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The Washburn leader., 1904-11-26
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COM MISSlONERS.
Washburn, N. d., Nov. l. .'O4.
TWO O'CLOCK p. NJ.

Washburn, N. d., Nov. l, 'O4
TWO O'CLOCK p. NJ.
Board of County Commissioner
met pursuant to adjournment; pres
ent, Chairman Solenberger, ano
Commissioner Jahr and Putz.
On motion, the following bills
We're allowed and warrants ordered
drawn IN payment of same:-
Carrie Westmlller, clerk in
clerk uf Court office. IS 2O.O(
Mandan Mercantile Co., for
b'idg. plank .......... 21,5:
American Arithmeter Co.,
Adding machine. ....... 375.W
S. Is. French, board jurors. 1900
Ole Graiin, jailor. ....... 5000
Ole GrauilI, board prisoners u so
Ole Gra lin, transportationof
prisoners and mileage. .... 1887
Lulu A. Sulzer, clerk Supt.
of Schools office. 1915
Emil Anderson, clerk Audit
ors office. ,........... 5000
F. w. Mas, drayage. e...... so
Coal harbor Lumber Co.,
bridge plank nk............ 1888
Dan Kus, money advanced
r. L. Fox. x.............. 2.OO
A. Lindahl, banking court
house, etc.. 500
F. Irwin Root, freight, dray-
age and express. ......... 1902
Washburn Leader, publish
notice of election and off,
cial certificate of election. 1850
Wilton News, publishing no.
tice Of nomination and
notice to teachers. ..... 1925
The following bids for coal we're
submitted
Fred Pfister, per ton. ...... $3.50
II. G. Wilson, per ton. ..... 2.2O|
Bill of John G. Johns amount
ing t., SIS for attending to small
pox case was referred to Board of
Health for report.
Bill of Taylor-Baldwin Co., for
bridge plank amounting to $49.lO,
was ordered returned for vertical
tion.
Nels A, Olson, not being quail.
fed to act as Inspector of Precinct
No. Ii. ON motion Albert Anderson
was appointed inspector for said
precinct
John Hill was, on motion, ap-
pointed Inspector of Election for
Precinct No. 8, for reason of Fl. HI.
Sheer failing to qualify, and elec-
ton ordered held at Mrs. Burg
mems house on section 13-149-87.
On motion, the Treasurer was
instructed to receipt in full for
taxes OH the S. E. quarter of Sec
tion IL. township l47, range 81, for
the year 1895 for the sum Of $1O.85.
On motion, the bill of the Bis
marck Tribune Co., amounting to
Slu3.35 for blank books and blanks
was allowed.
On motion, the following Dis
trict Court expense bills were al
lowed:-
Ole Gradin, sheritf's fees. S 234.25
J. M. Patterson, depury sher-
The Washburn leader., 1904-11-26

On motion, the following bills
were allowed:-
Simon Jahr, commissioner
and mileage. ........... go
n. w. Solenberger, commits
sioner and mileage. ..... 1880
Frank Putz, commissioner
and mileage. 5000.
On motion, Board adjourned to
2 o'clock P. NJ, Nov. 23rd, 1904.
O. B. WING,
Auditor.
The Washburn leader., 1904-11-26

Money to loan on real estate at
Klein's Land Agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Falls Church News.
of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, February II, 1904.
Mr. and Mrs. George c. Birch, having just
completed their new house. gave a party to
a number of their young friends Saturday
night, and an enjoyable evening was spent
in dancing and games. AT II o'clock the
host and hostess invited the guests to the
dining room, where supper was served.
Those present were Misses Carrie Ball,
Maud Nowlan, Eva Birch, Marian Walters,
Edith DePutron, Sallie Beach, Mabel Brun-
ner, Miss Bayly of Washington and Miss
Ball of East Falls Church, Messrs. Taylor
Weir, R. T. Lester, John Bayly, John
Beach. D. b. Patterson, Lester Drummer,
Webb Flagg, viii Edmunds, Tasker Weir,
Vernon Walters.
Mr.. G. E. Hid has sold his place near
here to Mr.. John Webster of Washington,
d. c. Mr.. Hid will move with his family
to Washington
Mrs ]. II. Garretson left for Hampton.
Va, this morning to visit her son, Mr.. C. 8.
Garretson.
The members of the Ladies' Art Club were
entertained today by Mrs. T. c. Quick.
Mr. George T. Mankin has been appointed
agent for the issuance Of money orders by
Adams Express Company.
Rev. G. 8. Somerville, rector of the Epis-
copal Church, is quite sick at his home,
West Falls Church.
Miss Sallie Beach has removed to Wash
ington.
Rev D. c. Hedrick submitted to Pioneer
Lodge of Good Templars at it's meeting
Tuesday night report of the proceedings
of the late session of the District Lodge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
ALMOST A FAMINE.
Village in New York State Without
Water or Fuel

