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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-05-12
LABOR NEWS.

: The government has been brought
into the Chicago teamsters' strike by
the issuance of an injunction by Judge
Kohlsaat of the United States circuit
court. The order commands that all
strikers and sympathizers refrain from
any interference with the business Of
the Employers Teaming company and
commands them to refrain from pick
citing, massing on the street with in
tent to interfere with the wagons of
the complainant and from interfering
in any manner with nonunion men in
its employ. II the Injunction is vio-
lated United States troops may be
called out.
The teamsters' strike at Chicago,
which hitherto has affected less than
one hundred men and has been con-
fined to . boycott of Montgomery
Ward & Co.. has spread to q large
number of the leading mercantile con-
Germs of the Windy City.
Conditions in the teamsters' strike
at Chicago are worse than at any pre-
cedtng time. The strikers are in a
more ugly mood. the rioting is more
open and vicious and the attacks on
nonunion men more frequent and dar-
ing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-05-12
'NEws FROM WASHINGTON.

Secretary Taft has received instruc.
tions from the president to call Min
lister Bowen, now at Caracas, to Wash.
ingtOn: also to send Mr.. Russell, now
minister to Colombia, to Caracas, and
Mr.. Barrett, now minister at Panama,
to Colombia. 1t Is stated that If MIR.
Bowen's actions relative to the charges
affecting Assistant Secretary Of State
L0omis are not subject to criticism it
is the presidents purpose to send him
as minister to Chile and then probably
as ambassador to Brazil.
John E. Wilkie, chief Of the United
States secret service, has gone to the
Philippines to investigate the counter
feiting of American silver coins. The
work is supposed to be done by Fill
pinos and Chinese. It has grown to
such an extent that the business of the
islands is being seriously menaced.
Negotiations between the United
States and China for treaty restrict
ing the immigration of Chinese to this
country practically have been aban-
doned. It has been found impossible
by the representatives of the two gov.
ornments to reach common ground
of agreement.
Ambassador Jusserand has Informed
Secretary Taft that the French gov.
ernment bad designated M. Guerard
as the French member of the board
of consulting engineers attached to
the isthmian canal commission.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-05-12
THE DEATH RECORD.

General zFitEhugh Lee. u. 8. A.. re'
tired, and one Of Virginia's foremost
sons died; at the Providence. hospital
Standardization Friday night from an
attack Of apoplexy which he suffered
early that morning on . train while
On route from Boston to Warrington
General Leo was sixty y-eight years Of
age.
William Haurenbers. violinist who
played for ten years IN the Grand
Opera House at Copenhagen and for
q long time In the Opera Comique ct
Paris, - dead, at Kansas City. aged
l1fty-tWo years.
Winslow A. NOVEL;. aged sixty-hve
years. formerly postmaster Of Milwau.
lkse. ID dead Of Brghts disease after
an illness extending over several
months. 5.l..
Miss Frances Amelia Lincoln, sev-
snty-hve years old. . relative Of Pros
ident Lincoln, has sbsen found dead
ct her home In New Rochelle. N. r.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-05-12
RUsso,JAPANEsE WAR.

The Russian squadron is lying of
Port Dayet, forty miles north of Kan.
ranh bay, and in Biuhkang bay (near
Kamranh bay), outside of territorial
waters. Russian. German and British
transports are of Cape st. James,
near Saigon, and in the Saigon river.
General Linevitch, in an interview
at his headquarters at Gunshu Pass,
expressed himself as highly satisfied
with the present condition Of the Rus.
sian army and its readiness to assume
the Offensive. He manifested emphatic
reEr6t for the retrest from Mukden.
General Linevitch. in q message to
Emperor Nicholas. says: 1.-TWO Rus
sian forces on the night of April 20
simultaneously attacked the japanese
near the town ef Tunghusiang, driving
them from I'VE consecutive positions
and occupying Tunghusiang."
Thomas Gahan. for many years M.
tional Democratic committeeman from
Illinois, is dead at Chicago.
Colonel Willard Glaxier, author, sol.
der and explorer, 10 dead at Albany.
N. T., aged sixty-four years.
Commodore Bonneville Nicholson,
D. 8. NJ. retired. IL dead ct Washing
ton, aged eighty-three years.
& William Plankinton. aged sixty-one
years. one Of Milwaukee's foremost
business men. ID. dead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-05-12
NEWS OF NOTED PEOPLE.

