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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23
THE MARKETS.

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live stock Centers.
st. Paul, Aug. 20. - Wheat - No. ]
hard, 77@7Sc; No. / Northern. 76@77c;
No. 2 Northern, 7s@75c. Rye-No. 2, AZ
@47c. Barley, 44@60c. Corn-No. 3 vel
low, 59@60c; No. 8. 5s@59c. Oats-No.
white, 32@34c; No. 8. 30@32c. i,g
Minneapolis, Aug. 20. ~ Wheat-No.
hard, 771-4c; No. / Northern, 751-4c;
new, 72c; No. 2 Northern, 31-4c.
Duluth, Aug. 20. - Wheat Cash, No.
/ hard. 747-sc; No. / Northern, u lac;
No. 2 Northern. So 3-4c; No. 3. 67s-sc;
fax, $I.42;; oats. 3sc; rye, 4sc.5
Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 20. - Wheat
No. Northern, 1901 lie; No. 2 North
ern. 1906 1-2c. Rye firm; No. 1, 81 1-2c.
Barley-No. 2, Zoe; sample, 45@63 1-2c.
Oats-Standard, S4@39c.. Corn-Septem-
Der, 507-sc. Nd
Chicago, Aug. 20. ~ Cash wheat-No.
2 red, tic; No. 3 red, 66@67 1-2c; No. 2
hard winter, SO 1-2c; No. hard winter,
66c; No. 1 Northern spring, 7Sc; No: 2
Northern spring, &c; No. 3 spring. tic.
Cash Corn-No. Q. IS q SEC; No. 3. $50
551-2c. Cash Oats =. No. 2, 26 ga q
271-2c; No. 8, 26 1-2@26 3-4c.
Sioux City, Iowa. Aug. 20. - Cattle
Beeves. $5.75@7.5o; cows, bulls and
mixed, $2.5O@4.50;, stockers, s@5; year.
lings and calves. $2.50@4. Hogs, $3.50
6.55; bulk, $6.40@6.45.
Chicago, Aug. 20. - Cattle - Good to
prime, s7.55@S.55; poor to medium, $3.50
$50; cows, $i.50@5.75; heifers. $3.50 q
625. Hogs - Mixed and butchers, $3.50
a 6.95: good to choice heavy, S6.s5@7.
Sheep-Good to choice wethers, $3.b09
425; fair to choice mixed, $2.5o@3.6o;
Western, $2.50@4.25; native lambs, $3.50
$3.50; western lambs. 1925. top.
South st. Paul. Aug. 20. ~ Cattle =
Good to choice steers, $6@7.50 good to
choice cows and heifers, 81 @ 6; good
to choice Westerns, s5.6o@6.25; common
to fair, 14@5.25; good to choice feeding
steers, $4@5. Hogs-Price range, S. 40
@6.75; bulk, $6.50@6.60; rough sorts, IS.
Sheep Fancy lambs. $5.25@5.5o; good
to choice fat lambs. $4.5o@5; good to
choice yearling wethers, $375@4.25.
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Foreign Notes.

p
Cholera continues to decrease in Ma
ella and majority Of the provinces.
Those opposing the closing Of the
eongregationalist schools say they Will
eesist to the death.
A wholesale mandatory Of forged
bank notes and postage stamps mas
been unearthed at Warsaw. Poland.
The United States consul at Odessa,
russia, informs the state department
that the plague has been officially pro-
claimed at Odessa.
The Paris Matln says Miss Gladys,
daughter Of Edward Parker Deacon. is
lfEianced 70 Frederick William. the Ger
man crown prince. 4 q ...:s 81 :, (
The British .rade commissioners will
represent to the British public that
trade In South Africa ID hampered BY
Whipping. meat and machinery trusts. EtS
"A renegade priest named Aglipay 70
trying to fern a Filipino church and
bbtain possession of the frfars' property.
His scheme Ii pronounced merely one
to make money. 5s7 Il s 5aist &
Prospects are good for the complete
success Of the Ministerial party IA Dem
mark. which means an endorsement o.
Me United States. ~ /.
AZ special dispatch from Tromsos.5
Norway. says that Evelyn 3. Bald win
| = conside sing the possibility Sof leaYgilnug
rronnsoe "A the autumn ION the; siirst;
staes of his polar advance ,5ys s99
- q - xS.na rs h. M; XII
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0therwiae.

