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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25
FOREIGN. NEWS.

After an interval. of thirty"two. years
Turkey has entered upon a second at
tempt at constitutional government
with the Inauguration in Constantine
pie of the new parliament. elected I'm
der the constitution promulgated by
the sultan in July of this year.. The
sultan opened parliament in person
with elaborate ceremonies. .
Cardinal Victor Lucicn Snlpice LIE
cot. archbishop of. Bordeaux. France,
is dead. Cardinal Lecot was the lead.
or of the movement among a groupiof
French 'e%cclesiastics to find a basis of
settlement in the difference which has
arisen between thet government and
the church:
Eleven deaths have occurred and
thirteen men are seriously Ill at Keith
ley camp, Mindanao island, as a-result
Of the men of the Eighteenth United
States infantry drinking calumbic
acid, a vegetable compound extracted
from the columbia root. - IS
The Venezuelan capital witnessed
an outbreak Of disorder. following the
warlike activities Of the Dutch war.
ships along the coast, that made 1t
necessary to declare martial law IN
order to put an end to the rioting and
pillaging.
General Antoine Simon. the leader
Of the last revolution in Hayti that
resulted in the flight Of President
Nord Alexis from the capital. has
been unanimously elected president OF
the republic by the Haytian congress.
The Dutch battleship Jacob Van
Heemskerk has arrived at Willem.
stad, towing 40 q prize the .Veneztielan
coast guard vessel ."23 de- Mayo the
second: Venezuelan vessel captured by
Dutch warships. V
The Swedish steamer Iindholmen
went down on the. English coast fol
lowing a collision with the. German
steamer Friederike Mueller. Eight Of
the crew Of the Lindholmen we're
drowned.
A. Deucher. minister Of commerce,
was elected president of the Swiss
republic for. 1908 by the federal as
sembly. He will succeed DR.. F. Bren.
ner, whose term Of, once expires on
Fifteen persons were Killed and
thirty others injured. IN the collision
between q freight and passenger train
In the Pouch tunnel, between Limoges
and Brive, France Il
The Argentine chamber sof. deputies
has passed a bill authorizing the gov
eminent to eexpsend s75,ooo:00O for ar
maments.. - - 81 sS@ts v
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Oscar Bartlett, . member Of the
board Of trade, and Albert !Kunz, q
chauffeur, lost their lives when their
automobile dashed Into the open. draw;
OF a bridge at Milwaukee md wentstoo
the bottom Of the river.
Fire destroyed the clothing and
iewelry store Of Anthony shapJtro q
Dixon city. Pa. i Ipsftss,l q \ ths
family. being burned stpfde!athss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

/. On q charge Of criminal libel, made
by John d. Rockefeller, ,Jr.,. S. IS. Car
valho. president Of the Star company.
publishers of William r. Ee3rst's New
York@American, was arrested and ar
Iafsned in police court. The charge Is
in connection with the publications'of
an article connecting Rockefeller. ;Jr...
with an Illinois peonage case.
Six robbers, after dynamiting the
safes of the Farmers State bank OF
Keene, Neb., twentt-eight' miles south
Of Gibbon, and the Commercial bank
of Gibbon, engaged in q pitched battle
with a number of citizens of the lat
ter place and escaped in an auto with
$500.
Two more murder mysteries have
been added to the half dozen which
have been puzzliug the police OF Win
nipeg. The dead bodies of two China
men were. discovered by the police in
4 laundry on Jarvis avenue, a few
blocks from the main street of the
city.
A jury Of twelve n,en has been Sc:
lected at Flushing. N. Y, to try
Thornton j. Hams, q story writer, as
q principal in the killing of William
e. Annis, publisher, who was shot to
death by Captain Peter C. Hains, Jr..
at the Bayside Yacht club last ssum-
mer. "
Frank Cain. city marshal, was shot
and probably fatally wounded and
Deputy Elmer Magruder was instant
ly killed in the city Jail at Higbee,
Mo-, by three men that Cain had ar
rested on a charge of robbing a rail
way station at, Salisbury, Mo.
Crazed with jealousy William Barn
hart, a foreman of switch engines In
the employ of the Chicago and Alton
at Roodhouse, Ill.,, shot and killed his
wife of three months and later killed
Carl Clapp, proprietor of a grain ele'
vator at that place.
The doors of the First National
bank Of Somersworth,' N. H., were
closed following the discovery of a
shortage. placed at $85, 900, and Fred
H. Varney, the cashier of the bank,
was arrested on a charge Of being a
detaulter. ~ -
Three unknown men entered the
postofice at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich,
while Deputy Postmaster Frank Hig-
gins was making out d payroll,
knocked him %senseless with a. sand
bag and then escaped with $4,000.
An unknown man was Instantly
killed and Marshal F. c: Woods Of
Greenwich, O., was seriously wound
ed in an encounter with five men in
the railroad yards of that village.
The, report of the bureau Of records
Of the police department shows. that
1856 persons were murdered in Chi
cage in the year 1908. OF the murders
twenty-four remain unsolved.
Robbers raided the State, bank of
Cercsco, Neb., oyerpowered a boy
who surprised them at work. demol-
ished the vaults, secured $4,000 and
escaped. VI
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25
news Of THE WORLD.
Important Events Of the Week
in Condensed Form.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

