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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-12-05
CONGRESS-.
Mouse indulses In q Debate on the
Tariff.

Mouse Indulges In Debate on thu
Tariff.
Washington, Dec. 2.-The house, az
ter being in session for little more
than an hour yesterday, adjourned un;;
til Friday. The time was chiefly CON
sumed In q tariff debate. When Mr.
Payne had offered the motion to ad
5ourn over. Mr.. Williams, the minority
leader, suggested that they would like
about thirty minutes on side for de-
bate, whereupon Mr.. Payne asked ths
consent Of the house.
Mr.. DeArmond (Dem.. MOI in .
humorous vein, criticised the majority
while Mr.. Williams (Miss.) and Mr.
Gaines (Tenn.) dwelt ON the tarin pol
Icy Of the Republicans.
On the Republican side Mr.. Hep
burn (lowa), Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio)
and Mr.. Hemenway (Ind.), replied. de-
Tending the. policy of their party. the
latter two also responding to charges
Of dereliotion made by the minority
against the majority.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-12-05
TO KILL MARQUIS ITO.

Student With q Dagger Thought .
Would-ee Assassin.
Yokohama, Dec. 3-A Japanese med.
ical student was arrested yesterday on
suspicion of an attempt to assassinatt
Marquis Ito. He carried a dagger con
cd at the marquis villa at MISC. It il
believed this ,sttempt on the states:
mans. life was the outcome of recent
suggestions in the sensational news.
papers of Japan that q ministerial a.
sassination would be a patriotic action
tending to produce a more warlike pol
icy On the part of the government.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-12-05
FARMERS PLAN COOPERATION
Representatives From Ten stat
u. II, Gather at CHICAGO.

Representatives From Ten statss
p. 0athsr At Chicago.
Chicago. Dec. 3. = Farmers repre-
senting ten states gathered at tht
Grand Pacific hotel yesterday to dis.
cuss plan Of merging their locJ
bodies into one national Organization
with view to securing better prices
for products. w. F. Hendricks, pres
ident Of an organization in Oklahoma
and Southern Kansas, said his society
had 10000 members and was anxious
to affiliate with any national body
that would benefit the agriculturist
L. B. Day described a plan of farmers
operating their own grain elevators, Q
plan which has been in successful op
GRAFTON in Nebraska for several years
The farmer, he explained, subscribed
for elevator stock, and when sufficient
funds for new elevator are secured
work on the structure is begun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-12-05
Suggested by United States.
ROBBERS USE THEIR GUNS.
Terrorize Citizens Of indianapolis ane
Destroy Valuable Propertv.

Terrorize Citizens Of indianapolis and
Destroy Valuable Property.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 8. - Two
burglars early yesterday destroyed
several hundred dollars worth Of
property and did enough shooting for
. small battle. with q net gain to them.
selves Of 81. The money was secured
from the once Of the Michigan Lum.
ber, company. A. w. Prince, living
near by. as:aroused BY, an explosion.
!. hat Vt hs rstrsetsd , ,,i when hs vsss spppt-
IL shot Ct. * second explosion il tho
once followed, and : moment later
the. burslasI emerged. " They carried
the cash box. and with. their tree
hands kept up . fasilade Of shots, to IN.
tinidatsrang one Who might approach.
They .thsn obsnsd the cash box; 1 steal
one. and escaped = - ~ = = !: :
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-12-05
FoR VIOLATING GAME LAW.

One Hundred Arrests and sixty-six
Convictions In Michigan.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Dec. 3.-The
statement of State Game Warden
Charles H. Chapman, given out yester.
day. says that during November 100
arrests were made and e6 persons
were convicted of violating the game
laws. Nearly q thousand dollars IN
fines were collected. twenty-five per
cent Of the cases were violations ct
the hsh law. Because Of the presence
in tAs woods Of many deputy wardsns.
M. Chapman states that very few
desrswsre i killed out OF season, a.
though i, maly hunters arrived o.
The sosnsss u, tsN'enty It -, days Y. before II
'VUono0. ss.i. fiiaa,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-12-05
WOULD INITIATE PANAMA.