The strike Of the United Mine Work. Elks-
ers Of Michigan has been declared on
and all mines are in operation.
J. Herbert Ballentine has made an as.
signment at Newark. N. j. The liabili-
ties are $1,SS5, 900. Mr.. Crooks is conf
dent that the. creditors will be paid. i1
All the leading cotton planters Of
Louisiana have merged their interests
and pledged Themselves not to DISPOSE
Of any of their product except through
the exchange at Shreveport. 5i5sf
Thomas w. Lawson's book. K THE HIS;
tory Of the American Cup. is liable
tu create much discussion on account OF
the authors criticisms Of American So
cial and economic eeondi tons 4.
John Pearson, d homesteade OF M HisEl q
City Mich, has been offered 9 fabulous
sum for, his farm, which has developed
an oil gusher. No property therea bouts
can be bought az the country g OIL.
crazy. "a S> IN II 1. HI
winston churchill q following his ~ Us: 1 \
erary sconfrere. Booth Tarking tor, INFO
:rolitics. Both will run for election 70
the legislatures spf their respective y e
.tates lew Ham shire and 1n q a ll
In. the November election. I'll X g3s
d The Public Ledger ana the Timessof
Philadelphia, console dated AUG. ~ Sut,-
der the ownership Of AL fs.fs Ochs. and
win sell Tor. a IL cent, except Sunday,
which viii cost q cents. y Clarke D. ~ I,
us win 10 editor chile. 'sS
Prof. ylsv1inchell 81 Minnea polls and
warren Ujphams lof ST. Paul, With 9TH
I'M X = Ia ~ saSrd X M n "
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ALL WERE KILLED.

Volcanic Eruption Overwhelms
Japanese Island.
Yokohama, Aug. 20.-The little island
of Torishima was overwhelmed by a
volcanic eruption between Aug. 10 ana
Is. and all Of the inhabitants. number
ing $50 persons, were undoubtedly
killed. The island is covered with vol
canic debris and all the houses on It
have disappeared. Torishima Is one OF
q chain of islands extending between
the BONN islands and Hondo. the big
cest island Of Japan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23
wsH,IPPpLE CHIMES.

Ten Bells for the Faribault Cathe-
ssla !s dral Are Completed.
Baltimore, Aug. 40. The chimes Of
ten bells to be erected in the towers Of
the Episcopal Cathedral Of Our Savior
at, Faribault, In honor Of Bishop Whip
BE, have been finished after two
months labor and are exciting much
interest. It Is expected they will be
dedicated Sept. II. " K. Il q Il
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NAVAL REVIEW ENDS.

Array of Warships Pass by the
Royal Yacht and Disperse.
London, Aug. 20.-The naval maneu--
vers, in the Solent yesterday were
marred by the weather. Torrents OF
rain and half a gale of wind drove the-
SPECTATORS from the sea front and it
was noon instead of 10 o'clock when the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert left
Cowes and took King Edward through
the lines of the fleet. Subsequently an
array Of battleships and cruisers. To-
the number Of nearly eighty, formed IN
two columns and passed on either side
of the Victoria and Albert.
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woMAx's SECOND PRIVILEGE.

Besides Changing Her Mind, She
May Now Kiss Promiscuously.
st. Louis, Aug. 20. - Miss Mamie
Mitchell, a dashing blond. waited on q
corner for Harry Alberts, q member OF
the swell set, and when he raised his
hat, she threw her arms about his neck
and kissed him. He struck her and
was fined $40. The Judge said a woman
hasa right to kiss man at all times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23
CHOLERA IN MANCHURIA.

Disease Continues to Spread-Has
Firm Hold in Siberia.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 20.-Cholera con-
tinues to spread in Manchuria and iso-
lated cases have been reported in 81
IBERIA outside of Blagovestchensk where
it has a firm hold. Uu to the last re-
ports there had been "a cases and 17S
deaths at Blagovestchensk, AS cases
and 2s5. deaths at Port Arthur. and 80
cases and 20 deaths at Dalny.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23
UNDERTAKER GOES INSANE.

Thirty-six Funerals In Thirty-one
Days Too Great . Strain.
Bowling Green, KY. Aug. 20. - John
NJ. Gerard, one Of the wealthiest young
men Of this section, was taken to the
western Kentucky asylum for the in
sane yesterday. Gerald is an under
taker. Thirty-six funerals in thirty
one days proved too much for him and
his mind gave way. XII.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23
SHEEP HERDER STRUCK DEAD.

