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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27
William Tell Act Fatal.

London, Nov. 25.-Herbert Lee, .
music hall performer, died in this city
from the effects of a wound in the
head. received during a performance
Of a William Tell act at a local hall
Lee held a ball on his head at which
Nine. Clementine shot at at a distance
of fifty feet. Nine. Clementine sur
rendered to the police. Mr.. Lee ha,l
been giving this act for q period OF
eighteen years without having met
with any accident.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27

1t has been suggested that Lincoln's
Gettysburg address be read aloud on
the hundredth anniversary Of his birth
in every school in the United States.
Lincoln's birthday Is a school holiday
in many states. and 1t would perhaps
mark the centenary better in the 9TH
ers IL the session should be omitted
that day. However. the address could
be read in every schoolhouse in the
land and give everybody, whether chill
dren or adults. a chance to hear 1t.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27
news OF THE WORLD
Important Events Of the Week
in Condensed Form.
FOREIGN NEWS.

An interview between Chancellor
von Buelow and Emperor William,
held at the new palace in Potsdam.
resulted in a satisfactory understand
ing. The chancellor, in the course OF
his interview with the emperor, asked
his majesty for a declaration, together
with permission to publish the same.
to the effect that in the future the
emperor would deal with state affairs
only through the existing constitu-
tional channels, namely, through the
chancellor. His majesty acceded to
this request and the declaration asked
for appears in the R~eichsanzeiger. The
emperor's act, taken together with
the circumstances leading thereto, is
regarded as 4 far step in the direc-
ton of a government responsible to
the reichstag and not to the throne,
A dispatch from Cettinje, the cap
ftal of Montenegro, declares that the
telegraph line between Cettinje and
Cattaro, a seaport of Austria, has beer
cut and that Montenegro has mounted
guns on the slopes dominating Cat"
taro. Furthermore, Montenegro has
occupied DUN pass, leading into Her
zegovina, with 5000 troops.
A revolution has broken out in
Southern Hayti. General Simon. for
mer commander of the troops in the
Southern department, has seized the
city of Les Cages and the adjacent re-
gion. The telegraph line has been cut
and the government troops are sur
rounded by rebels.
Hundreds of deaths and tremendous
loss of property have resulted from
the storm and food that ravaged the
province of Calabria, Italy, AID a part
of the island of Sicily. Thousands
are homeless, a score of towns have
been badly wrecked and shipping has
been destroyed.
The possibility of trouble between
Austria-Hungary and Scrvia has not
yet been eliminated. A scmi-oficial
statement issued at Vienna says that
the Austro-lIungarian government will
be compelled to take decisive steps if
the Servian provocations do not cease.
An official of the foreign board OF
the Chinese government, in reply to
a direct request, gave formal assur
ance that the nov administration
would promote with vigor the reforms
inaugurated by the late emperor,
Kwang Hsu.
Austria-H Hungary has formally noti-
fed Russia of her precautionary mill
tary measures on the Servian frontier.
which include the partial mobilization
of the Fifteenth army corps.
The government of The Neither
lands has proposed to advocate the
c%onvocation of an international COM
mittee to arrange for a third peace
c0nfnrnnca
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27
CRIMINAL. NEWS.

After an examination of the various
documents in the office OF Peter Van
Vlissengen of Chicago. convicted
forger of mortgages, notes and trust
deeds on his own confession, William
C. Niblack, vice president of the Chi
cago Title and Trust company, re.
ceiver for the Van Vlissengen proper
ties, declared that the forgeries
amount to 1888, 423.S 9.
Fourteen men charged with murder
in Valley county, Mont. pleaded guilty
to manslaughter and were sentenced
to various terms in prison. The crime
to which these fourteen. men pleaded
guilty was the raid upon the cabin Of
tohn Hayes. an alleged claim Jumper,
and his family, which resulted in the
death of Hayes and his daughter.
Fifty state convicts employed In the
mines at Pratt City, Ala, formed a
conspiracy to set No. 8 mine afre and
escape during the confusion and al q
result eight of them are burned to
death, n is missing and the other
~forty-one are safely locked in the
stOckade. 4
The comptroller Of the currency
has been advised Of the closing Of the
doors Of the Citizens National bank
of Monticello. KY, On account Of a
shortage of more than 100000 in the
cashiers department.
Herman Billek, convicted at Chi.
cago Of the murder Of hye members
Of the vzral family, has been sem
fenced by Judge Barnes TO hang on
Dec. Il. Billek has BEEN reprisysd
four times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27