Successful Secession Move Arouses
Revolutionary Party In Venezuela.
New. York, Dec. 3.-The secession OF
Panama from Colombia is re-echoed in
Venezuela and Guinia, according to .
Herald dispatch from Port of Spain.
Trinidad. It is asserted by one Ven.
ezuelan that the opposition party in
Ciudad Bolivar contemplates imitatine
the Panamaians and seeding from
Venezuela.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-12-05
CHASTITY WARNING
LETTER WRAPPED AROUND 4
FINGER Is RECEIVED ~
GEN. BELL
CARS AND mead Arc PROMISED
DEATH OF CAPTIVE THREATENED
" THE TROOPS ARE NOT
WITHDRAWN.
tue finger WAS rafsnly CUT
PosroFF(cE INSPECTORS WILL
EMpEAHoR> To-TRAcE ThE
WRITER.
y
EARS AND mead Arc PROMISED
Tue finger WAS ratsnly CUT

Denver, Colo, Dec. 3. - Adjt. Gen.
Sherman M. Bell yesterday received
from Telluride. the following letter
wrapped around . human finger:
Gen. Believe send you the finger
Of man who disappeared from TeHu-
ride some time ago. His ears will fol-
low and then his head. II his friends
want to see him again in any other
way but the way we send him, you
have got : to do one thing. We only
want you to withdraw the troops
from Telluride at once. II you don't
you will receive his ears in few
days. Don't try to find us, for 1t Is not
In. the power of tin soldier to do it.
-"S. D."
Was Freshly Cut.
A physician who examined the
finger pronounced it the ring finger
from the right hand and said it was
evidently cut off shortly before the
letter was mailed, as the ploodstains
on the letter bore evidence of being
fresh and the blood on the finger was
hardly dry.
After comforting with Gov. Peabody
Gen. Bell turned the letter over to the
postoffice inspectors, who will en-
deavor to trace its author. 1t is gen.
orally believed at the capitol that the
matter was intended as hoax.
The executive board Of the Western
Federation Of Miners in session here
yesterday sent the following telegram
to Guy Il. Miller, president OF the
Telluride Miners union:
Advises Miners to Remain.
advise all men who were ordered
to leave town as q result of alleged
vagrancy trials to remain in Telluride.
The justices Of the peace nor any otb'
or Official Of county or state cannot
compel persons to leave any place
where they have chosen to reside.
The Constitution Of the United States
concerning rights makes it unlawful
for onlcers to deny these rights. Howe,
Rattan and others are subject to pun
ishment IN United States courts; the
law will be duly invoked. You are as.
sursd OF. the hearty support of tho
Western Federation of Miners"
The boards action 10 the result of
the arrest Monday by the sheriff at
Telluride Of twenty-eight idle men.
Jssso q Reportsssv
It developed late last night that the
bloody finger came from the ONCE Of
Q local surgeon, and it 10 charged that
1t was sent to Gen. Bell as joke BY
certain newspaper reporters. Gen.
Bell issued statement in which hs
declares that he has placed the mat.
tor In the hands Of the postal authori.
ties and that no effort will be spared
to secure the apprehension and pun
ishment of the parties responsible for
the hoax
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-12-05
AGAIN UPON BASIS OF A TREATY
FRIENDLY OFFICES or FRANCE
AND GREAT BRITAIN BRING
IT ABOUT.
DIPLOMATS monty GRAIFItu
owe GREAT CREDIT TO ALLIES
OF. THE RESPECTIVE Dis.
PUTANTs.

