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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
news IN BRIEF.

Overflow Frpm the Wires In . Com
densed Form.
Former Gov. Cook died at Winsteo'
Conn, from q shock resulting from an
operation performed on Sunday Tor m
testinal trouble.
Harry Forbes, the bantam-weignt
champion, had little trouble in out
pointing and outighting Tommy fel.s
OF Brooklyn in q %six-round contest ~
Chicago.
The governor Of the island OF Guam
reports through the navy department
at Washington that the people OF Guam
desire to make q good showing AZ tn e
worlds fair. 49,
The secretary Of the treasury has
purchased as q site for the federal
building at Superior, Wis, h property
at the corned Of Tower avenue ana
Fourteenth street for $32,750.
A dispatch to the Berliner Tageblatt
from st. Petersburg says the car has
ordered the liberation Of all the
who were imprisoned at Smolensk IN
connection with the student dtsturp-
ances which occurred in Moscow last
February. K
The torpedo boat destroyer Truxtun
will be delivered by the builders to the
Norfolk navy yard on the 14th, and II
will soon after be placed in commission
This is one of the swift new destroyers
which, on her speed trial, made a little
short Of 20 knots.
From Jan. / until July 81, 1902, 1924
tens of sugar have been exported from
Cuba, and on the latter date there were
1861, 1863 tons of sugar on hand. the
figures for the corresponding late OF
1901 show that 466, 1856 tons of sugar q
been exported and that there were 49,
585 tons on hand.
Attorneys for the American Book
company have filed a writ Of error be-
fore the supreme court at Washington
against the State Of Kansas. The fight
will be upon the right Of the Kansas
supreme court to bar the company from
doing business in Kansas under the In
..terstate commerce laws.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
VICTORY FOR DA1RYMEN.
Decision Against Makers of Oleo-


Decision Against. Makers of Oleo-
margarine.
Washington, Aug. 313.-The dairyman
have won the first round in the fight to
test the efficiency Of the anti-oleomar-
garine act passed by congress at Its
last session. Commissioners Yerkes of
the internal revenue bureau yesterday
decided the question raised by the oleo-
margarine manufacturers regarding the
right ia use a small quantity Of palm
oil in the manufacture Of oleomargar-
ine. The evident purpose Of such use
is to impart a shade Of color to oleoma-1
garine and make It an imitation Of but
ter. Commissioner Yerkes decides that
such use Of palm al subjects the oleo-
margarine in which It Is used to h tai
Of 10 cents q pound.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
SEIZURE BY GOVERNMENT.

Novel Plan Submitted to the Presf-
dent to End the Coal Strike.
New York, Aug. 13.-President Roose-
welt has in his hands, according to the
World, a plan submitted. by Martin
Dolphin, CORNER president of the Inter
national Order Of Railroad and Com
mercial Telegraphers, by which Mr..
Dolphin thinks the strike in the anthra-
cite coal fields could be ended. Prest-
dent Roosevelt has referred the propo-
sition to the attorney generals depart
ment. This plan is to have the govern
ment exercise the right of eminent do
main and seize a certain number Of the
mines and operate them for the purpose
of taking out all the hard coal required
by the government and its various
buildings, for the ships, Of the navy de-
r~artraent and for other governmental
purposes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
RosEHILLs CLAIM voID.

Sovereignty Of Japan Over Marcus
Island to He Admitted.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE claim OF
Capt. Andrew A. Rosehill Of Honolulu
to ownership Of Marcus Island, over
which he raised the Stars and Stripes
in 1889, will be formally denied by h
state department as soon as certain ad-
ditional information to substantiate
Japan's claim Of sovereignty over It has
beer received. In addition to denying
Capt. Rosehill's claim, It acknowledges
Japan's sovereignty. The decision u
based on his. failure to comply with the
law Of the United States concerning
Guano island.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
MILLIoNs OF 3 DIE.