Fragments From Celestial Orb Inn
beddcd in His skull.
San Antonio. Tex, Aug. Pa sheep
herder named Ramon Cruz was killed
in Edwards county by q fragment Of g
meteor that was shattered by coming
into conflict with huge boulder on
which he was seated. A piece Of me-
tearic stone weighing an ounce was
imbedded in his skull. E ssf VI <
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

Mr.. Fitzsimmons' fervent prayer for
victory on the eve of battle didn't pull
down the long end of the purse, but it
may have helped him to put up good
stiff fight. n. W..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

Joshua Anderson was taken from
Jail one morning by crowd of men
and hanged to the cross beam of the
city scales, in Greensboro. Ky. His
weight is not stated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

The word "automaniac" has beer.
coined as descriptive of the man who
owns a devil wagon but so far no in.
sane asylum wards have been set
aside for the use of this class OF
lunatics. =
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

Lord Kitchener's latest smile-said
to be the twelfth of his lifetime-has
been photographed. II he has the
had luck that distinguishes the pri
vate career of American heroes it viii
be his last. "a +
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And now an Indian 115 years OLD
follows the old negro who was 1876
Some Of these stories Ut the age Of
people who only knew when they were
born by hearsay look q trine doubtful
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

The census bureaus statement THAI
the farms of the United States are
worth more than $2o,ooo.oo0,o 900 ap
parently hasn't as yet inspired any
one with the idea Of getting up .
farmers trust.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

According to the census bueau
bachelors outnumber maidens by
2,531,333 in the United States. Now
girls. don't let these figures make you
frivolous, or you may spoil you,
chances altogether.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

The new battleship Maine is q flyer
as we'll as fighter. That she will
never use her speed in leaving an
enemy behind is a foregone conclu.
sion. .,-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

Baron de Coubertin runs no risk in
prophesying that the American starry
banner will sometime be par excel
lence the Anglo-Saxon flag. It is to-
day
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II lKI;siilIs ,Himsefs.

li7' slAttDrney Kills Hiln 4, "A. .s
81 salt Lake, Utah, Aug. q. Calvin n 3:
potter, an attorney Of this city and an g. g.
one time pr ointment 81 Michigan state
politics. committed ssuicid e yesterday
81 taking morp nine. Despo ntlency over
his failure 70 secure a pension ~ peS
lieyed to ilbe the cause 81 his suicide
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

They have found some bones out in
Kansas which show that man has lived
on the earth for at least $4,000 years.
What long time it took to work up
to the sugar trust.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

Only five revolutions and three
wars are now going on in South
America But what can you expect in
the vacation season?
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esar resolves Threats. !.

59.5349iS8 esar Receives Threatss 95s,1'1
]. Vienna. Aug. 20. - a newspaper Of
Cracow, Galicia, pubiishes n report
that the cxar OF Russia recently found '
81 his desk q missives from a revoli-
tionary committee threatening him UNI
less he conceded Constitutional GOV govern
.ment to Russia. The ear was alarmed y me
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

A woman in San Francisco tasted
iorty-five days in order to reduce her
weight. She accomplished her pur.
pose, but her family will now be put
to the expense of burying her.
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Preacher Tor Cone;1ress.

Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 2o.-Rev. Nor
ran wood, D. D., pastor OF Plymouth
Congregational church. and one Of the
most widely known !, ministers Of his
church in the United States, yesterday.
announced that Me would be candi-s
date for: congress on the Democratic y 9
ticket. 555g i " s II
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

Great Britain has captured Africa.
but the Yankees have captured the
trade of Africa. The Yankees have
made the greatest capture. on the
whole,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

Carnegie is now giving libraries to
individuals. If he intends to go all
around there is little danger that the
Geld will soon be covered.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

Prince Boris of Russia, rs years old
and unmarried, is on his way to the
United States, probably with the idea
Of mining for gold.
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Toxvn struck by ! lorna do.

y TOWN StEuCK W - AUEHa1O'
Wichita, Kan, Aug. 20.-Meager IN
formation reached the Rock Island
once here last night that 2 tornado
struck the town Of Lost Springs, de-
,nolishing grain elevator, church
and Ave residences. and blowing three
freight cars OF the railroad track.
Three men were seriously hurt and
several slightly injured. !, si..t /.
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No amount of abuse will bring the
blush of shame to the cheek OF the
man who owns a record-breaking au'
tOmObile.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

HOLSTERS are scarce-on the benches
in the Boston markets. Elsewhere,
we regret to say, they are as numer'
GUS as usual.
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s After undergoing all the perils d
the South African campaign, It would
10 indeed distressing II Kitchener 81
london should be killed BY kindnssss
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Did you ever meet q person who
had learned to swim by following in.
structions such as are printed in
many papers at this season Of the
wear? 49,.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