A gift of $1O.O00,0O0 by Andrew Car
negie to provide annuities for college
professors who are not able to con-
tinue in active service has been an
nounced by Frank A. Vanderlip, vice
president of the National City bank Of
New York. Professors in the United
States, Canada and Newfoundland
will share in the distribution of the
income of the fund.
President Roosevelt will break camp
on May s, week earlier than he had
intended, and will start for Washing
ton at once. The only stops he will
make will be at Denver and Chicago,
where the dates for his reception have
been advanced to meet the new ar
rangement.
Andrew Carnegie, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, sailed for Eu-
rope last week. They propose to spend
the summer at Skibo castle, Mr.. Car
negie's estate in Scotland.
DR.. D. X. Pearsons of Chicago an
nounces gifts to five Southern colleges.
The amounts donated range from $10,-
900 to $4,000. The total amount of
the gift is $135,000.
w. j. Bryan made the principal ad-
dress at exercises held at Galena, ILL.,,
commemorating the eighty-third ami
versary Of the birth of General U. S.
Grant.
Paderewski, the pianist, is suffering
from neuritis and has cancelled all en-
gagements. He will sail for Europe
shortly.
!. A private dispatch from Bad Nau-
helm says the condition Of Secretary
Of State Hay is very good.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-05-12
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Tho climax Of the prosecution Of
Nan Patterson. on trial at New York
charged with shooting Caesar Young,
was reached when Hyman Stern. the
pawnbroker, failed to identity ]. Nor
gan Smith as the man to whom he
sold the pistol with which Young was
killed. Stern also failed to identify
Nan Patterson or Mrs. Smith as the
woman who accompanied the man
that purchased the revolver.
The grand jury at Cleveland, o., has
returned indictments against eleven
members of the legislative committee
Of the Cleveland Retail Coal Dealers
association, known as the local coal
trust. They are charged with restrict
ing trade, preventing competition and
fixing prices in violation of the Vaien-
tine antitrust law.
After working three hours with
sledge hammers and pickaxes a mob
of twenty-five men broke into the Jail
at Homer, La, and shot Dick Craig
head, in1licting fatal wounds. Craig
head was charged with the murder OF
Mrs. Ike Mckee, the wife of his half
brother, and her little son.
United States District Judge Bel
linger, at Portland, Ore, has decided
adversely to the plea in abatement
filed by United States Senator John
M. Mitchell to the indictments re-
turned against him by the federal
grand jury in connection with the
land frauds in Oregon.
In fit of jealousy John w. Welker,
aged twenty-four, a prominent busi-
ness man of Fort Wayne, Ind, shot
and killed his sweetheart, Minnie
Melching, aged twenty-four. and then
cut his throat, dying instantly.
Leo Pranikoff. Chicago musician.
attempted to asphyxiate himself and
his four children. As a result Prani-
kotf and one of the children are dead
and two of the other children are not
expected to live.
In fit of insane jealousy George
Mahan of st. Paul, twenty-four years,
colored, shot and killed his wife, Hat
tie Mahan. also colored, and then shot
and mortally wounded himself.
According to Prosecuting Attorney
Foster of Athens county, O., the al
legged shortage in the county treas
ury there has grown from $4,000 to
$71 1000 within few days.
DR.. Wesley r. Wales, president of
the First National bank of Cape May
City, N. j., has been arrested charged
with the misappropriation of $4,000
Of the banks funds.
The jury in the case Of Johann Hoch.
the alleged "bluebeard," who is on trial
at Chicago charged with wife murder,
has been completed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-05-12