Terrible Drouth IN new south WaIes
md Qu~eensland.
Victoria, b. Aug. 1S.--Advices re-
ccnved BY the steamer Miowera. from
Australia, tell OF terrible drouth In New
South wales and Queensland. which
has devastated the sheep ranches Of
that section Of the Southern COLONY.
Millions o. sheep have died and men
formerly considered wealthy have been
compelled to seek employment. Samuel
McGaughey, the. sheep king Of Aus
5,tralia, lost over q million sheep Of hts
herd Of q million and q quarter. the
other large herders have been equally
unfortunate. e
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
FLESH TURNS TO MARBLE.

Peculiar Transformation In q Michl-
gan Girl PUSHES the Doctors.
Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 13.-Miss Dorothy
Stiles, the daughter of William stiles, .
retired chemist, formerly OF Columbus,
is dying at the home Of her father. sew
en- miles south Of Bay City, Mich, with
a disease that has bafied n physi-
clans called in to attend her. The girl
is sixteen, and until a few months ago
was in perfect health. Her body -
slowly turning into marble. or q sub
stance resembling It. The afliction
first seized the girl at the shoulder
blades, hips and feet, and q been
slowly eating its way through her body.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
HoNons o Beers.
Botha, Dewet and Delarey Will Be
Made Much OF in England.

Bothn, Dewet and Delarey Will Be
Made Much of In England.
London, Aug, 10. The arrival next
Saturday from South Africa Of Cen
erals Botha, De Wet and Delarey prom
Uses to be the occasion Of another strug-
gle between Boer and Briton. The col
onial office has made special arrange
ments for the reception of the visiting
Beers at Southampton. The naval re-
view will be in progress when the Beers
arrive, and after their reception by dis
tinguished colonial Office authorities,
Lord Kitchener and other prominent
persons, they will be conducted ON
board the steamer chartered for the use
Of the colonial premiers to witness the
naval review.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
A WASHED OPEN.

Cloudburst In New Jersey Uncovers
seventy-Five Caskets.
Madison, N. J., Aug. 13.-The cloud
burst last night caused devastation in
Hillsdale cemetery. About se~venty-five
caskets were uncovered by the rushing
waters and many Of them were swept
from the graves in which they had lain.
Some Of the bodies were found a mile
from the cemetery and 1t is believed
that others were washed into the Pas
sale river.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
C~ERsIsTENT EFFORTS TO De-
sTRoY THE CITY OF PEE
ORIA, ILL.
POLICE AND fIRfMEN KEPT BUSY
NCENDIARY CAPTURED AFTER
BEING WATCHED FOR
MONTHS.
CROWDS ANGRY mUIIfRINGs
MAKEs IT NECESSARY TO REMOVE
PRISONER FOR SAFE
KEEPING.

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 13.-The Police and
fire department were kept busy yester-
day by the operations Of a pyromaniac.
The torch was applied to five buildings
during the day, but the loss Will not ex-
coed $25. 900.
The police arrested Edward Flanna-
gan, twenty years old and charged him
with being the incendiary. Shortly at
ter his arrest the mutterings Of the
crowd made it necessary as a precau-
tionary measure t o remove the prisoner
to the county Jail for safe keeping.
Since then Flanagan has refused to
say a word.
house of the Val Blatz Brewing COM
pany at the foot Of Harrison street. It
was extinguished before serious dam
age. had been done. Fire was next
seen in Dooley Bros coa sheds, but
the damage there was nominal. Shortly
after noon fire was discovered in Neu-
,miller's livery barn. Nineteen horses
and all the rigs were destroyed. The
flames spread and for a time it looked
as though the entire block would go up
in smoke. A general
Alarm Was Sounded
and every piece of fire fighting apparat-
us was called out. While they were
fighting the Neumiller fire an alarm
came from the Clark Touring mills, two
blocks away. An alarm also came IN
from the residence Of Mrs. Reggy.
The fire fend began his work in Pc
oria about April /, and SO vigorously
did he apply the torch during the month
of April that the city council held q
special session Ind offered a reward OF
$500 for his capture and conviction. For
weeks men lay waiting in alleys armed
with shotguns in hope Of landing the re-
ward. All this time She continued APP
plying the match. The fire underwriters
offered an additional $500 reward. Up
to late he has succeeded in burning
ffty-fve horses and causing fire dam
ages aggregating many thousands OF
dollars. When the flour mill fire broke
out yesterday Flanagan was seen look
ing in through the window and was
seen to throw something into the build
ing and then walk hurriedly around the
block. He was followed, and after the
department had arrived at the fire he
returned and was arrested.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

