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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23

Speaking of what newspaper
does for a community, U. S. Sena-
tor Davis, of Illinois, once made
an address that remains green in
the memory of newspaper men. He
said:-
every year every local paper
gives from 500 to 5000 free lines
for the benefit of the community
in which it is located. No other
agency can or will do this. The
editor in proportion to his means
does more for the town than any
other man, and in all fairness, man
with man, he ought to be supported
not because you happen to like
him or admire his writing, but be-
cause a local paper is the best in
vestment community can make.
1t may not be crowded with great
thoughts, but financially tits of
more benefit than both preacher
and teacher. Today, editors do
more for less pay than any man
on earth. Patronize your home
paper, not as charity, but as an
investment"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
Big OPPORTUNITIES.
In the Fourteen Slope Counties
There is Room for So, 125
Actual Families.
A Few Facts and Figures About
the Bismarck Land
District.

There are approximately eight
and half million acres of land
open for homesteads in the Bis
marck land district. That is prob
ably the largest open territory of
any district in the state, and it is
possible that it is the largest in
the United States outside the arid
regions of the Southwest. But in
the fourteen counties forming the
Bismarck district, there is sufficient
land to give homesteads to So, ,125
actual families. Counting five per-
sons to the family, there would be
in round numbers 265, 900 people.
This merely gives an idea of the
wonderful possibilities of the north
west and especially North Dakota.
True, some of the land is not
available for either agricultural or
grazing purposes, but the percent
age is actually less than five, SO
that this item need hardly be con-
sidered. There are homes for fifty
three thousand families to be had
for the asking, and in the over
crowded east and in the lands be-
yond the seas there are hundreds
of thousands of people who are sell
ling their very lives into slavery
to provide for wife and children.
These people could not only find
homes at the cost of the labor to
construct them, but could earn a
far better living than they can in
the sweat shops of Europe and
America. ,a.-s''
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
RAILROAD TIME CARD
d Telegraph station

Trains No. and 2 will run Monday, Tuesday
Thursday and Friday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23

THE LEADER presents in this is-
sue an offer to its patrons whereby
they may obtain the atestimproved
map with The LEADER and twice-a-
week Tribune for only LIS.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
Il;t,R MnUMAN CRIME

e Chicago, Jan. 29.-A story of horror
concerning the v,cr!s of ghouls among
the bodies of t.,:s .coQuois theater fire
is slowly being unfolded by the central
station police.
Late Sunday night three mon
charged with robbing the dead body
of woman. were brought into TIC
I, central police station, and at 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon the police au,
thorized a statement that the prison
ers had confessed to their innunlan
crime.
With the arrest and confession como
other stories which tell Of victims
having had their ears cut off by the
wolves in human form, who crept in
and out among the dead and dying the
night of the fire, seeking earrings and
other jewelry.
The three men arrested are Louis
WITT, saloonkeeper at Randolph and
Dearborn streets; Thomas Mccarthy
4 frequenter of the place, and Charles
Conway, who was employed as a
waiter by WITT. IT was charged that
WITT robbed the
g Body Of Dying Woman,
Mrs.sE. ]. Trask of Ottawa, ILL.,, the at
& teFnoon Of the fire, and secured $199
iIAiah, IT. u ALLEGED. was divided
among the three men, two Of whom
were arrested after Witz. The police
claim to have received confessions
from al three men.
Il ID said that Witz confessed that
$40 was taken from the body Of Mrs
Trask when she was carried, dying,
into the saloon. The money was hand
ed to Witz by . physician attending
The woman Vita is reported to have
given I'll to TIE police and told them
1t was all she had.
May stories Of the mutilation Of
bodies by ghsals at the fire have been
told. Persons have reported to the
police in Q number of instances that
fingers and ears were cut from women
who were still struggling in the death
agony. The full story Of these horrors
will never be told, as in many cases 1t
was impossible to tell whether the
ears and fingers had been cut,
trampled or burned of. One case was
that of man who was found among
the dead with his pockets full of ears
and fingers.
Looks like Negligence.
The first definite testimony showing
negligence on the part Of the men in
charge of the Iroquois stage curtains
developed yesterday. John F. Dough
erty, a bridge construction ironworker,
stated that he was employed at the
Iroquois theater as an extra hand to
assist on the fly floor of the theater.
He said:
"a man came running over to me
from the south side of the stage-l
was working in the hies-and said to
lower the asbestos curtain. for there
was fire. I ran to it and tried to
lower it, but it was heavy, and when
some one 1ostled me. my hand was
caught. Some one else came and
pulled down the rope and released me
and showed me out of the way"
do you mean to say that you ran
from the back Of the stage to the
front, grabbed the rope to lower the
asbestos curtain and tried to do 30 be-
fore the regular men in charge Of the
curtain could reach IT." queried Depu-
ty Coroner Buckley.
II guess that is so." admitted Dough.
erty.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN DEAD.
Heart Disease Carries OF an Eccentric
Chaescfer