The villages of Gouverneur and Antwerp
have for the last twenty-four hours been
absolutely without water supply, owing to
bursting water mains, according to a spe-
cial to the New York Tribune. The coal
and wood supply is exhausted in all the
local yards, and, last of ALL it is impossi-
BILE to purchase kerosene oil at any price, as
there is not gallon to be had. The
famine is now caused by the blockade of
the railroads. The only water obtainabe In
the two places is from wells and csterns.
The greatest precautions are being taken
against fire in Gouyerneur, pickets being
stationed at night throughout the village to
report any indication of fire, in order that
there may be no delay In answering calls
with steamer.
The city of Waterfowl, seventy miles
from here. has only two days supply of
flour on hand. and there are no prospects
of freight trains getting through for some
time. In Ogdensburg the frost is seven
feet deep in some places. All passenger
trains are many hours late.
In the city of Elmira the continued cold
weather has frozen the ground to such
depth that the freezing of the city water
mains and the shutting off of the water are
threatened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Anacostia and Vicinity.

Mr.. Christian Seitz has undertaken the
erection of a pavilion on his premises
across the District line. east of Anacostia
The structure will be 24x42 feet
Rev. William Carroll Of st. Patricks
Church, Washington, delivered the first
Lenten sermon of the season last evening
in st. Teresa's Church, Washington and
Fillmore streets, Anacostia, before large
audience.
Mr.. Robert F. Bradbury has taken out a
permit for the erection of frame dwell
ing in Twining City.
There was a leap year valentine social
held few evenings since at the rectory of
the Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal
Church, No 103 Maple avenue. Anacostia,
where Rev. and Mrs. Willard G. Daven-
port entertained numerous company of
young folks. Tuesday evening last the
members of the Junior Daughters of the
King and the Junior Brotherhood of st.
Andrew combined in pleasant gathering
at the rectOry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
MARINES AT PORTO RICO.
Landed to Protect American Interests
From the Insurgents.

A cablegram from San Juan last night
says:
A private message has been received here
from Santo Domingo City, dated February
II, saying that an American warship bonn
barded the insurgents at Pajarito, near
Santo Domingo, and then landed marines.
These men, however, subsequently re-em-
barked.
The landing of marines at Pajarito, near
Santo Domingo by an American warship,
no doubt was authorized by the command
ing officer as a result of some menace to
American interests in that section of the
country. The cruiser Columbia is now at or
near Santo Domingo, and the marines land
ed presumably were from that vessel. Her
commanding officer is Capt j. M. Miller.
The unsettled condition of affairs in San
to Domingo, bordering in many places on
anarchy, with its consequent menace to
American interests, has been a source OF
considerable irritation to the administra-
ton, and Admiral Wise. the senior naval
officer in those waters, has been given large
discretionary power to deal with the stu
alton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
ATTACK IN A sNoWsToRM.
Russian Warships Torpedoed by the
Japanese Asagiri.

1.-THE japanese legation received yester-
day afternoon from the foreign Office at
Tokyo the following dispatch giving de-
tails of the torpedo attack at Port Arthur
on the morning of the 18th:
"On the 18th of February a detachment
of torpedo boat destroyers proceeded, brav-
ing the fierce north storm. toward Port Ar
thur. At o'clock the next morning the
Asagiri, a japanese torpedo boat destroyer.
amid shower Of shells from the enemy s
fort and ships, torpedoed a Russian man.
of-war. and after firing on the enemy's
guard boat, safely returned to it's head
quarters. The Hayatori, another japanese
torpedo boat destroyer, at o'clock of the
same morning approached to the mouth of
the port, where she found two of the en-
firing, Immediately torpedoed one of them
with effective explosion and safely with
drew"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Funeral of DR.. de schweinitz.