Because Yale, Taft's college. had an
unprecedented boom in registration the
present term people may fancy that
New Haven now harbors some White
House winner of a generation hence.
But before the freshmen Of 1908 be-
come eligible the center Of the presi-
dental timber belt will have shifted to
the westward Of Ohio. and a uni
versity now unknown may be heard
from a. the alma mater Of the peoples
choice.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27
INTO Mt ONE BIG CORPORATION
Plan to Consolidate Chicago Street
Car Lines.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-Plans involving
. $246,O0O,O 900 corporation for the con
solidation Of the elevated and street
car lines Of the city. together with.
some sort Of a deal with an electric.
company to furnish electrical power,
are now actually under way. j. p.
Morgan and his New York and Chi
cage business associates will be, it
IS said. the controlling factors in the
consolidation. Attic conclusion of. a
conference held at the ONCE Of John.
y. Mitchell, president Of the Illinois
Trust and Savings bank, IT was an.
roanced that . committee had been.
appointed to take the subject under,
consideration.
So FAR as could be learned Chicago
capitalists have taken the initiative
Il the proposed nask - asnsolidatfon.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27
Hospital ship overdue.

Manila, Nov. 25.-Some concern II
felt here regarding the safety OF the
American hospital ship Relief. This.
vessel left here Nov. rs for Guam and.
was due. there Nov. 10. She has not
yet arrived. Orders ShAse been given;
mat he supply shfp supply leaycI
Guam il search Of IL lRlslist, q
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27

So far all has gone well for 'Cuba
libre' except the actual practice Of
freedom by the Cubars themselves.
Now, for the last time, It's cup to-
them Al
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27
Death roll IS
ABOVE THIRTY.
Two Tornadoes Sweep Over
Western Arkansas. u
PROPERTY LOSS IMMENSE

struction Of a Number Of Towns,
Miles Upon Miles Of Land Have
Been Swept Bare, Forests Destroyed
and Scores Of Churches, Business
Houses and Homes Demolished.
Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 25.-The lat
est conservative estimate of the loss
of life in the two tornadoes which
swept Western Arkansas is placed at
thirty, although reports from several
sources declare that the death list
will aggregate fifty, with much of the
storm swept territory yet to be heard
from. The injured number several
score. No estimates are made as to.
the property loss. Judging from all
reports received thus far, however, it
will go into the hundreds of thou
been swept bare. Forests, homes,
business houses, churches and every.
thing have been demolished alike in
many communities. From all reports
there appears to have been two diff
ferent %tcrnadoes, one starting from
the south and the other from the
north, both dipping to the earth at
intervals and apparently meeting in
the central western part OF the state,
where the most damage has been re-
ported.
The town of Piney, a German settle
ment on the Iron Mountain railroad,
located between Knoxville and Lon
don, suffered the most, according to
reports received thus far. The num-
Der of dead is variously estimated
from nine to twenty. Five business
houses and a number of homes were
destroyed, according to reports.
More Definite Reports.
From the towns of B%erryville and
Cravens the most definite reports are
received. AT the former three per-
sons were injured and the property
loss is roughly estimated at between
$4,000 and $40, 700. At Cravens four
persons are known to be dead, mem
bers of the family of John Rosin, a
farmer, who were caught under the
falling timbers of their home. j.. G.
Holt and wife, an aged couple, were
seriously injured, and may die. Eight
persons who took refuge in a store
were caught in the crash of the build
ing and all were injured and eight
others are reported as missing. At
Cravens practically all the larger
buildings were either demolished or
badly damaged.
From Knoxville a dispatch partially
confirms the report that the village of
Barr, four miles from that place, was
totally wrecked.
In the vicinity Of Mulberry five per-
sons are reported killed and others
injured. ~. @
At Lodi one woman was seriously
injured and the Methodist church and
several other buildings were de-
stroyed.
Later reports show that the first
tornado swept over the counties OF
Carroll, Newton and Johnson, almost
totally destroying Boxly, Murray, Low.
gap, Ozark. Dale, Boston, Judea,
Trath, Omega, Dry Fork, Dansmorek,
Parthenon, Mossville. Limestone, Red
Fork and other hamlets.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27

One Inconsistency Is az good az an
other. and it ID fair to remind that
marriage reformer that '1oveless en-
gagements" should be broken before
they are made, not after.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27

ONCE girls now wear such wide hats
that the average elevator can acc0m-
modate only one at 4 trip. and there
are . dozen typewriters on every floor
up to the sixteenth; therefore
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27

The company that writes q policy on
the life Of the Cuban republic Win IS
likely to exact Z premium 40 large g
Insurance. and 4 "no suicide" clause Is
boot
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27
CuMMINS NOW
IOWA SENATOR.
Formally Chosen Successor
to William B. Allison.
VOTE STANDS 100 TO 5.