In Q Vienna divorce case the an.
I faithful wife and the correspondent
we're sent To- jail 10. two months. III
hiss step toward social rssOsm3
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

The Alps have cost 3O1 lives in the
fast ten years. Death seems to be
doing the tallest climDin after all.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

Latest crop reports are to the effect
that the growth of hair on John
Rockefeller's head is doing excellently
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

In his second battle with Champion
Jeffries kangaroo Bob can not deny
that he got his share Of the dope.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

!, What is to be said Of other trusts in
Germany when even the cement COM
biue has failed to stick?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

AS England doesn't happen to need
~Bobs" in her business just at present
she is a trifle forgetful of him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23
wAsHBuRN., NORTH DAKOTA
The naphtha launch IL now assisting
the automobile In reducing the surplus
population.
The rest Of the fight may have been
a fake, but Jeffries' broken nose was
genuine, apparently.

II all the world were really stage
the theatrical trust would come pretty
{. spear owning the earth.
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Casualties.

Frank Reed, an aeronaut, fell from
his parachute and was killed at Millers-
burg, Ind.
The Oceanic hotel. at Carolina Beach.
Wilmington, N. c., was blown over and
fourteen guests injured. s
Capt George Culver and Miss Iva
Miller were capsized and drowned in the
Housatonic river, at Stratford. Conn.
A cloudburst caused Kirkwood lake.
at Camden, N. J., to break out. flooding
the country from two to five feet deep.
A wagon-load Of nitro-glycerine ex-
ploded, at Bradford, Pa, annihilattng-
Joseph ellison and Oscar Bergvall, an
Office boy. a span Of horses and a wag.
on.
Sixty pounds of dynamite, two bombs
and 115 feet Of fuse were found In the.
room Of Charles Eckerman, an inmate,
Of the Adams county infirmary, at De-
catur, Ill. "A
Rev. Charles Hill Of Terre Haute.
Ind, has confessed that he, while
shooting at mark, fired the bullet that
Killed Mrs, swith at Benwood, fifteen
years ago.
Winfield Denton Of Leavenworth.
Kan, sustained severe injuries by run
ming ever dog with his twelve-horse-
power automobile, which he was speed
inf on the club track. vi
A severe earthquake was felt at
skagway recently. Several large plate
glass windows " ere broken and Chin
neys thrown down. The water in Lynn
canal suddenly rose five feet and SUBJ
sided as quickly.
The Landon hotel, at San Angelo.
Texas, was burned recently. Seven wo-t
men and children, gathered on bal
cony, were told to jump. but fear held
hem until the wall fell, carrying tbs
balcony down and killing them.
Passenger Train No. 8 on the Chicago
Great Western, westAbound. was
wrecked near Elizabeth. Ill. The truck
under the tender gave way, throwing
the coach Is on their sides. Wells Far
go Express Messenger Guyon was quite
seriously injured. Florence Wilgus, q
daughter Of DR.. J. L. Wilgus OF 5Chica'
go, was also slightly injured.
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OF TIE Ueelt
si.s .nd Sinners.

Sln0 an0 Sinners.
] Five prisoners at Tombstone, Ariz.,
sprung the large iron doors Of the jail
and escaped. ~. +, Y y
L. G. Toombs. hanged at Chicago for
the murder Of Carrie Larson, protested
his innocence to the last.
Bandits secured $500 and q number OF
watches from the occupants Of ten We
hicles held up near Chickisaw. I. 7.
Harry Benton, a. seventeen-year-old
colored boy, was lynched at Shreveport
for assaultipg a girl four years old:
julius HOFFMAN Of Rockport. Ind, at.
ter burning 5000 SO that his young
wife could not enjoy its use, committed
suicide. !,
Robbers entered DR.. A. A. stoneburn>
er's residence at Valparaiso. Ind. bound
the servant and secured plumber to the
amount Of $1,000.
Mae Akles, daughter Of a sick farmer
near Indianapolis, who was robbed dur.
ing the night, organized a posse and
rounded up the burglar.
A. Baumgarten, treasurer Of the
Maccabee camp in Chicago, is in Jail at
Manistee, Mich, charged with stealing
$1,000 Of the camps money.
j. D. Cook Of Louisville shot Mrs,
Louisa Jones. Mrs. Mary Elberline and
Mrs. Frances Rasner, only one, the lat
ter, being seriously wounded.
A body, identified by papers as that
OF John Mcdonald of Sandstone. Mimi.
was discovered alongside the Union Pa
c,fic tracks at Echo, Utah. An ugly
hole, apparently inflicted by some dull
instrument. appeared on the back OF the
head. The authorities believe he was
killed by tramps.
The body OF Harry Tracy was re-
ceived at the penitentiary at Salem just
two months after his sensational es-
cape. The corpse was identified by the
prison officials and convicts. Vitriol
was placed on his face to destroy the
features, for fear some one might stea
the body to place 1t on exhibition.
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Peoplc Talked About,