Heart Disease Carries OF an Eccentric
Character.
New York, Jan. 20.-George Francis
Train died last night from heart dis.
ease At Mills Hotel No. |, where he
has lived for some years George
Francis Train was born in Boston on
March "a. 1929. He was orphaned in
1882, his father, mother and three sis
ters dying at New Orleans Of yellow
fever. He organized tie firm Of Train
& Co.. shipping agents, with ofnces
here and in Australia, ari started the
first clipper ships to California in 1S49.
He promoted several railroads and
made an Independent race for presi'
dent In 1872. He was noted as . pro-
lific writer and for his eccentricities.
Heart disease, from which he died. fol.
lowed an attack of acute nephritis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
VILLAGE OFFICERS.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

Peter A. Schmidt. Wm =. A. G1eske ss1
Clerk of District Ats0rney L
Court. Mclean Co., Notary ""Aso
llcl EAN COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.,
oH1ctal Bonded Abstractors for Mclean
County, N. Oak.
Abstracts furnished on short notice.
Ntles examined aud perfected.
~ matters attended to for non-rcsloents.
Honey TO Loan on Real Estate,
WAsHBURN, NORTH DAKOTA.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23

viding for his family and securing
a competency for his old age a,
the same time. These things be.
ing true, it is a mystery Why the
homesteads of the west we're no,
taken up years ago. One Of tie
principal reasons is the facts about
the west, and the northwest espec.
tally are not known, while all that
is reported is absolutely false and
entirely misleading. The climate
is a great objection to many. Peo-
pie read of temperature thirty OF
forty below zero, and compare il
with the temperature in the moist
climate where zero means freezing
to death, and as a result think that
lining in such a climate is mere
torture.
Could the atmospheric condi-
tions and the moisture of a Penn.
sylvania winter be taken into con-
sideration in fixing the actual ther-
NAL conditions. thirty or forty be-
low in North Dakota would about
equal twenty above in Pennsylva-
MIA. It will be necessary to edu-
cate the people to this fact before
extensive emigration will come
from these sections. Nor is it
profitable to send those who have
lived in the west to tell the people
in the east. They are like the anti
deluvians who mocked the preach
ing Of Noah concerning the food.
They simply denounced the state
ment as western lies.
Nor do the people believe the.
to them, fabulous tales Of the pro-
ductiveness Of the west. They
reason that If the country is like
what it is represented to be, it
should be full to overdowing with
people. They fail to comprehend
the axiom that nearly everyone else
Is like unto themselves. And that
the same reason which keeps them
away would keep others also. And
then there is that old nonsensical
adage abouta rolling stone gather
ing no moss. Many 9 young man
has remained in the house in which
he was born, rather than be called
a rolling stone and getting out into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
MISS TAYLOR LOSES HER CASE.
Civil Service Law Held to Restrict Appoint
ments, Not Removals.

Washington. June s-The Court OF Appeals Of
the District OF Columbia to-day affirmed the de-
cision OF the court below in refusing compel the
Secretary OF War by mandamus proceedings TO
reinstate Miss Rebecca J. Taylor a clerk in the
War Department. Miss Taylor admitted the author
ship OF a newspaper article which the defence
claimed to be a severe reflection the President
OF the United States. For this she was dismissed
Reinstatement was sought through the courts on
OF her political belief and that this was contrary
to the Civil Service law.
Justice Clabaugh. IN the opinion. announced the
purpose OF the Civil Service law be 10 restrict
the power of appointment: that the right OF re-
mOva in the appointing power not restricted.
with the single exception that removal could be
made because of the refusal OF employe 10 con-
tribute money or services to political party. Con-
seQuently the opinion said. the court had no right
TO review the action OF official in making a re-
moval from the service. To grant this right, II
added. would be 20 demoralize the public service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
A SEARCH FOR MISSING SHARES.

