The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-12-06

Thoma j. Borden, a member of the
Borden family whose name is linked
with the textile history of Southeast
ern Massachusetts, died at Provi-
dence,, whittier he had been taken af-
Ter being stricken with appendicitis
some time ago. /,
r. General.
Nine. Duse will tour the country,
Minneapolis and st. Paul are given one
night each.
The merger Of Chicago's beef pack.
Ing concerns has been indefinitely
postponed.
Hugo Kelley of Chicago received the
decision over Rube Ferns in q ter.
round bout at Kansas City.
John Mitchell is to write q book on.
Capital and Labor" It is to be based
~n the great anthracite strike.
Eugene Mccarthy Of Brooklyn
knocked out Eddie Boylston of New
York in the seventh round at Middle
town, Conn. T 10 =. 3 ).
T. Henry French, the theatrical man
aager, is seriously i'll at his apartments
In New York, from a complication Of
diseases. a
Verestchagin's picture of San Juan
Hill, Come, On, Boys!" showing Col.
Roosevelt charging at the head. of his
men, brought $4,000 at public auction
in New York.
Dora Ment Of Centralia, ILL.,, who.
after a quarrel wit hher lover, fftysix
days ago, Immediately lapsed into a
somnolent trance, has not during that
time evinced consciousness.
Omcials of the Santa Fe Railroad
company are said to have closed a con-
tract with French mills for 10000 tons
OF steel rails of so pounds weight. The
price is given at $22 per ton.
Gov. HUM of Delaware has issued a
proclamation calling for a special cleo,
ton for q member Of the legislature
for District No. 9, Kent county, the re-
cent election having resulted in q tie.
1.-THE Fiances" is the name Of a new
%carnation which Fred .Dorner, a La
fayette (Ind.) florist, has just disposed
Of to Chicago company for $4,000. It
is the result Of nearly twelve years Of
care.
Seventy-two works, painted with sol.
Id oil-color sticks, by M. ]. Raffaelli,
are attracting great attention at the
Durand-Ruel gallery, in Paris. The
process is new, and is the invention of
Mons. Raffaelli. S
Harry Griffin of Chicago knocked out
Kid Lepper of Ionia, Mich, at Grand
Rapids, in the last half of the tenth
and last round with a left swing to the
jaw. Lepper had all the better Of the
go in the previous rounds. 4
Billy Ryan of New York succeeded
in staying twenty rounds with Austin
Rice of New London at Stafford
Springs, Conn. Ryan frequently
clinched to save himself from a knock,
out. Rice was given the decision.
Four sophmores at Kalamazoo were
painted a fiery red as they were about
to- proceed to a social function. In
consequence, the star pitcher Of the
base ball nine and! twenty-five other
students are in danger Of expulsion.
Misssouri's vote in the recent cleo
ton has been canvassed, showing that
Missouri went Democratic. by q plu-
IdllLy ID 34sOHOs kA6 COXQHdIOO Wxk1x
1900 the Democratic loss was q, 144
votes and the Republican loss 85,144
votes.
Charles Herdlaski, United states
consul in Peru, has rendered his res.
ignation and it has been accepted,
Mr.. Herdlask is unwilling to expose
his family to the great climatic
changes involved in taking them from
Ohio to Pc i. 4
Brig. Gen. Charles A. Hood haA
been retired at his own request. His
successor will not be appointed until
after congress meets. There ts an Inn
preston in military circles that Col.
H. G. Hasbrouck, artillery corps, will
he promoted to the vacancy.
The Musical Mutual Protective
Union of New York, through Its pres
ident, Alexander Bremer, has appealed
to President Roosevelt for Q "fair and
Just interpretation Of the allen con-
! tract labor law, a. applied to the i'm.
portation o foreign musicians." sss n
Susan Deveraux Of Eldorado.;' Kan.
proved TO number Of friends that hsh'
that live In the Walnut river love mu.
sic. For weeks this young lady has
gone. TO the banks Of that stream, and
played q violin and sang songs for
the amusement OF her peta4s1,y Eldorado
people stand ON the bahaIs Of the
stream and count hundreds Of fish.
Mrs. Tingley says: st"Ifr. Gerry VIII
never be able to touch those children
and that. they viii come to point L0-
ma Our enemies are not open enc