When W. K. Vanderbilt was told
that Gates thought Of executing q
coup to gain control Of the New York
Central Railroad he said: "Pooh!!n"
WIN MI. Vanderbilt please explain
whether that 10 his idea Of Gates or
Of the proposed coup?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

A president Of the United States
is at q great disadvantage when re-
siding in q small town. His oficial
position loses all of its dignity when
he is brought into comparison With
the town constable.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
LiEcoln,s Cousin Dyinw.

$3.50 COuatn Uyln2.
Denver; Aus. -. Mrs.. Emma =.
Casey. j cousin of Mrs. Abraham Linz
coin. has made application FOR sadmis-
sion to the Arapahoe county poorhouses
az she ii titute@andsdyinggfr0m
variety Of afiictions. She claims e.
ihave5n wealthy daughter ~ New York
who tis am artist. Ig s#g
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

William N. Guthrie. the Chicago
university lecturer who declares that
modern newspapers are more shock
ing than Byron's don JUAN" evident
" has been reading the beauty hints
In the magazine sections.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

Ping-pong has been introduced in
the British lunatic asylums, but it is
announced the game Is not RESPONSE
BILE for the presence in those institu-
tons OF quite all the inmates who play
1t.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

The Boston man who wants a di.
vorce because his wife is under tho
control of certain evil-minded per.
sons" has established a valuable pre-
cedent for the total abolition Of dress.
makers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

America has the best guns" says
q German annual. 1t is lucky for the
editor of the annual that Herr krupp
is not empowered to punish people for
leZe majesty. J
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

President Castro of Venezuela has
tackled the following notice on his
office door: "Out. Will return when
the revolution is over-if / have good
luck"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

Piemakers in New York have
struck. Just here is where the public
calls q halt. We can get along with
out coal OF meat, we can manage to
have our freight undelivefed. but we
must have pie.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

The prisoner who preferred to &c
back to his cell rather than marry
should not be censured hastily. A
great many persons not In DURANGO
have shown far less wisdom.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

The coronation charity bazaars gave
wealthy Americans a chance to see
society and at the same time to pay
a high price for the privilege.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

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A boy who rocked a boat at Peoria
was drowned by the boy he wished to
brighten clinging to him. The lament
able part of this is that the scared
youth was drowned also.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

Francis A. Palmer of New York. an.
other rich man, has started in to
build colleges. It will presently come
to pass that college building will be
another Of the overcrowded profes.
sions.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

A man has started to ride a horse
from Dayton, Ohio, to San Francisco,
but it is quite safe to say that this will
not become a fad.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

Young Mr.. Rockefeller and his wife
can afford to take their wedding trip
q year late, as no one will suspect
that it was the expense that kept
them from going sooner.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

The Governor of Yucatan reports
that his country has neither a war
nor a revolution on hand. Well, by
gum! Another miracle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

See Venice and die has a new mean.
ing now, when historic structures in
hat city are tumbling about the heads
Of residents and tourists.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

1t is the unexpected that happens in
the ordinary affairs of life, and in the
matter Of weather it is the unprotected
that occurs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
LAYS IT TO FAMILY TROUBLE.

.Carpenter ut Louisville Shoots
Three Women.
Louisville, Ky, Aug. Is. James D.
Cook, a carpenter. yesterday shot Mrs.
Louisa Jones, Mrs. Mary Elberline and
Mrs. Francis Rasner. residing in diff
ferent houses. Mrs. Rasner was the
only one seriously wounded. She is six-
ty-hve years old and her condition Is
critical. Cook say s.family troubles are
responsible for his act.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
EUprtsinE m Korea,

~ Vp1A1IM8 - AOEeAs 5sN
London, Aug. Is. - Advices received,
here from Korea report uprisings in the
provinces Of Jen Ham, sund schan, Kota
sschan and South 'schela directed.
against the governors and Foreigners.
IN Jen Ham the uprising assumed seri-
Gus proportions and many Japanese
merchants were m%altreated and driven.
out OF the province. y,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

