The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-31
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GoIdfieId Didn't Need Army.


The presidents latest letter to Gov
ernor Sparks calls attention to the re-
port and the conclusion reached by the
special commission that if the state
and county exercise the powers at their
disposal they can maintain satisfactory
order in Goldfeld; that so far those
authorities have done nothing. but are
relying upon federal aid, and their at
titude is that of expressly refusing to
do anything and desiring to throw their
own burdens upon the federal govern
ment for the maintenance of those ele-
mentary conditions Of order fol- which
they, and they only, are responsible.
In their report the commissioners say
that. in their belief, there was no war
rant whatever for calling upon the
president for troops. that there was nc
instruction against the power of the
state and that nobody supposed there
was such an instruction. They say,
"The action of the mine operators war
rants the belief that they had deter
mined upon a. reduction in wages and
the refusal of employment to the West
ern Federation of Miners, but that they
feared to take this course of action I'M
less they had the protection of federal
troops and that they accordingly laid a
plan to secure such troops and then put
their programme into effect"
Rio Welcomes American Fleet.
The American battleship feet arriv.
ed at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. IL
and was warmly received by thou
sands of people who lined the water
front to witness the passage of the
vessels UP the harbor, escorted by
three warships from the Brazilian
navy. Statutes were exchanged with
the forts and afterward with the Bra
lillian and German warships in the
harbor. The newspapers of the city
issued special American editions to
commemorate the visit. An extensive
programme of entertainments had been
prepared in honor of both officers and
men. Unfortunately Admiral Evans.
who is suffering from his old enemy,
rheumatism. has had to forego some
of the festivities.
To Leave Cuba In 1909.
Secretary Taft has transmitted to the
president the report of Governor Ma,
COON concerning affairs in Cuba dur
ing the past year. After commencing
highly Magoon's administration of the
Cuban government and explaining the
events which will postpone the presi-
Dental election in Cuba until Deem
Der next and the turning over of the
government to the Cuban people until
March or April Of 1909 he, says, This
is in compliance with our promise
when we assumed temporary control
of Cuba, and it seems to me that we
ought to allow nothing to interfere
with carrying out that promise" The
president in transmitting Tafts report
to congress advanced the date of Gu
ba's release to Feb. 1. 1909.
Spain Pays Old Claims.
The state department has received
from the Spanish government $4,000
in payment of indemnity claims which
were the result Of the depredations of
Spanish p%rivateers upon American COM
merce and of the war between Spain
and her American colonies between the
years 1919 and 1884.
Bids For Army Airship.
The six bids received by the war de-
partment for furnishing the army sig
nal corps with dirigible balloons in ac-
cordance with specifications issued sew
eral weeks ago have been opened and
found to run from 5000 to $4,000.
These bids will be passed upon by a
board consisting Of officers Of the sig
nal corps. The balloon to be built by