port General Account Of Enumeration
to Legislature.) That the secretary Of
state, sitter receiving such returns
shall prepare and report TO the two
houses Of the legislature, On or before
the fifteenth day Of January at the
next following session succeeding the
taking of such census. 8 general 40
count Of the enumeration, specifying
the result thereof, in the several town.
ships, cities, villages and counties Of
the state, with full recapitulation Of
the whole, and after making such re
port it shall be the duty OF the eecre'
tary Of state to deposit all of such 10
turns in the state library, with a copy
of the said general account and re-
capitulation thereof.
Sec. II. Appointment of Enumera'
tor Where Assessor has Died, Etc.
That in case of the death of any as.
SCISSOR, or his inability from any cause
or his neglect or refusal to perform
the duties required by this act at the
time therein specified, it shall be the
duty of the board of county commits.
sioners Immediately to appoint some
suitable and proper person residing
in said district, city, village or town
ship to act as an enumerator in the
place of such assessor so failing to
act, which person, so appointed, shall
perform the duties imposed by this
act on such assessor.
Sec. IL. Accounts of Assessors and
Enumerators, How Paid.) That the
accounts for the services of the as.
SCISSORS done under this act and the
enumerators appointed under the pro.
visions of this act shall be audited by
the board of county commissioners,
and shall be assessed, collected and
paid as part of the contingent ex.
penses of such county.
Sec. 13. Fees for Services.) That
the assessors shall be entitled as
enumerators, for their services, to two
dollar per hundred inhabitants enum.
Grated as aforesaid, to be paid by the
respective counties, and such fees to
be in addition to compensation receiv.
ed for services performed as assessor.
Sec. IA. Costs of Printing, ETC.,
That all liabilities incurred for print.
ing, postage and transmission of re.
turns shall be paid out of the state
treasury on the warrant Of the audit
or, and charged to a special account.
Sec. Is. Emergency.
Approved March 13. 1905.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-05-12
ANNUAL REPORTS BY CORPORA.
TI0NS

(H. B. No. 2l-Stevens OF Burlefgh.)
An Act Rsaosng Co tG Ss Make
and Providing for the Cancellation of
Articles Of Incorporation for Failures to
Do So..
Be it enacted, etc.:
Section 1. That every corporation
hereafter organized under the laws
Of the state of North Dakota shall be.
fore receiving a certificate of organ
ization file with the secretary of
state, a statement setting forth the
postof11ce address of its business
office.
Sec. 2. Every incorporated com.
pany or joint stock company, other
than railroads, banking, insurance,
religious corporations and corpora
tions not organized for pecuniary
profit and authorized to do business
in this state, shall annually between
the first day of July and the first
day Of August report to the secretary
Of state the location of its principal
Office in this state, the names Of its
officers with their residence and post
office address, the date of the expira-
tion of their respective terms Of
office, whether or not the corporation
is pursuing active business under its
charter, and the kind Of business en-
gagged in, If any, which said report
shall be made under the seal of the
company and be signed and sworn to
by the president, secretary. managing
agent or other officer of the corpora
tion, and in case said corporation Is
in the hands of an assignee or re-
Than II, e1,n 1H4
signed and sworn to by such assignee
or receiver, which said report to-
gether with fee Of two dollars and
a half for, filing the same shall be
sent to the secretary Of state in
whose Office 1t shall be fled. The
secretary of state shall in no case
receive or file said report until said
fee is paid and failure to make
said report and pay said fee shall
be prima facie evidence that said
corporation is out of business. And
1t Is made the duty of the secretary
of state to notify such corporation
by registered letter Of its default,
and unless such corporation shall
within sixty days thereafter file such
report and pay such fee. he shall
enter upon the records Of his Office
the cancellation of such charter or
certificate to do business, of the
corporations failure to make report
at the time and In the manner here.
in provided.
Sec. 8. The secretary Of state is
hereby required on or before the
first day Of Junesof ea;ph year mail
to every corporation embraced In this
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-08
LAWYERS TO
TACKLE IN.
SURANCE

Omaha. Aug. S.-Ralph W. Breck-
inridge of Omaha, chairman Of the
committee of insurance of the Ameri-
can Bar association, has completed the
report Of the committee to be present
ed to the annual convention at Nara
gansett Pier which will be held Aug.
23 to 25. The report makes five spe-
cific recommendations as follows:
Legislation by congress providing for
the supervision of insurance; the re-
peal of all valuable policy laws; uni
form fire policies, a term which will be
specifically defined; the repeal of all
retaliatory tax laws; stricter incor-
poration laws in several states as they
effect the creation of insurance COM
panies; and general statute pro
hibiting the use of the mails to all
persons, associations or corporations
transacting the business Of insurance
in disregard Of state or. federal regu-
: lations. PRESIDENT Roosev itsiss quoted
as having said to the Committee he
is very much in favor of the federal
supervision Of insurance.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-08
RATION SHOOTING