In language probably more emphat.
ically denunciatory than was ever
used before In such a document Pres.
ident Roosevelt, in a special message
to congress, arraigned Joseph Pulitzer
Of the New York World In particular
and other critics of the administration
IN general for their recent charges
with respect to the purchase of the
Panama canal. He characterizes the
accusations as scurrilous, liDelous and
false in every essential particular;
submits documentary evidence to sup.
port his contentious: brands Mr.. Pu-
liter by name as q yillifier Of the
American people and declares his pur-
pose of bringing a governmental &C
ton for libel
The supreme court of the United
States in the main reversed the yer.
dict of the United States district court
for the district of Colorado discharg-
ing from custody a number of persons
who were arrested on the charge OF
conspiracy to defraud the government
~ entering timber and coal lands in
Colorado contrary to law.
President Roosevelt has begun pre-.
pairing for submission to- congress- a
mess of evidence upon which he based
the statements in his annual message
regarding the secret service and for
which the Perkins resolution. passed
in the house called upon the president
to produce.
y. s-E- HH1.TIHA IT. n. =. ssL H+.rHH .+Ls
Rear Admiral William H. Emory,
recently detached from command Of
the Second division of the Atlantic
fleet at Ilongkong, has been placed on
the retired list Of the navy on &C
count of age.
In transmitting the war depart
ment's report on the Brownsville af-
fair to the senate President Roosevelt
accompanied the document with a
brief message on the subject.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

The great hit make by the late Ad-
miral Coghlan with the poem, "Hoch
der KAISER" in an after dinner speech
was by no means an isolated achieve
ment for the gallant sailor. he was
exceptionally happy al an entertainer
Of good company, and wherever he aD-
peared at the dinner table he received
an ovation at the hands Of his admir-
ing companions.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25
Nav Be ctri.tened with water.

Newport News, Va, Dec: 23.-lf the
plans Of the W. c. 7. U. of Delaware
are successful the giant 20,OOO-ton
battleship Delaware, which will be
launched here on Feb. s.. Will be
christened with water. The battle
ship Kentucky, the only vessel o. her
Gloss eve christened with water, had
hundreds of bottles, Of whisky broken
against her hub by kentuckians when
she went down the ways.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Hurrah for the Panama canal vet
eran," who is to wear a bronze medal,
showing that he was two years on the
job. And. blythe way, the job wiz
last long enough to earn q service
stripe or two in addition to the medal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

]. P. Morgan's wonderful collection
Of books is variously estimated az
worth from $6,OOO.OOO to $4,000 900.
There are people who would suppose
that the latter sum ought to buy all
the books ever printed and corner the
future product. including the best
sellers" for a hundred years to come.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

! 1t was not laziness o decline that
kept Mark Twain from launching a
new joke on his seventy-third birth
day. He knew that seventy-three for
him was a joke on DR.. osler that the
whole world would appreciate. /.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Haiti once belonged to France, but
the natives revolted and slaughtered
an the Frenchmen found on the island.
Napoleon made believe to befriend the
blacks. but the regime he instituted
ended in tyranny. Yet in spite Of the
national hatred Of the French nag the
rulers Of the little republic take cover
under 1t to protect. them from the. fury
Of their own people.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

All a mistake for artists to depict
Santa Claus coming in an auto or an
thing like that. He usually walks be-
cause his pack and bullying pockets
bar him from the cars.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

+ Londoners have the big head. be
cause plants have been put in their
subway. Some of u subways have
been planted and rep1anted and not a
few sane people are kicking to have
them transplanted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

That pugilist who has gone into lit
ersature', is probably getting ready
against the inevitable to give Editor
Roosevelt a choice of weapons. (
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

"shall the people ruler is the cry Of
the masses in Bulgaria, and they be-
gan knocking Prince Ferdinand the
moment he declared an empire instead
OF q republic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

a Sunday newspaper printed II the
evening is all right for washington,
for that. is Just when the Sabbath
daswnns upon our oYerworked ruling
3Slasses. 1T
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Jack Frost's promise of all kinds Of
ice next summer can never reconcile
us to his kind Of pernicious activity
this winter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Among the earliest6 callers at the
Outlook sanctum to coA graduate Asso-
sciate Editor Roosevelt there will be a
contingent Of congressman and sena..
tors wearing smiles that link q to
ear. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

President Roosevelt's step lively
springs must have been out Of temper
when they allowed that Washington
chauffeur to rush" him in broad day
light.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25
Hi.hor Mcouaid Ne,t Death.