Ballots for Successful Candidate at
the Polls and Democrats Vote Sol
idly for Claude Porter-Retirine
Governor Thanks Legislators for
Support Of His Administration.
Des Moines, Nov. 25.-By a vote of
LOG to 35 Governor Albert B. Cum
minis was elected to the United States
senate to succeed the late William B.
Allison.
Having received a majority of all
the votes cast in the joint session of
the Iowa senate and house Mr.. Albert
B. Cummins is declared elected Unit
ed States senator for the term ending
March 4, 1907"
Lieutenant Governor Garst spoke
the words which put a thousand cheer
ing legislators and spectators to their
feet and when a moment later Sen
ator Cummins walked to the speak
er's stand preceded by his aged, gray
haired father the cheering was re-
newed.
All save three Republican house
and senate members voted for Gov
ernor Cummins. The Democrats voted
solidly for their candidate, Claude
Porter, but their combined strength
aggregated but IS votes. !.
Senator Cummins, in a speech.
thanked both the Republican and
Democratic members of the legisla-
tnre for the support they had given
him during the sever years of his ad-
ministration as lowa's governor. He
declared that in SO far as he WAS con-
cerned bitter f%actionalism in Iowa is
at an end ~.
1t was after 1 o'clock before Gov
ernor Cummins finished his speech.
During that period he was both gov
ernor of Iowa and United States sem
ator. At the close Of the joint session
he rendered his resignation as gov
ernor and the oath OF that Office was
administered to Lieutenant Governor
Garst.
Governor Cummins was elected to
the .unexpired term Of Senator ALI
son.. ending March next. His re.elec.
ton in Jannary next to the full six
year term is expected.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27

Women VIII surely get political rights
IL their men friends keep on losing nine
battles ont Of ten In the stag 6ght;
for their own. y. III
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-27

The new way to .stave on the enects.
Of alcohol 10 to feed the topper his due.
portionSof fam afst. 5sS
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-21

for Salina Cruz, Dee. 9.
MARY E. FOSTER, ar. Port Townsend
from Hon. Aug. 80.
NICOMEDIA, Ger. s. s., Wagemann
from Portland for Yokohama, Nov. 6
NIPPON MARU, Jap. S. S., from Hon
for ). F., Dee. 10.
NUUANU, Am. blk, Josselyn, ar. Hon
from n. Y, Dec. IA.
OKANOGAN, Am. schr., Mathew, ar
PIT. Winslow from Pit Ludlow, Nov l
ORLAND, Nor. S. s., Lie, from AIDE
laide for Newcastle, Oct q.
| OLYMPIC, Am. bkt.. Evans, from PIT
Townsend for Melbourne, Oct. IT.
PIMA, Br. S. S., Fairchild, ar. Hon
| from Peru, Dec 10.
PHILIPPINE, Am. schr., Olsen. from
Hon. for Sound, Dec. II.
PUGLIA, Ttal. cruiser, from Hon. fol-
Yokohama, Oct. 81.
ROCHAMBEAU, FIR bk., ar. Portland
from Hon, Dec. 16.
ROBERT SEARLES, Am. schr., ar
Port Townsend from Kahului, Nov
ROSECRANS, Am. S. s., from Mon.
terey (towing barge Monterrey fol-
Hon, Dec. II.
R. P. RITHET, Am. blk, Drew, ar. s. F.
from Hon, Nov. 10.
ROBERT LEVERS, Am. schr., Under
wood, ar. Gray's Harbor from Hon..
Nov. s.
ROMFORD, Br. s. s., from Portland
for Melbourne, Oct 81.
SAINTE ANNE, FIR. bk., ar. Portland
from Hon. Oct. SO.
SANTA MARIA, Am. s. S., ar. Gaviota
from Hon., Oct. IS.
SANTA RITA, Am. s. s., ar. Port
Hartford from Kahului. Dee. S.
SPOKANE, Am. schr:, ar. Port Town
send from S. F., Nov. II.
S. C. ALLEN, Am blk, Wilder, from
Hon. for Sound, Dee. 2.
S. G. WILDER. Am. ok, Jackson.
ar s. F. from Hon. Aug. IL.
ST. KATHERINE, Am. Blk, ar. Hon.
from S. F., Dee. Q.
.STEPHANOTIS, Br S. s.. ar Adel-
aide from Wallaroo, Nov. 10.
ST. ROGATIEN, FIR. Blk, Illiaguer, from
Hon. for Sound, Dec 2.
SHERIDAN, L. s. A. T., from Manila
for Hon. Dee. a.
SIBERIA, Am. S. s., from Yokohama
for Hon, Dec. 16.
TENYO MARU, Jap. s. s., from Hon.
for Yokohama, Dee IS.
T. P. EMIGH, Am. bkt., Irsen, ar. Pt.
Townsend from Eleele, Nov. q.
THEIRS, FIR. sp., from Hobart for Hon.,
Nov. 10.
THOMAS. L. S. A. T.. Lyman, ar S.
F. from Hon, Dee. 10.
TEXAN. Am. s. S, Hall, ar. S. F. from
Hilo, Dec. 4.
VTRGTNIAN. Am. S. S, ar. s F. from
Salina Cruz. Dec. II.
VERMONT. Br. S. S, from Hon. for
Makaweli. Dec 2.
W. H. MARSTON, Am. schr., ar. s. F.
from Hilo, Dec. 5.
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Some Strange Ideas of Hades