Venice proposes to replace the old
Campanile with a steel structure, n
containing elevators. Shades Of By
ron and Ruskin!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

Mary MacLane is writing another
heart romance, compared to which her
maiden effort will seem like q cold.
storage tamale.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

King Edward is getting SO robust
that he may insist on juggling a few
cannon balls while being crowned.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

The name of the new sultan Of Fan.
1ibar is Seyyid Aeei. His poet laur'
cate is up against a tough job.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
Foreign Notes.

Foreign Notes.
French artists are petitioning the
italian government to forbid the re-
building Of the Campanile.
"Diavolo" fell at the Westminster
aquarium. in London while looping the
lcop," and was seriously injured.
The heir apparent to the Turkish
thrcne has been arrested, charged with
assisting the Young Turks party.
sagasta desires to retire from public
life, and a crisis anent the rsIisiols
question confronts the king Of Spain.
A confession from a captured Filipi-
70 developed an extensive Organization
Of irreconcilables in Tayabas province.
The Paris Matin says the cholera epi-
dernic in Egypt is creating extreme pans
&c. All who can are hastening to Eu-
rope.
Minister Conger las been notified BY
the foreign ONCE that order has been
restored in szechuan by the killing of
$50 rioters.
The revolutionists suffered severe
losses every day Of the fighting ct
Agna Dulce, and are reported conn
pletely whipped. s
Capt. Johansson. Of the Americas,gdee
mands an inquiry into circumstances
connected with the BALDWIN arctic ex-
pedition. "A scandal Is expected. rs
DR.. Garnault q Paris 5tiil believes he
will have tuberculosis, although moth
ing positive has vet been developed
from his self-inoculation 1ionmia dis
easedseow. 8 saas s Mg
Ex-Princess ChimayffrisdSto brain u.
Rigo, her husbandsEWith lamp. p.
cause he rave lessons ~ = Young a.
vorced English woman "A the flattersssl
apartments 81 TN hotstataP aris. after
midnighk& Ss;.&
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

It may not be according to rule.
but King Edwards head will lie un-
easy until he wears q crown.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

An Ohio preacher has declined .
call to Boston. He probably has 20
litical aspirations.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16

Another Fourth Of July victim is
dead. Our great national holiday
keeps gathering them in.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
Casualties.


The Centennial flour mills at Spokane
were destroyed by fire. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
Four persons were seriously injured
while escaping from a fire in the Sir
William hotel, Chicago.
Badenoch & Co.'s elevator, at Chica-
go, burned; loss, SIS, 900. The stock con-
sisted of malt and mustard seed
A passenger car containing Wards
Ministries was struck by a yard engine
end six injured. at Hannibal, Mo.
At Lancaster, KY, the Hotel Garrard,
the opera house, w. A. Arnold's. livery
stable with nine horses and twelve We
hicles and several stores were burned.
Loss, $50, 900; insurance, 100000.
An excursion train on the Ann Arbor
road, carrying 200 passengers. was
wrecked at Cadillac, Mich, and eleven
persons injured. It is believed the
wreck was caused by a flange breaking
on one of the wheels.
Capt. Hobson, after being warned by
a woman at Springfield, O., that 1t was
the anniversary of the wreck at Donels-
vile, and that he was in danger, board
ed a street car, which was derailed be-
fore reaching it's destination, and many
injured. .x,s,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
II the King keeps on getting better
he should be at his best very soon.

In spite Of the growing use Of ex-
travagant expressions. talk still re-
mains cheap.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
People Talked About.