dispatch from Winston-S Salem NJ c..
last night says: The remains of DIR. Emile
A. de Schweinitz arrived here this morn
ing from Washington. They were accom-
panied by Col. and Mrs. F. H. Fries, Mss
Adelaide Fries, Mr.. Hiram McCollum, rep
resenting the faculty and students of Co.
lumbar University, and Dr. Charles War
dell Stiles, detailed by Secretary Wilson
to represent the United States Department
of Agriculture. The body, Immediately at
ter its arrival here. was removed to the
home of Mfr. j. w. Fries. brother-in-law of
the deceased chemist, where the funeral
was held at 3 O'Clock this afternoon con-
Quoted by Bishop Rondthaler Of the Mo-
ravian Church. The services was attended
by large number of friends. The inter-
ment was In the Moravian graveyard The
floral tributes were profuse and beautiful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Woman Kills Intruder.

A dispatch from Bluefields, w. Va, last
night says: Mrs. j. c. McDay wife of a
guard at the Mcdowell county jail, last
night emptied the contents of double
barreled shotgun into the body of a man
who was trying to force his way into her
home. The man is known to be
a well-to-do farmer of the neigh
borhood. He was returning home from a
trip from Welch to his home, short dis
lance beyond the McDay residence. Vixen
he reached the latter place he asked per-
mission to enter and get warm. which he
did He was intoxicated, and, as Mrs.
McDay was alone, his conduct became I'M
gentlemanly. and she asked him to leave,
which he finally did under protest He
quickly returned. however, and sought ad-
mittance, but was refused. He then made
threats of a serious nature and tried to
force an entrance, resulting in his death
The woman has not been arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18

foundation for the growth of the industry,
and l can see no reason why 1t should not
continue to grow sufficiently to produce all
that may be required for the oriental
markets.
There is on the river small sawmill that
cost 1900 rubles (s7,750), and two on the
railway line between Hardin and Vladiyos-
tok that cost 10000 rubles (s77, 500
There are many other Industries in en-
bryo, and as the place is located in the
center of an extremely rich agricultural
country, has splendid transportation facili-
ties, and Is doing so well in the establish
ment of manufacturing, there is little doubt
that 1t will increase at a very rapid rate as
a manufacturing and commercial center.
Fhe country is productive in wheat, cat
tie. sheep, hogs, millet, barley, oats, corn.
beans. furs. hides, wool, bristles, bean oil.
bean cake, hemp, tobacco and timber, and
has various undeveloped mineral resources;
in fact. 1t has all the natural elements for
the foundation of great city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Work of an Unbalanced Mind.

A dispatch from Richmond, Va. last
night says:
Mrs. NJ. ]. Jamison, well-dressed woman
whose home IS said to be in Philadelphia
was arrested yesterday morning at Rich
mond, by Policeman E. j. Bradley, at the
instance of officials of the American Ma
tional Bank, on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, and takaN to
the first police station. 1t is alleged she
deposited draft for 5000 at the Ameri-
can National Bank drawn on the First
National Bank of Roanoke. which institu-
tion returned 1t as worthless. 1t is also
said the American Bank cashed a check
Tor 500 which had been drawn by her
Mrs. Jamison is said to have been Miss
Mary Din of Philadelphia before her mar
riage. and to be we'll known in Washing
ton. Baltimore and Philadelphia. She came
to Richmond from Washington and wen,
to Norfolk. Her mind is apparently some.
what unbalanced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
DEMAND FOR SAILORS.
Difficulty in Manning Ships Sailing
From Vladivostok.

United States Commercial Agent Green
er, at Vladivostok, Siberia says that the
difficulty of obtaining sufficient sailors to
man the ships sailing from and to Vladi-
vostok was attempted to be met in June
last by parties applying to ST Petersburg
for permission to employ Chinese, as is
done on United States, English and Japa-
nese ships. This move met with decided
opposition, as the proposed change in the
law would ruin the chances of Russian
seamen in obtaining employment.
The consul also stated that the bureau of
commercial harbors and merchant naviga-
ton has finished the projects and plans for
improvements and reforms in the Russian
commercial harbors in Asia. Among other
things II asks for an appropriation of ST.
030OOo to loan parties engaged in Ship
building and $4,000 to build a first-class
Shipyard at st. Petersburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Wisconsin Candidate for President.