The question Of future punishment
has interested mankind from the earIi-
est ages. Darwin found many races
without any idea of a God, but none
without a devil.
The ancient Egyptian conception of
hell is found in Per-mhru, or Book of
the Dead probably the oldest book in
the world. Herein is described the jour
news of the damned man to perditiOn.
Snakes, horrid ghosts and nameless ter
rors beset his path, and he found con-
siderably more when he got there. To
these discomforts were added fire and
sandy desert.
In the old Assyrian hell the spirits
of the dead fitted about in the dark
ness of the underworld. and ate dust;
those who broke through the guarding
dragons came back to earth as YAM
pires, saws the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The penal hell Of the HindoOs is one
of the Oldest known. Over it presided
Yama the Tanner, with large teeth and
monsfrous body. It is filed with fire,
snakes. monsters. insects and other in
fernaI machinery Red hot charcoal
figures largely. with boiling oil as an
incidental torture.
Early Buddhism, with its 450.000,0oO
followers. had hell wherein the wick
ed soul was spread prone upon bed
of blazing embers, with bedclothes Of
the same kind. When it was hungry
If was RECALLED with balls of redhot
iron.
The Buddhfsts Of China and Ceylon
were content with no less than null
tiplicitv of bells, six Of which were
preserved for the peculiarly evil.
In the Zoroastrian religion accursed
spirits sat forever in a cold, dark lane
surrounded by scorpions.
Future punishment as viewed IN the
classic ages was vague, and neither
Greek nor Roman. it would seem, had
anv fixed ideas upon the subject. There
was another place Tartarus, equally
as vague, except as to locality, which /
Hesiod. Oldest of Greek poets. placed
at two-+hirds of a mile below the earth. /
One had to cross river to get there. |
IT is noticeable that all hells. except +
the Christian. have river in front OF /
them. Tartarus seems to have been a |
reserved for those who had |
offended the gods, and ordinary sinners
had no place there.
The hell of the old Hebrews was
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-21

somewhat extensive. "The land of
Egypt" says Gadaliah, "is 400 miles
square; that is one-sixteth of the size
of Ethiopia, which is one-sixtieth OF
the earth. The earth is nesixtieth
of the Garden of Eden, and the Gar
den of Eden but one-sixtieth of Ge-
henna,' or hell. The Cabalists held
that this large tract lay far to the
north, and here lodged devils and the
souls of departed sinners, together
with earthquakes and thunderstorms.
There are five varieties of fire in Ge-
henna, according to the Talmud, each
suited to the particular kind of wick
edness affected by the sinner while on
earth.
As the hell of the torrid countries
is hot, so that of the northern Iati-
tudes is cold and damp. The old Sean
dinavians looked upon it as a place Of
ice and darkness, Astounding in veno-
nous reptiles and wild beasts, espe-
cialIy ravenous wolves.
Our Anglo Saxon forbears, compro-
missing between the two, had a "Hell-
ewite' (whence our English word
''hell'O. which consisted Of a pit in
which the unfortunate sinner suffered
alternately meitlng neat ana mp
ping frost A hard lot was in store
for the soul that was condemned to
this Anglo-Saxon hell, for it combined
all the horrors Of all the others. Be
sides fire and ice were serpents with
fiery tusks gnawing the flesh from the
bones Of their victims, while pale adj
ders, bloody eagles and foul beasts
with horns of iron lent variety to the
torments.
Descriptions of hell in the Koran Of
the Mohammendan does not leave much
consolation for the wicked Mussulman.
- F1ameless smoke shall envelop them
and smokeless flame,' says one chap
ter. Another informs the evildoers
that "they shall be dragged into he'll
by their forelocks and their feet and
there shall be cut out for them gar
ments of fire."
Among barbarians and savages the
devil is the chief dietv. As was apt
" put to a missionary by Maori
chief Of New Zealand: FWhy should
we strive to please your God. who IS
all good, by prayers and sacrifices? He
will do Us no harm. Tt is the evil one
who is forever seeking our hurt that
we must endeavor to appease. There
fore. we offer sacrifices to him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-21
SWALLOWED FIVE
BOTTLES OF POISON