49,
Leroy Anderson, Republican, an at
torney of Taylorville, was nominated
by exclamation for congressman from
the Twenty-fourth district Of Illinois.
DR.. John Gordon, D. D., has been
elected professor Of Tabor college at
Tabor, Iowa. He has been acting pres
ident for a year, and for a year prior to
that he was a professor in the college.
Theodore R.. Hostetter, one Of the
v;ealthiest men Of Pittsburg, died OF
pneumonia at his apartments In New
York. He was the son of David Hos
letter, an oil and gas magnate Of Pitts
burg.
The engagement of Reginald Wander
bilt and Miss Cathleen Gerhard Neil
o has been announced. The an
nouncement was no surprise, the
couple having been generally considered
as engaged for some time.
James Barton Adams, the poet and
postscript writer of the Denver Post
for the past six years, has severed his
connection with that paper and In
tends to pass the remaining years of
his life in Southern California.
John Francis Duncombe, pioneer set
tier of Fort Dodge and prominent in
political and legal circles throughout
the state, is dead at his home in Des
Moines, Iowa, aged seventy-one years.
The cause of'death was a stroke Of apo
plexy.
Hon. Alfred Wise, aged seventy-one
years, since 184S a resident of Freeport,
ILL.,, and for many years president OF
the Second National bank there, died
suddenly. He was a brother-in-law Of
Gen. John NJ. schofeld and was widely
known in the West,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
~N~N~~~NA~N~~
From the CAPITAL.


From the Capital.
The siamese crown prince and suite
will be In Washington Oct. z and 8.
Their itinerary later, will include the
Twin Cities.
Ambassador White reports from Ber-
lin that the meat inspection law IL I'm
tended to keep American goods out Of
Germany entirely.
The treasury department has de-
cided to locate the headquarters Of the
new Washington and Alaska internal
collection district al Tacoma, Wash. e.
d. Croker, the new collector, will open
Ills ONCE for business Sept. !.
CoEami ssioner Of Pensions Ware says
that legislation enacted by the last
session Of congress will result in at
least 10000 new pensioners. The num-
Der Of pensioners on July / of this year
was 9 9,446. This shows a steady
growth Of the roll for a number of
years.
Off1cial Information from Rome indi-
Gates that Mgr. Quidi will soon be ap-
Iointed apostolic delegate Of the Ro-
mar Catholic church to the Philippine
Islands. 1t had previously been report
ed that Bishop T. ]. Conaty, RECTOR of
the Catholic university at Washington,
would be appointed.
Commissioner of Pensions Ware says
that the legislation enacted by the last
session Of congress will result in at
least 10000 new pensions. The number
of pensioa .rs on July l Of this year was
9e9, 446. This shows a steady growth of
the roll for O number Of years. Com
missioner Ware says that this growth
Is accounted for by constant new pen
zion legislation. "
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
Animals That Weep.

Do animals weep? Explorers say
they do. Lady Burton says tha.
she has seen horses in the Syrian
desert cry from thirst, mule cry
from pain of an injured foot and Il
camel shed tears in streams, Cor
don Cumming declares that he has
observed tears in the eyes Of Il dying
elephant, and DR.. Livingstone used
to have pet ape which cried when
the explorer would not take il in his
arms. Wounded apes have died
crying, and apes have wept over
their young ones slain by hunters.
Sea lions are said to cry for the loss
of their young, and a giraffe which
had been injured by the rifle of u
hunter began to cry. Another cX.
plorer tells of a chimpanzee which
had been trained to carry water
jugs. 1t let one fall and break and
in its sorrow set a-crying. There
seems to be little doubt that animals
do sometimes cry from pain. sorrow
or annoyance; but, as a rule, we
cannot catch the watchdog in tears
or the family cat having a "goo,!
cry."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
Some Household supsrstItIons.

The gift of a knife cuts friend
ship; in handling a needle the eye
and not the point must be extend
ed. The dropping of a dishcloth
betokens a visitor, and he or she
will be an entire stranger should a
cock crow in the doorway. 1t is
unlucky to cut the nails on Friday,
although the Arabians, on the con-
trary, religiously observe that day
for the purpose. If you sing be-
fore breakfast, you will cry before
supper, and if you stumble up stairs
you will not be married during the
year. Putting on the left shoe first
is regarded as an omen of i'll.
Augustus Caesar put his left sandal
on before his right one, and nearly
lost his life the same day in mu-
tiny. That had nothing to do with
it of course, and Butler in his
''Hudibras" scores him for the silly
notion.