The stockholders committee which is trying to
effect the dissolution OF the New York. Ontario and
Western voting trust has been tracing the forty
shares of preferred the turning in and retire
ment or which would automatically terminate the
trust Twenty of the shares. they find are held by
an interest identified with the railway manage
ment, eight by the estate OF II. J. Hayden. former
" executive officer of the NewYork Central.
and two by Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew. while
1adenburg Thalmann & Co hold one share. as
representatives OF a foreign holder Six shares I'm
scrip have been lost. The remaining three shares
held by the Third National Bank. transfer
agent. November 10, 1881. and the identity OF
their bona hde owner has never been ascertained.
The Third National Bank consolidated many
years ago with the National City Bank
The money deposit for the redemption Of the
forty shares aggregates more than 500 share
placing the stock among the highest priced railroad
securities In the market
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
AN AUTOMOBILE PROTEST.
Colonel Pope Accuses Connecticut Town Of
fcials of Grating"
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE.I

Stamford Conn, June S.-COonel \. a Pope. of
the Pope Manufacturing Company, which makes
automobiles and other vehicles, in Meriden
Sunday with dozen machines of various kinds
and sizes. Because the automobiles had num-
bers them the colonel was held up by officer
Grady. acting under orders from Chief Van Nos
trand-
Unless this automobile law is changed" re-
marked Colonel Pope to the police chief. Il shall
move my automobile plant to Toledo. Ohio, where
already have an establishment. and take my
automobile business away from Connecticut As it
is now the autost has show with some of the
and taking advantage OF the statutes 10 aid their
purposes. l don't refer to Meriden in this
matter, because l think the officials of this place
acting fairly. l refer particularly to some
Of the smaller town officers who measure courses
inaccurately and time machines incorrectly. Ii Is
not right and unless something is done soon auto
MODELLING about this State will become a thing or
ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
LIBERTY BELL AT ST. LOUIS.
Reception Ceremonies Taken Part In by
Thousands of School Children.

St.Louis. June s.-The historic Liberty Bell ar
rived from Philadelphia to-day in response TO the
petition OF ninety thousand public school children
OF this city, and VIII remain in the Pennsylvania
Building until the close OF the exposition.
Mayor John Weaver OF Philadelphia and other
city officials who accompanied the bell. were es-
corted 70 their hotel where they were called on by
Mayor Wells, President Francis OF the exposition
and other city ana exposition officials The entire
party then proceeded 10 Union Station where the
bell had been placed a specially prepared eoat
sno, accompanied by squad Of mounted police
and long line of military organizations, the "a
nous old bel was taken 10 the exposition where
formal exercises were carried out
TIE gates had been thrown open TO The school
chicren OF the city. and the Gay had been pro-
Claimed e holiday by Mayor Wells. 1t is estimated
that more than atty thousand school Children
formed a portion OF the immense throns ,hat
greeted the he'll when II entered tho grounds T,ha
ceremonies were held n the Plaza OF ST I,or,,s A
S1sSTos et one Thousand high school pupils san,
Doncord after which Henry CLAW ehasrrna~ e
The joint special committee OF the Co,,noIs ~ pt,,
s',sbol TTsssated The Liberty Ben TO the expo
francis. Governor Dockery OF Missouri Ns,,ns
wesyer OF philadelphia. and Mayor Wells 90 3,
Ayersd by President George McCurdv ~ ~.
ercises. N'4 si-e e1-
Followed by thousands the bell was take, n ,,.
Pennsylvania Building near the sourbern - .ie
ne Plateau OF States where II was Installed 70 w.
nlasn t2.oushout the exposluon. ~
Cay, although the building was inforrnallv onsns,
yesterday with a reception IN honor OF fSe rssst.
q me Maryland Agricultural College and the IVES,
roint CADETS. The building has lust been com
p-etsd and is one or the most artistic ana az
tractiye Of the group. General L, v Rs1ri,,,e o.
s'ss'csnt OK the Maryland Commission forrnaia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
NEW AUTO LAW ACTIVE.
Bicycle Policeman Gets Copy and
T1co Arrests FOlLO5c.