About seventy-five prominent democrats
of Wisconsin gathered in executive session
at the Plankinton House, In Milwaukee,
last night in the interest of the candidacy
of Edward c. Wall of that city for the
presidential nomination at the ST. Louis
national convention. Resolutions were
adopted proclaiming Mr.. Wall to the demo-
Gratis of the nation as worthy leader. and
urging all democrats of Wisconsin to join
in an effort to have him nominated for
President. 1t was further resolved that an
organization be formed embracing every
congressional district in the state to pro-
mote the candidacy of Mr. Wall. Mr.. Wall
was formerly democratic national commit
teeman from Wisconsin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Boyd's and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star


BOYD'S, Nd, February II, 1904.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ayton of Laytonsville, the
wife of Mr.. John Samuel Ayton, died at
Ter residence there yesterday, aged sixty.
eight years, of a complication of troubles.
Her husband and nine children, six sons
and three daughters, survive her.
Yesterday the board of county commits
sioners of Carroll county and the county
treasurer of that county waited upon the
Carroll county delegation at Annapolis to
get them to vote against the repeal tax
mortgage law. 1t is believed the bill will
be defeated.
Mr.. Ernest White of this vicinity. son OF
J.. Collision White. a farmer, was taken to
City Hospital in Frederick yesterday for an
operation for appendicitis.
1t is believed the Schley resolution, pre-
pared by Delegate Williams of this place.
to give the admiral voting residence in
this state. will be declared to be constitu-
tional.
The thermometer here registered this
morning four degrees below zero.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
FEELING VERY UN EASY
FAILURES OF FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANIES PROVOKE COMMENT.
Underwriters Will Give No Opinions
Possible Delay Over Widening
Streets Will Injure Trade.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, February II, 1904.
The failure of five local fire insurance
companies has caused feeling of general
uneasiness in financial circles. 1t is freely
predicted here today by persons in a posi-
ton to know the true condition of affairs
in insurance circles that the end is not yet
in sight, and that few companies will be
able to meet obligations to claimants in
full.
1t is a significant fact that not a mem
Der of the advisory committee of under
writer's will give an expression of opinion
as to the stability of the local companies
or the ability to settle all claims in full.
AS a matter of fact the underwriters are
fully conversant with the situation and
for obvious reasons, decline to discuss the
matter. meanwhile entertaining the hope
that the companies yet believed to be SOL
vent may succeed in borrowing money Suf-
ficient TO liquidate claims.
May Affect Other Business Lines.
Well-known financiers, too, fear that
these failures will have a bad effect on
other lines of business and that serious con-
sequences may ensue. The fact is pointed
out that the legal-holiday period was ex-
tended and that no really satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION for this action has been given
That serious situation exists in the COM
mercial and mercantile worlds cannot long
rbe denied, and the leading f1nanciers are
doing their utmost to devise ways and
means to restore confidence.
Owing to the fact that the proposed plan
to widen streets has met with opposition in
some quarters, and that protests TO the city
counsel are certain to follow the introduce
ton of the ordinance looking to that i'm
provement, 1t is possible that building oper-
atoms may be delayed until June 1.
City Has Right to Widen Streets.
In discussing this subject, City Solicitor
Bruce said today: Land condemnation
proceedings are always long drawn out.
The city has indsputable rights to OPEN
close, straighten and widen streets, but to
do so it must go though a regular pro-
cedure
First, the ordinance must be introduced
In the council and the property owners
given sixty days notice They may then
go before q committee of the council. file
sage of the ordinance. After the ordinance
Is passed, 1t then goes to the commission
ers Tor opening streets, when the property
owners must again be given hearing and
the value of the condemned property fixed
Delay Means Loss of Trade.
THE decision of the commissioners Is
remains for thirty days. during which time
the property owners may file an appeal,
which then goes to the city court and a
trial by jury is had
This condition is also causing cons derabla
uneasness among merchants who are
ready and anxious to rebuild at once. and
who realize that every days delay means
not only financial loss, but a loss of trade
well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Whipping for Wife Beaters.