Paris, Dec. 3.-The Associated Press
learns that Japan and Russia are on
the verge of q settlement Of the Far
Eastern controversy which promises
to dissipate the war cloud that has
been hanging over both countries.
This settlement will be the result Of
Ethe negotiations which have been in
progress for some time past, and
which were assisted by the friendly
representations of France to Russia
: and of Great Britain to Japan. The
two nations have practically agreed
upon the basis of treaty, the signing
of which can be prevented only by
some unexpected development.
The basis of this Forthcoming agree.
ment follows:
Russia will accept the two agree.
ments. entered into by Japan and
Korea, dated 1896 and 1898, respective.
ly, under which Japan
Secured Various Rights
in Korea, including the maintenance
of agarrison at Seoul. In exchange
for this concession Japan will accept
Russia's treaty with China respecting
Manchuria.
It is believed - though this cannot
be stated as positive-that Japan and
Russia will reiterate their support of
the principles of the "open door" and
the Integrity of China and OF Korea.
In diplomatic and official circles
here considerable qualification is ex-
pressed at the satisfactory stage upon
which the negotiations between Russia
and Japan have now entered. Diplo.
mats
Give Considerable Credit
to the respective allies of the two dis.
putants for the moderation which has
prevailed in the Russian and Japanese
councils.
Information has been received here
to the effect that japan is constructing
at Seoul barracks for 1000 men,
though she now maintains only 500 IN
the Korean capital. This is accepted
a. an indication that Japan contem.
plates strengthening her garrison at
Seoul.
A0 0AAPGAOA VI xAOSCd 10 COA6lQCE0.
bly, agitated over the situation in his
country and is denying himself to all
foreigners, evidently fearing that the
Russian and Japanese representative
ut Seoul will ask for an audience and
present fresh demands. "
Suggested by United States.
Washington. Dec. 3.-The state de.
partment may be the means of sug.
gesting q method of settlement of the
Manchurian question satisfactory to
ill parties by submitting the question
as to when and how Russia shall evac.
uate Mauchuria, If at all. to The
Hague tribunal This proposition al
ready has been broached in Europe,
where it has attracted the attention
of publicists, and 1t may be that the
United States government, as the
party In interest best situated to urge
the plan upon the Russian govern.
ment, will find itself able to do this.
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PORK RIG FOR BASS.
II Is Con>enien and Effective In Late May
and Early June.

The very best rig for the taking Of bass
at this time Of year will be found to be a
strip of pure white salt pork on single hook
Of the Cincinnati bass pattern, behind a
small spoon. Two inches above the spoon
a small sinkcr should be attached of either
the cylindrical or the dipsy shape, as the halt
Of pork and spoon has not sufficient weight
to sink deepy enough when reeled in.
A bait Of this kind will weigh nearly a
half ounce. which is the regulation weight
for casting. This will take out from
seNenty-fve TO a hundred feet Of line readily
and coming back through the water rapidly
at from foot to three feet below the surface
makes an exceedingly attractive lure.
1T is a moot question among anglers a.
to whether bass strike at the pork because
Of its color and shape, which make it re-
semble a minnow in motion, or because
of the salt in the meat. Probably both
causes have their effects.
The basa will not strike 80 readily at a
strip Of bacon. though that Ia salt. but the
bacon Is darker and by no means An con-
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| therefore more durable. They do not
| fray and they reel well. They are stin.
however, requiring more pressure on the
and they are death on tender thumb =,
The makers, despite their sins In the
matter OF lines, are TO be thanked for what
they have done with reels Time was, and
only short time ago. when NM no , rss wa was
nothing to brag of. A man thought him,
self fairly well equipped If he owned reel
that was ."ruby- jeweled,' which meant
agate bearings, and had paid ei5 Tor IL.
| Some Of them cost $25 some OF them cost
$50. They still cost such sums to men able
to pay them.
| Makers In John Lane Aliens stamping
| ground voodooed the fishing public, and
Il was superstition that there was no good
reel unless IL was bred in old Kentucky
where the meadow grass is pink and snakes
get in the statesman's boots whene 'er ne
tries to think. There ia now reel. of hall
dozen different makes, sold by any repu-
table dealer for IS that is just IA good as
1t will run as smoothly, look as we'll and
last as long. 1t will not break any more
easily, it Is .quadruple multiplying. IT Is
| ruby Jeweled.' which is to say. that It has
10 cents worth Of agate in it, and all it needs
is oil and man who knows how, to use 1t
and take care Of it, 1t also has both drag
and click, though il may he said that the
man who first put drag click on areel had
| something the matter with his head.
AS in purchasipg watch. gems or clothes,
man may spend any amount he may
choose upon an angling outfit. but he can
| furnish himself with all that a sensible
person will need for $25. This will include
rod, $40; reel S.; tackle box, IS; tools,
81 and lines, lures, hooks, sipkcrs, DC, 81
That sort Of outfit ought TO carry. man
through a long season and leave him with
rod reel tackle box and tools unimpared.
1t Ia hard to restrain the bait caster on
his first day out After long stnence
all is az I u be fish that comes TO his lure.
Il know one Of them said In answer
TO remonstrance as he strung half pound
red-eye and let |, drop over the side of his
boat. Il know that II throw this fellow
back and let him grow somebody will have
he has reached three pounds but he wouldn't
have half as good time then az will eat
ing him"
Yet it is good to remember that the num-
Der of bass is not illimitable and every
act tending u the preservation Of the species
should receive the Endorsement and active
aid of the right bait caster, Moreover
there is reward, strong and immediate,
In returning an understood bass to the
water
As it strikes the surface and disappears
a glow OF righteousness assails and melts
over the man who has done the deed OF
man; he feels self-congratulatory; he looks
al his companions with the old-time air Of
Jack Horner, who put in his thumb end
pulled out plum and said; What good
boy am IT, 1t is very excellent thing
TO throw back a small bass even on the
first day-when man has caught plenty
of big ones and can afford to he prodtgal
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THE EEL WORM on.
The Brief hut Lively Season That Follows
II on the Sand Dune Ponds.