A special to the News from Ration.
N. NJ, says: At an early hour this
morning serious shooting affray took
place In the Palace saloon, corner
First street and Cook avenue. A
game was In progress at the crap
table In which one man was consider.
ably the winner, when half-breed
known as Betz tried to defraud him
Of his winnings.
Ira Duckworth, manager OF the Ia.
BILE, interfered In behalf OF the lucky
man. and after few words Betz left
the saloon. He returned, however, in
a few minutes and began to open
fusillade on Duckworth with As.
calibre gun. one ball striking and
glancing off the forehead. Duckworth
returned the fire and several hundreds
OF dollars worth Of damage was done
to plate glass mirrors and the like.
Perhaps dozen shots were ex.
changed, but neither man was fatally
injured. Betz made his escape to
Chihuahua, closely followed by the
night policeman, where he was later
captured. AS the officer was return
ing with his prisoner to Ration he was
waylaid by Leandro Martinez Ia con.
victed murderer, who, at the solicita.
tion Of Senator Barela, It is said, Is
out on parole) and disarmed and the
prisoner turned loose.
Martinez was convicted Of murder In
the first degree and sentenced to for.
ty-nine years in the penitentiary. Both
Martinez and Betz were later appre-
hended by posse and placed behind
the bars. Public opinion bellows that
Martinez may have been the instiga-
tor of the fracas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-08

reached by a circuitous twelvc'mile
trail, none has disclosed the wonders
Of scenery which n ride on The aerial
will offer. BY the anchoring of q
cable some 800 feet In length 10 the
wall OF rock on either side of the gorge
on which will be operated cage or
car and the furthe, Improvement of
the trail on the north side 81 the
huge crevice It Is proposed TO transfer
tourists from the bottom OF the Bright
Angel trail to the top OF the plateau.
To build this aerial tramway com.
pany has just been incorporated at
Kanab, Utah, with the following Off.
GERS and directors r. d. Wooley Of
Kanab, president; T. c. Hoyt, a Kanab
attorney. vice president; Thomas
Chamberlain. secretary and treasurer:
Attorney General f. s. Clark OF Ari.
zona and J. s. Emmett Of Lees Ferry,
directors.
From the height which tourists will
attain one may locate by means OF a
powerful glass the various cities Of
southern California. Much Of the Nor
mon state could be seen In this way,
while the dry desert air Of Arizona
would permit splendid long distance
views Of that territory.
Surveys and an estimate place the
cost at about $4,000. In connection
with the establishment Of the aerial
tramway the company and southern
Utahans generally are working to
have a large portion OF the country
about Buckskin mountains set aside
for national park or reserve.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-08

some dispatches to his government In
answer to those which reached him
during the night. Speaking to repre-
sentatives Of the Associated Press he
said he was more than ever animated
by the desire Of doing all In his power
to conclude peace, but that as he has
often stated, all will depend on what
the Japanese expect to obtain. How
ever, he will leave nothing unattempt.
ed to reach the desired object, and in
case OF failure the world will Judge on
whom the responsibility will rest.
AS the ENJOYS landed the saluting
battery Of the naval yard fired a SAL
ute. From the landing to the naval
stores building the marines we're
drawn up on either side and through
their lines the envoys marched to the
scene of their further labors. The
procession was led by Admiral Mead
and M. Witte. Once in the building
the plenipotentiaries and their suites
were assigned their respective rooms.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-08
ELLIOTT BARKER
KILLS A GRIZZLY
Beulah. n. NJ. Aug. s. 1905.

Beulah. N. NJ. Aug, s. 1905
T. T. Turner recently purchased a
lot Of fat cattle In this community for
his Sixth street butcher shop.
The Upper Sapello has been crowd,
ed almost to overflowing for the last
month or two with campers.
Mrs. Jeff Keene and family are now
OCCUPYING one of the cottages near the
Barker sawmill.
Elder J. r. Jones Of Roswell spent
last week at Beulah. and In contrast
with hot weather Of his home town,
where the men wear very light cl,th
ing and the women do too. he found
an overcoat quite comfortable OF even
ings. The elder preached one of his
stirring sermons during his stay which
was well received.
Miss Pearl Barker Is off on a visit
to old friends at Roswell to be gone
several weeks. returning In time to
take up her school again at Cubero.
Fishing has been carried to such an
extent that there are scarcely enough
trout left TO propagate the species.
The stream is to be stocked this
fall with rainbow trout. by the gov
eminent. and fishing prohibited for
several years.
Elliott Barker has the ribbon for
killing bear. His latest hunt was a
few days ago. and he took down with
his trusty 1856 Winchester the
monster Of the forest. It Is not known
that larger grizzly has been killed
in this region within twenty-five years.
The infuriated beast was within fif-
teen feet when he fell. taking two
shots to bring him down. but he got
1t in the neck"
or course President Roosevelt Is not
yet required to yield the laurel but
Elliott claims 1t In this neck o. the
woods. RUSTICUS.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-08
QUARANTINE
TO BE MADE
LESS RIGID
Governor Of Louisiana Urges
President Of Health Board
To Action.
Complains Of Suffering Resulting
From Embargo Coming From Every
Part OF the state.-Marine Service
To Send Representative to Expound
Mosquito Theory to Health socie.
ties.