TIC check wife beating, says the New
York Tribune. the Medico-Legal Society at
its February meeting the Waldorf
Astoria last night decided to formulate
bill giving magistrates power to sentence
the offenders to public whipping. A COM
mittee. consisting of Wilson Macdonald
chairman: Chancellor John r. Nicholson of
Delaware, Judge Simeon E. Baldwin of
Connecticut, and the Rev. Phoebe A. Ham
afford, was appointed to discuss the measure
and consult with other organizations reIa-
tive to pressing 1t for passage by the Iegis-
lature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Likely to Injure Leather Trade.

In report to the State Department Con-
sui Baker, at Sydney, New South Wales.
says that the leather trade in Australia is
likely to be greatly reduced in the near fu-
ture on account of the use of an adulterant
by leather tanners. The adulterant is CALI
ed normissa. a saltlike substance In a
side weighing fifteen pounds tanner will
work in from two to five pounds of nor
mlssa, which costs about one-tenth of the
price of the leather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Radium in Nature

Richard Guenther. consul general at
Frankfort. Germany. has reported to the
State Department that a professor of the
University of Freiburg who has been In
Vestigating as to the existence of radium
in nature has come TO the conclusion that
all natural springs of water and also the
petroleum wells possess a heavy gas whose
rad!ations are similar to and probably
identical with radum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
American Volunteers Tor Russia.

The Russian embassy is being flooded
with offers of assistance from Americans
in various walks of life. Letters from
twelve physicians arrived yesterday The
Russian ambassador has been obliged TO
abandon his original intention to answer
each of these offers with personal letter.
but cordial letter of thanks is sent by
the embassy to each writer. The offers arc
declined, as Russia does not stand in need
of medical or military aid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
win Go to the European station.

Pay Inspector George W. Simpson, as
sistant to the chief of the bureau of sup
plies and accounts. is soon to be detached
and ordered to the European station as
chief paymaster. He will be succeeded by
Paymaster Samuel MCGOWAN, now in the
bureau, the youngest officer In years and
service who has ever held this position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Measles on the Maine.

Measles is the latest mishap to befall the
Maine. which has been ordered to Guanta-
namo in order that the afflicted members
Of her crew may be isolated. The disease
has not yet become epidemic among the
crew. less than twenty-five having been at
tackled by It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18

Or. j. NJ. Laird of Montgomery, one of the
best-known physicians of the Kanawha and
New River valleys, died at Paint Creek Hos
pstal, Charleston, w. Va, under an opera
ton for throat affection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18

1t pays to read the want columns of The
through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18

$4,000 to 50, 900 Good Reasons.
There are between thirty
three and thirty-eight thousand
good reasons for advertising in
The Star. Every copy of the
paper every day Is a good rea-
son. for every copy reaches a
buyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Valuable Meat Packing Industry.

There are several companies engaged in
the meat packing business. with plants
costing altogether $4,000 rubles $12s,75O).
They cure hams, bacon and all varieties
of smoked meats, and produce excellent
articles. The hogs and tcattle in this part
of the country are grain fed, and make
splendid meats, and the Russians are ex-
perts In preparing 1t for market. So far
these concerns have not been able to supply
the Manchurian markets. but the cheap
labor OF the country, In combination with
the cheap grain and the familiarity of the
Chinese with hog raising, makes good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
THE EVENING STAR.

New York 0Eice: Tribune Building.
Chicago Office: Tribune Building.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-06-03
FRICAV.

Capt. John F. Hanscom, senior Of.
Ger of the construction corps of the
navy, has been retired with the ranl,
of rear admiral, he having served dus
ing the civil war as a private in j
Maine volunteer regiment
Several hundred acres of low lands
in Vernon county. near Nevada, Mo-,
have been inundated by one Of the
heaviest rains in that part of the
state in years In western Kansas
much damage Is reported to wheat
and fruit by heavy hailstorm.
Harry G. Foote, a commission MGR.
shant of Tacoma, Wash, and son of
She vice-president of the American
Steel Works of Chicago, committed
suicide near Chehalis, Wash, by shoot
ing himself in the head. \ He was de-
spondent. Foote'S widow and child are
in New York.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hay have been presented splendid col.
lections Of photographs Of the Japan
ese-Russian war by Golfers Weekly,
The photographs are in a handsomely
bound book two feet by two feet six
inches in size and six inches in thick
ness, the leaves being of the finest
linen. There are already $50 pictures
in each Of the massive volumes.