The first arraignment under the automobile law
effective on June 3. by which all automobiles are
required to bear metal SEAL made yesterday.
when Francis X Bappelier of White Plains, who
said he was a steward for Charles Frohman the
theatrical manager was charged with violating the
law The arrest was made at One-hundred-and-
twenty-fifth-st. and Madison-ave. by AJAX Whit
man. a bicycle policeman. OF the East One-hun-
dred-and-tWenty-six station.
BappeIer said he could prove that he had made
application for the seal. and Magistrate Flammer
granted an adjournment until the 21st inst
The law provides that every motor vehicle shall
be provided with a seal OF aluminium or other
suitable metal circular IN form and OF at least two
inches in diameter and bearing the inscription.
Registered motor vehicle, New-York Motor We
hicle law together with its register number
The Police Department order calling the atten-
ton Of patrolmen and other members TO the new
law has not been promulgated but Whitman. who
made the arrest. wrote TO Albany and obtained a
copy Of the act. This he studied assduously. with
the result that he made the arrest before the po-
lcemen Of the city We're officially aware that such
an act was IN existence.
Early in the afternoon Whitman arrested man
who described himself as Howard II. Mosfler, a
real estate dealer. OF
and Seventh-aYe.. One-h uncred-ano-rwenty-
ffth-st. near Park-sve and took him 10 the East
asked the charge the policeman replied, Violation
Of Section 5Ss OF the Penal Code"
and exclaimed Why this relates to taking wet
goods from stranded vessels ="
Then Whitman remembered that he had meant
TO say Chapter" and not Section" 5SS
Mosher when arraigned before Magistrate Baker
said that the new law gave owner five days in
which TO obtain his license shield. and that he had
paroled him until June 81 when his case will be
considered along with that Of Bappelier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
SHORT CUT FOR DOCTORS.
Medical School Is Expelled from
American association.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsUSE.I

Atlantic City. n. J.. June S.-One OF the nedi-
cal colleges Of Baltimore has been expelled from
membership In the Association OF American
Medical Colleges. the leading subdivision Of the
American Medical Association. Another medical
college u Baltimore caused the expulsion The
colleges interested are the Baltimore AecicaI
College and The Baltimore University School OF
Medicine The former institution charged the
latter with accepting six pupils who were at
tending the Baltimore Medical Coege and grad
uating them as sull iedEed physicians, giving TO
each a certificate Of ;he highest character.
This is In direct violation OF the rules Cs the
Association Of Medical Colleges. which provides
that 40 student can be gradusted from any col
lese unless he has passed the entire term IN that
college. The Baltimore Medical College was
represented IN this city by its dean, Or. David
Street, y no came here prepared for a fight, and
carried stack OF sfli3avits class books and
other evidence. He went before the convention
and stated his case in no uncertain tones. The
Baltimore University School Of Medicine was
represented by its dean. H. II. Bieder
Dr.. Street explained TO the Association Of
American Medical Colleges that the six stu
dents had been enrolled ct his school. He said
that last January they entered the Baltimore
University School of Medicine, and by complet-
ing the latter part Of the TERM including Janu-
airy, February. March and up TO April 19. they
were graduated on that date and received their
certificates. These students realized that by
jumping another college for the last three
months OF the term they would be able TO hang
out their respective shingles sooner than by
waiting till they completed the course at the
college at which they had been students for the
three previous years
II is said that they could not have procured
their certificates unless they paid a handsome
sum for them Opportunity given to DR..
Biedler to make some explanation IN pehaIt OF
the Baltimore University School of Medicine. bur
the case was so clearly against him that IL did
not take the Association of American Medical
Colleges long 10 eNpel that school from member
ship The expulsion holds good until there is
some satisfactory explanation from the officials
OF the school as 10 their action.
The names OF five of the six students who re-
ceived early diplomas Charles H. Glover,
William Grisregen Henry T. Stapp, William
Bootay and Charles Duffey. They are now
practising physicians.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
BULLFIGHTER SHOT DEAD
Nephetc Of admiral CerCera the Vic-
tim of an american.
Ia TELEeRAPH To LIE TRIRrNE. !