IF one should go down to the country
that lies back Of the sand dunes of the
Long Island coast along about now said
Long Island coast man. "he would un-
doubtedly find great deal Of commotion
among the male portion of the residents,
old and young. No matter whom you might
ask for an explanation OF the unwonted
activity, you would get the one reply:
The eel worms Is on
THE eel worm il a red worm. about two
inches long ard bearing 'trorg resem-
bance to the ugly looking acknowledged
worm of the woods. The natives of the region
that abounds with the shore ponds Of Long
Island watch eagerly for the coming Of
the eel worm as the middle OF May APP
proaches.
"Where it comes from or what it is no one
down there seems to know, but when it
comes. wild unrest instantly seizes every
man. woman and child of the sand dune dis
tricts, Then the surface Of the ponds be-
gins to boil and bubble. The cells are COM
ing up from the bottom to feed on the eel
worms, and they simply tumble and roll over
one another in their greedy feast
when the eel worm is on no one need
expect to get days work out of anybody
down here. The worms last only few
days. but during that time no sand d,lner
does anything but catch ees for then it is
easily and bountifuliy done. The eel worm
ought to be on now. Consequently. If you
should happen down into that country
you would see much commotion.
THE eels in the ponds behind the sand
dunes live high during the summer on the
food that finds it's way up from the sea,
especially on the spawn OF the horseshoe
crab. and on the misguided sea mummies
that seek these waters. The eel is most af-
fectionate toward the horseshoe crab. While
the crab is laying its eggs the ee! wraps
itself fondly around its shell and devours
the eggs az fast as they are deposited:
After the eggs are all out, the eel would
devour the crab itself if it could, but it
can't
an the summer time the fishermen take
tons of cells in these ponds in eel pots and
by spearing. Old fishermen declare that
GELS can pack themselves so snugly in an
Gel pot that no man, after emptying closely
filled pot Of its cells, could possibly replace
them in three pots of the same size as the
one the cells came out OF.
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FRENCH CREEKS BIG PIKE.
An Eastern water Unique in Its Possession
OF These Great Fish.