New Orleans. Aug. S.-There Is
some probability that there will short.
ly be considerable relaxation Of the
quarantine restrictions in Louisiana.
Governor Blanchard is urging Presi.
dent Souchon. of the state board Of
health. to take steps toward that end
and DR.. Souchon's effort in the matter
Is already beginning to show results.
Governor Blanchard says he is receiv.
ing complaints Of suffering from many
parts of the state. Medicines, ice,
coal and many other necessaries are
wanted and there Is demand every
where for mail service. The marine
hospital service is to send repre-
sentative to attend the conferences Of
various health boards to explain the
mosquito theory to show the mosquito
cannot be transmitted by freight and
urge uniformity of quarantine regula-
tiOns.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-08

GUS stores In the neighborhood were
turned into emergency hospitals, The
work OF digging victims out was con.
tinued by members Of the fire and
police departments and city laborers,
The scenes about the building were
pitiable, Several hundred relatives Of
the employees were there and their
supplications az To the welfare Of
loved ones was heartrending, II Is
reported that Robert NJ. Chalmers. a
member OF the firm, Is missing. II
will take several hours to dig out all
the victims. Up to l0.30 there had
been taken from the ruins seventy.
five persons. Half Of them were seri.
ously injured. The manager Of the
store at that time made a statement
there were fifty more underneath the
ruins.
Up to 1890 three persons had died,
thirty injured were sent to their
homes or hospital, and II was esti.
mated fifty still remain In the ruins.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-08
HALF MILLION
RAILWAY LOSS

New York. Aug. S.-Strenuous ef-
forts We're made by the management
Of the Delaware & Lackawanna railroad
today to bring into New York thous-
ands Of commuters whose homes are
along its route and to overcome the
handicap imposed by the destruction
of the Hoboken railroad station and
ferry slips and the loss OF two ferry
boats last night. The Lackawanna
trains were diverted to the Pennsyl-
vania & Erie street stations in Jer.
sey city. 1t is estimated that the loss
to the Lackawanna railroad by fire
will be 100000.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-08
FAMOUS OLD SEAPORT THRILLS WITH
EXCITEMENT OF PEACE CONVENTION

Portsmouth, Aug. S--With M. Witte
within its gates and the other three
peace envoys at the harbor's mouth,
Portsmouth today awoke to realiza-
tion that one of the most important
days In its history was actually at
hand. At an early hour the streets
began to fill up as steam trains. troll
ley cars and private conveyances
brought visitors from all parts of
southeastern New Hampshire. The
famous old seaport, deliberately draped
with flags and bunting. presented an
attractive appearance.
BY 10 o'clock 1000 members of the
New Hampshire national guard had
arrived. In the harbor shipping had
been dressed for the occasion while
at the navy yard the last touch was
given to make everything ready for
the conference. The fleet dropped
anchor off the navy yard soon after
nine. At Hotel Wentworth, Witte got
up early, beginning at once TO prepare
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-08
FALLING WALLS OF DEPARTMENT
STORE CARRY DOWN THREE HUNDRED
First Estimate Of Killed and Injured Placed at Forty
Making Repairs Remove Iron Pillars Without
Bracins Floor

Albany August S.--Three hundred
persons employed in the large depart
ment store of the John G. Meyers
station, 39-41 North Pearl street,
had just gone to work this morning
when the whole center of the building
collapsed from roof to cellar. Nearly
a hundred men, girls and children
were carried down by the wreck. The
first estimate placed the number of
killed and injured at forty. Thus far
all those taken out Of the ruins have
been alive. There Is no doubt, how.
ever, when the searchers reach the
bottom Of the heap Of debris, they will