s.. Louis. June S.-A1anuel Cervera, said to be
the champion bullhghter OF Spain and a nephew Of
Admiral Cervera, shot in the heart and in
Etantly killed to-day IN Of the Mozart Hotel
by Captain Carlton Bass. American bullhghter
The alleged murder grew out OF trouble over SAL
aries. Both men were brought to St Louis by the
Norris Amusement Company, whose bull ring was
burned by mob Sunday afternoon after a
fake" show.
Bass surrendered 10 a police officer, and was
taken to the police station with five other bull
fighters who had witnessed the tragedy. The police
found stiletto. which Bass alleges used by
Cervera in attack upon him Bass declares that
he shot IN self-cefence.
Five bulfghters declare they have received no
salary since their arrival.
Disaster has followed fast IN the fortunes OF the
Spanish national gamists here. Not only are they
stranded here. thousands OF miles from home. but
they assert that they penTaless. Bass pro-
posed meeting in his room az the Mozart this
morning. II is claimed that Cervera represented
the management-that is. Norris. or whoever has
the thousands OF dollars received from Sunday s
patrons. The bullhghters blamed Ceryera and his
wife for their penniless condition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
Has WON MANY TROPHIES
Tribune GaueI AmOng Those Pre-
sented to Boys High School.

It was trophy day" at the Boys High School.
Putnam and Marcy aves Brooklyn, yesterday. AT
the general assembly the exercises included the
presentation of trophies and banners recently won
by the students, and comprised five championships.
The number of medals won this year is ninety. as
against ffty-six last year.
The students greeted each trophy with enthusiast
tic applause especially the handsome gavel OF
solid ebony. gold mounted. given by The Tribune
to the school in the Greater New-York Inter
scholastic Debating League winning the champion
ship. The Boys High School the gavel last
Saturday evening after a spirited debate with the
De Witt Clinton High School Thirteenth-st an
neX), Manhattan on the subject Resolved, That
Immigration the United States Should BE
Further Restricted" The Boys High School took
the affirmative.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
STATUE OF DR.. BENJAMIN RUSH.
Gift of American Medical Association To Be
Unveiled in Washington.

Washington. juno S.-A life size bronze statue
Of DR.. Benjamin Rush. noted Philadelphia pa
triot ana scientist. will be unveiled with appropri-
ate exercises next Saturday in the grounds Of the
United States Naval Bureau of Hygiene and Naval
Medical School, at the foot of Twenty fourth-st.
overlooking the Potomac River. Arrangements for
the ceremonies being perfected by the Ameri-
can Medical Association. now in session at Atlantic
City. by whom the statue was given.
DIR. Rush signer OF the Declaration of In
dependence, and one of the most eminent physicians
OF his day. The president of the American Medical
Association will make speech presenting the
statue to the government, and the statue viii be
accepted on behalf OF the government by President
Roosevelt. The eulogy will be delivered by DR..
j. c. Wilson. of Philadelphia large representa-
ton of the American Medical Association will come
TO this city from Atlantic City TO attend the IN
yelling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
BARRETT GOES FREE.
Indictments Against Former Law Clerk Not
To Be Prosecuted.

Washington. June s.-The government to-day
nois pressed the two remaining indictments
against Harrison ]. Barrett. former law clerk Of
the Postofnce Department. growing out of the pos
tai investigation. The action taken by United
States District Attorney Beach before Judge Gould
OF the District Criminal Court.
The indictments charged Barrett with bribery In
accepting an $500 fee as the attorney OF an Alabama
bond investment company while he was govern
ment empoye.
The testimony OF George W. Morgan in the trial
which resulted in the axquittal of f'yner and Bar
rett on the charge OF conspiracy bore directly on
the TWO indictments against Barrett. This test-
mony was TO the effect that the fee in question was
not paid until after Barrett had left the govern
mcnt service