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS. Pa, May TO- Pike
fishing is generally Associated with lakes
or the large running waters OF the West, and
the angler who visits the region hereabout
for the first time is naturally surprised 10
find that big, lusty and aggressive Ash a.
home and at it's lustiest and biggest in this
tributary Of the Allegheny. French Creek,
Whether the pike was in this creek nat.
urally, or whether it came into it by intro.
duction from Lake Erie, is not known. hut
1t was here when the white settlers first
came to this part Of Pennsylvania century
and a quarter ago.
There is a French Creek tradition, faithfully
believed In by the old inhabitants. at least,
that when Washington was on his mission
from the Virginian Governor to the French
commandant at Fort de B2uf.' In 1883, he
camped one night on the hanks of the creek,
a mile below where Cambridge Springs Is
now, and that an Indian guide speared
monster pike through the ice. upon which
Washington and his party dined; they being
eat of French Creek pike.
The waters Of French Creek are deep in
many places, sluggish, with well-shaded
banks, and every condition for the breed.
ing and sustenanee OF Rkf is pr, pre; cent as in
pike fishing In this creek the troll is used
to some extent but black sucker, which
Is native to the water and grows to the
length Of six inches. is the favorite bait,
and Ia used on the hook alive.
On one OF these suckers. after trolls had
been used for hours, guest at the Springs
hooked and landed twenty-two-pounder,
directly under the bridge across the stream
in the village. The pike fishing is now at ito
best for the early fishing, the fsh having fin
ished spawning. and are eager for food or
anything that resembles ii. The biggest
one reported killed since the season opened
weighed eighteen pounds,
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spicuous. They will not strike 40 readily
ut a strip of fresh pork fat, for though
that is white as snow II lacks salt.
There il one rule to be observed In cast
ing and Keeling the pork strip: The bait
must be started back toward the boat or
bank the moment II touches the water.
II must not be at rest for an instant.
The return impulse is given II by the
anglers lifting the point Of the rod ny
two feet or 30 az soon as the bait strikes
the surface. BY the time the tip OF the ROD
stops, his reel . working 30 that the bait
comes In steadily
This is called the very best rig for bass
late in May and early in June because they
are then not taking frogs and II Is much
more easily procured and handled than i've
mnnows, II IL also much less trouble.
missed, fresh minnow must he substi,
tuted for the one which has been mangled
or has been killed by the shock II Il often
necessary 10 remove the minnow, winch
has died from casting and put on q live one
. The minnow bucket must be kept supplied
air at intervals
The hands are continually wet from div
ing after minnows. On raw spring day
this ie seriotis inconvenience and means
chapped skin and chilblains.
Bass will strike at the pork strip IN any
water and at any time when they will strike
, at minnows. Indeed, they hit at it only be-
cause they think it is minnow, and they
like the slight salty flavor which the fat
leaves In the water,
With one pork strip cut to length Of
three inches and quarter of an inch wide
in the middle. tapering at both ends and
securely hooked man may take dozen
bass and be at no trouble in the way OF
renewing bait.
There are few bait casters who will dis
pute the beauty of the pork bait. Some, tie
bit of red flannel to 1t or sew red woollen
thread through it, but this is hardly neces-
sary when the spoon. is used, as one side
at the spoon is red. Certainly it is not any
easier to handle or more clearly or durable
than a phantom minnow or other form of
artificial bait. but it is more killing and II
can be had without trouble.
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the main line Rowland'a, Glen Eyre, Kim.
ble's and Hawley, on the branch. are all
centres in the extensive trout region OF
northern and western Pike county, and
from Hawley the Wyoming division
threads. the wild and u, roman'ic, iGs,s
wanna counties. Astounding in many tumb-
ling tributaries Of the Laokawanna. the
Wallenpaupack and the 'Lehigh River,
where the trout hide.
Honesdale, at the terminus OF the Homes
dale branch, lies close by the headwaters
Of the Lackawa ken and it's famed eastern
branch the Dyberry, to which Judicious
stocking and strict protection against
illegal fishing have restored very much, II
not all, Of their former glory.
the main line Of the Erie a distance of but
little more than fifty miles, there are at
least fifty choice trout streams. Narrows-
burg. Cochecton, Callicoon, Hankins,. Lord
vile and Hancock in Sullivan and Delaware
counties all ENJOY close proximity to "a
Callicoon the creek Of that name Joins the
Delaware River.
This remarkable stream has flow OF a
dozen miles through the mountain region
of Sullivan county, and is fed from both
sides by numerous brooks. all natura! and
are the ccsev villages Of Jehersonville,
North Branch and Thumansville, all trout
ing centres. connected with 'Callfcoon by
comfortable stage coaches, and distant but
few miles.
Opposite Callicoon, in Wayne county, Pa,
is Hollister Creek. an unsuirpassed early
season trout stream, which in June Ia ab-
solutely empowered in the pink bloom OF
rhode iendrons. which border its banks
in extraordinary profusion from source
TO mouth Of the creek.
At Hankins, seven miles beyond CALI
coon, Hankins brook offers fine sport to
the wary angler. and there are six other
streams short distance back among the
hills. There are twelve prolific trout
waters within from one to Ave miles from
Hancock, among them the noted Cados,a,
Shehawken. Sands, Reeds. Place Eddy.
riyalled Beaverkill region is but a short
drive from Hancock. 1t is also within easy
reach Of either Hankins or Calicoon.
Near Cochecton, besides the numerous
trout streams. is Lake Huntington, the only
one OF the Delaware Valley lakes that re.
mains exclusively trout water, bass and
pickerel having never been placed in it;
native stock in this lake. brown trout. were
introduced in 1t few years ago, and that
foreign trout now provides the dominant
sport.
The brown trout is also in most Of the
strearns of Sullivan county and in the Della
this big alien trout with the native stock
is questioned by many sportsmen. it is by
others regarded as desirable addition to the
piscatorial attractions OF the region. Brown
trout have been killed in Lake Huntington
and the headwaters of the Delaware weigh
ing :, and ~ pounds. Three-pounders
are common. The fishing in the streams
its best from the middle Of May until the
end of June