The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-12-12

10 JOlO 10 investigate Lu0 LFOuDl0 Iu0E0
which resulted in Gen. Leonard
Woods attack on the Moros, has COM
pleted his tour of that island, and also
of Mindanao. He reports that the Jolo
islanders have been severely whipped,
and that probably four hundred of
them were killed.
Grimes and Criminals.
Tom O'Day, the bandit, is safe in jail
at Casper, Wyo.
Solomon Paddock, an old soldier,
shot and killed his son William at Te-
kamah, Neb.
Charges of attempted bribery caused
the Michigan prison board to postpone
the award of a Sis. 900 contract.
Mrs. Aurora Hodge, awaiting trial
for the murder Of William x. Ryan,
died from the effects of an operation.
Frederick strube was arrested at
Macon, Mo-, for, and confessed muir.
dering Alice Hunninger in Havana,
I'll.
Stay of execution was granted Al.
fred A. Knapp, sentenced to death for
the murder of his wife at Hamilton,
Ohio.
Magistrate Harry Fletcher of Phila-
delphia is being prosecuted for NAL.
feasance in Office in accepting $4,000
unsecured bail.
Alfred j. Firth, who murdered Fred
erick J.. Bailey, naval storekeeper at
EsQuimault, on June 81, was hanged at
Victoria, B. c.
the Royal Building and Loan associa'
ton Of Portsmouth, Ohio, shot himself
through the head.
E. Burke Scott, treasurer for Charles
B. Dillingham;, theatrical manager of
New York, disappeared recently, hav-
ing $4,000 in his pockets.
The federal grand jury at Omaha has
resumed its investigation of alleged
bribery in connection with p%ostof1ce
appointments in Nebraska.
Attorney Brode B. Davis, counsel for
the alderman in the graft investigating
committee at Chicago, has received
nearly 100 threatening letters.
The grand jury at Socorro. N. Mex.
indicted Abram Abiti, %ex-county treas
urer, on charge of embezzling $4,000 Of
county funds, and of grand larceny Of
the public records of his Office.
Henry Gray and Louis skaggs, resi-
dents of ,C%hilesburg. KY, quarreled
yer the unloading Of q car Of coal.
both claiming to have been engaged
for the work. Grey was killed and
SkaEgs was fatally shot.
William Welsh Harrison's country
home. the Towers. at Glenside, a
suburb of Philadelphia, has been rob-
bed of jewelry valued at. $25, 900. The
thief is believed to be q man servant
who was employed by Mr.. Harrison
about two weeks ago.
DOmes -fc.
Joe Grim will appear on the stage
with Barney Gilmore in kidnapped in
New York"
Speik will probably be elected cap
tain Of the University of Chicago team
for next season.
Hushey McGovern, brother of Terry,
and DUSTY" Miller will meet before q
Chicago club shortly.
Mike Schreck, the Cincinnati slug.
ger, is on the trail of Hugo Kelly. He
wants to fight the Chicago middle
weight.
President Eliot has closed the coffee
house frequented by Harvard under
graduates in their search for a mid.
night lunch.
The transport Logan sailed from San
Francisco for Manila. via Honolulu
and Guam, carrying officers and men
of the Twentieth infantry.
Adam Lehman found the dead body
Of Pastor Levi Wilcox of the Free
Methodist church of Lindley, N. Y, i
q barn, and then dropped dead, too.
An effort is being made to organize
the importers of the United States on
q large scale, with the object of OBJ
tanning fair, prompt and impartial ad-
ministration of the customs laws.
Edward M. Brown. former commo.
dore of the New York Yacht club and
fol. many years we'll known in the fruit
commission trade, is dead at New
York at the age Of sixty.four.
The board Of directors Of the New
Orleans board of trade have voted
unanimously to consolidate with the
maritime exchange. The two bodies
will be amalgamated about Jan. 1.
Under the will. of William Wyman,
the philanthropist, just probated at
Baltimore. Johns Hopkins university
will receive his estate, valued at over
$500. 600. upon the death Of his daugh.
ter. d,
Over 100000 people have attended
three football games this season. Yale
and Harvard played to over 10000;
Yale and Princeton and Michigan and
Minnesota to 10000.
SAP Weinig Is back In Buffalo from
the coast and says he wal doped IN the
battle he lost out there. There is . !.
erythfng in his appearance to indicate