
found dead in a country road five miles
out. 1t is impossible to learn who fired
the shots.
$50, 900, alleged to have been forged.
have been discovered outstanding by
officials Of the Akron Ohio Varnish.
company. J.. H. McCurm. treasurer Of
the company, is said to have been miss
ing for O week.
Charles Lilly White, the n~aturalized
American citizen who was arrested in
New Zealand last November, or q
charge of being Arthur Blatch, who
committed a murder at Colchester In
1893, and in whose ase q nolle prosequt
was entered, has been released from
custody. :.
The grand Jury Of Modoc county,
California, who have been investigating
the lynching, on May 80, of Calvin Hall,
his three sons and Daniel Yantis. for,
alleged thefts, has returned three in
dictments for murder. Robert Leven-
ton, Iscm Fades and John w. Brown
are the, persons named.
.Gregorio Cortez, the Mexican arrest
ed in the mines above Laredo after q
long chase, on, the charge of having
killed two sheriffs and q posseman, was
brought to San Antonio, Tex, by spe-
! cial train and placed in jail. IT is said
Cortez admits his identity and acknowl-
edges having killed the three men.