A man came to me for treatment
a few weeks ago who had taken five
bottles of poisonous drugs. He got
the stuff from a doctor for the cure
of chronic kidney trouble and rheu-
matism.
Of course, the patient did not
know the nature of the medicine he
had been using until [ analysed the
contents of one of the bottles. The
mixture contained morphine, alcohol
and potash in large quantities. He
then realized why he had become
nervous, debilitated and weak: why
his stomach went back on him and
his food wouldn It digest. He real
lied also that if he had continued
the use of these poisons much long.
er he would have become drug
slave, just as thousands of other
sufferers have who went to doctors
for relief.
That s the way all drugs work.
They will stop pain by deadening
the nerves, but the pain comes back
IN few hours and you have to re.
peat the dose. The trouble is still
there and will remain there until
the cause is removed.
Now, this man took up my treat.
ment and began using Electro Vigor
every night. In three weeks time
every pain and ache was gone from
his body, and in another two weeks
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-21
MARINE
Here for Holidays.

The w. G. Hall came in from Kauai
yesterday morning with heavy load
of sugar and a good list of passengers.
who have come to Honolulu for the
Christmas holidays. The passage was
by no means smooth. and everybody was
glad to get ashore after a very stormy
trip. Besides the 5000 bags of A smear
she carried p bags of eocoanuts, g
bundles of empty bags, / crate of pigs
and l crate of chickens and fl packages
of sundries. ~
Hilonian In Tonight.
The Matson steamship Hilonian is
due to arrive tonight according to the
promise of Captain Johnson. The HiIo-
man is packed with Christmas goods
and the vessel is being rushed to land
the stuff here as early as possible so
that it NAV be displayed for holiday
sale. The Hilonian is bringing a verv
large Christmas mail comprising 253
bags. She has 5000 tons of general
merchandise and 500 tons of Christmas
goods, including Christmas trees, etc.
Gjoa Ordered Sold.
Captain Henry Lund, Norwegian
Consul at San Francisco. has received
instructions from Captain Road
Amundsen, the explorer, to sell at auc-
ton the sloOp Gioa, in which Amund-
sen made his famous voyage through
the Northwest Passage. The sloop has
been lying at anchor at Mare Island
navy yard ever since it entered this
port after that eventful trip. Consul
Lund, who is an intimate friend of
the explorer, is also informed that the
latter proposes to undertake a voyage
in search of the geographical north
pole at some not distant date. MAX
ing the trip in the steamer Fran, Capt.
Nansen 5 ship, now the property of the
government of Norway. Amundsen
states that he will outfit the voyage at
San Francisco. cruising to the Siberian
islands and thence into the unknown
waters of the North in search of the
pole. Capt. Amundsen is now in Nor
way writing a book telling of his
travels and overies.-Chronicle.
Shipping Notes.
The Niihau came in from Kawaihae
yesterday morning after rough pas
sage and went out again in the after
noon with the prospects of rough
weather ahead of her. She was bound
for the same port.
The Mikahala brought from Molokai
and Maui a large lot of chickens, tur-
keys and pigs for the holiday markets.
The Mikahala could not land at Ha-
lava and Pukoo, Molokai, on the out
ward trip owing to rough weather.
Heavy rains on .dolokai are reported
The Likelike brought fifty head of
cattle from Kawaihae for zee Hop Co.
The American-Hawaiian steamer Co
lumbar Will leave HilO on January ,,
1919, with sugar for Salina Cruz direct.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-21

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