People Talked About
Maj. Marshall w. Wood, surgeon Of
ihe army. has been retired on account
" disability.
j. L. Bristow, fourth assistant post
master general. has gone to Maine for
months rest.
The doubly-mar:ied wife Of j.. F.
!Lepard, grandson of w. H. Vanderbilt.
b suing in Paris for an absolute d.
torce.
James H. Davidson was renominated
TOR representative in congress by the
Eighth district Republican convention
VI Wisconsin. M.
Former Gov. Cook died at Winsted.
Conn.,, from a shock resulting from an
operation performed on Sunday for IN
testinal trouble.
DR.. Sarah Kerr Of Toledo, medical
missionary Of the Methodist church, Is
lead from cholera. She has been In
China three years.
John w. Beveridse, a half-brother ct
Senator Beveridge of Indiana, is be-
Iieved to be insane from excessive Bible
study, at Nation, Ill.
Charles Blame, who. several years
ago was leading merchant and banker
Of Ludington, Mich, is dead at Parma
Y. r, aged sixty years.
Judge D. N. sprague of the district
court of Iowa, died at Richfield Springs,
N. r., from heart failure, aged 20 years.
fudge sprague was born in Exeter. N.
Z. t.a
George Zeis.er, one Of the most prom
ment German brewers Of Wisconsin.
lied Of heart failure at La Crosse. WIS,
lged n. He was born in Batavia, Ger
many, in 1926.
Mrs. Eliza Young, the Oldest actress
Of the American stage, died at the
actors fund home, West New Brigh-
ton, ST.. She fell two weeks ago anu
had one Of her hip bones broken. a
President Ernst r. Nichols of the
Kansas State Agricultural college, has
been selected for the position of prese
dent of the Rhode Island College of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts at Kings
ton.
Mrs. Frances Henning Speed, the
widow of Joshua Speed. who was one
81 Abraham Lincoln's closest personal
friends, is dead at the age Of eighty
two years at her home on the Cherokee
Road, Louisville, KY.
Lieut.. r. F. Brewer died suddenly
while bathing in Lake Tahoe at San
Francisco. Lieut.. Brewer had been
uuartered at the Preside for three
years and was to have left for Fort
Monroe in few days.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt has bought
the entire rouse for one performance Of
the Wild Rose company, at the Kni:k-
Ell booker shea.,r, New York, and will
take the company to Newport for pri-
vate theatricals at dinner she Is TO
give in the near future.
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- \ $500 ~ - .-.-' ~ -. y.
Che neWS
Fron the Capital.


Minister King cables from Bankok,
Siam, that the uprising ts spreading,
bit Americans are reported as safe.
An examination OF civilians for posi-
ticns as second lieutenHnts in the reg
nlar army will be held at For. Smelling,
MIMI, Sept. ].
The annual summary OF mineral prod
acts Of the United States for the year
1901 shows a total Of 81, .e24.3S0. as
against s.. 0ei, 40S, s21 in 1900.
Tests Of wireless telegraphy are he
ing made by the navy department be-
tween Washington and Annapolis. a
distance Of thirty-five miles.
Captain Cooks Three Voyages to the
Pacific Ocean," published In Boston IN
1897, rare and unique work, is missing
from the Congressional library.
The salary of F. B. Mills. deputy col
ector at Superior. has been increased to
s., 400; that of Ole A. Berg to s. per day,
md an additional inspector will be en-
p:oyed at 81 per day.
The government will send the cruiser
Adams to Wake island, midway be-
tween Hawaii and Guam, to prevent
encroachments Of JAPANESE there anu
IN other nearby islands.
President Roosevelt is quoted as say
Ing that, while the possibility OF an
extra session Of the senate in Novem-
her las been considered, no one has au-
Morlty to say it will he ordered.
Acting Secretary of War Sanger has
issued an order postponing the time
Me order for new uniforms shall go
Into effect from Jan. 1 to July !, 1903,
This is done in order that dealers may
obtain supply Of goods from which 10
manufacture new uniforms.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

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