Rochester. N. r., Dec. ,23.-The con.
ditiops Of Bishop McQuaid is I'M
changed, except that the prelate IL
weaker. There ID. no hope that 1s
can survive many hours.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Holland wisely allowed Castro to get
away and thus avoided having an ele-
plant on her hands. To give him his
deserts would be to make a martyr Of
him, and the whole world will be glad
to see him sink into the oblivion Of
exile
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Now 1t needs only a Berlin-Tokyo
memorandum underwritten by Chan
cellor Won Bulow to make the Pacific
ocean secure in its name.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Calling that egg corner a shell game
may be, 4 poor pun. but the last laugh
viii be. the pupster's when the egg
trust lawyer tries to make q jail Of
Tense out Of 1t for libel.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

We can believe that those Paristans
really stand for reform now that they
tried to repulse Castro before separat-
ing him from his money.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

In the craze to do the holiday shop
ping early New Years resolutions
sometimes get sidetracked until the
day after comes round.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

For a city Of endless fog London.
makes a big fuss over every tribe int
the shape Of a war cloud. )
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

China a trot out an heir to my
policies any minute. for she has. an
assortment ii. all ages in the pasacs
cold storage
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

OF course Carrie Nation prays that
her effort to teach London sufIragettes
new tricks won't cause American I'M
Vgenerates to smile the more.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

SO marvellous is our climate that one
may step from summer into winter
and not be aware of doing a stretch.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

RI order to remove cruel war from
shis native shores Castro CARVED Ven
3ssuela's navy to Europe n hiss money
chs9ts. g = s VI
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

4 That Order Of the Eagle badge,
which the Kaiser pinned snsthe breast
!of Count Zeppelin ii SIN the right place.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

South American republics simply say
to their ex-presidents, "Goodby andf
good radiance"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

1t'would undoubtedly add to the hap
piness Of New Year'sif some n would
publish q census Of all the. American
couples who. are ''happy though mar
8ried.""
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Back. country farmers viii be slad to
have the uplift commission make
dates this winter providing the ad-
vance agent brings along . steam
snowplow as pilot for theSsteam roller.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

One would never guess from the
message that the Roosevelt spear has,
found 4 brother.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-27
AWARD NAVY HOVOR5

ANNAPOLIS. Md, May 26.-Mid-
shipmen Archibald Hugh Douglas, OF
Knoxville, Tenn, and William Henry
Dague. of Fowler, Ind, were to-day
announced as winners Of the two most
highly priced awards at the disposal
OF the Navy Athletic Association. Col.
r. NJ. Thompson, the father OF army
navy athletics" as he was known a
number of years ago presented sill
yer trophy cup, on which Is engraved
annually the name of the midshipmen,
who during his four years has by his
personality and participation done most
TO uplift and improve the standard of
athletics at the institution. This
year the executive committee of the
association has awarded this distinc-
ton to Douglas.
Midshipman Dague will receive the
sword presented annually by the
Athletic Association to the man who is
adjudged TO have made the best gen
eral ayera ge OF excellence in athletics.
For individual work in handling
boats under sail. Midshipman ii. j..
Benson, of Macon Ga. won the gold
mounted binoculars offered by Colonel
F. Patterson, the binoculars for indi-
vidual work in ordinance and gunnery.
Midshipmen II. w. Stephenson. of Lin
coin. Neb.: W. w. Smith. of Springfield.
n. j.. and C. c. Davis, of Pleasant
Unity, Pa. were ~iven first. second and
third prize. a gold. silver and bronze
medal, respectively. Midshipman
Perory w Northcroft, of New York
City. has been elected by the midship-
men captain OF the field and track
team for the next year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-27
Real estate.

one from start to finish. The Reform
ers defeated the Tarheel nine by a
score of to 3. The contest was wit
messed by large crowd, many of
whom We're white people.
Caddie Brown, the Jefferson Hotel
second cook. who pitched for the Re-
formers proved himself puzzle for
the Tarheels. The same teams will
meet again to-day at 4:30 p. NJ. on
Rroad Street field.
The LEGAL lineup for to-day will be:
Pempt.. first base; Thomas. left field:
Carter, shortstop: Williams, second
base: Watkins. third base; Goodman.
left field; Adams, catcher; Jackson aud
Cogwell. pitchers: Winston, right field
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-27
HONEST BEATS FAST FIELD

LOUISVILLE. KY, May 2s-Honest
beat Dainty Dame, Balbus and other
good ones in the handicap, at six fur
longs. by wide margin and in fast
time to-day. Summarizes:
Starr (s22.5o, straight first, Gar
($2l.40, place. second. Rust (s7.30,
show third. Time, 40 40.
Second race-fve furlongs-Etheld
straight. $3.50 first, sempronia
(s1l.5o. show third, Time, 1908
Third race-siX furlongs. selling
Hannibal Bey straight. slS.5O) first,
Mary Talbot (place, s16.l0) second,
Frontenac (show, $500 third Time,
1:14 1-5.
Fourth race-six furlongs-Honest
(s376O, straightl first. Dainty Dame
($s.5O, place. second, Balbus (s7.oo,
show third. Time. 1:12 4-5.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures ($39.4O,
straight) first, Miss Ida [s,2.30. place.
second, Bonnie Bard (s24.2o. show)
third. Time, LAO.
Sixth race-mile and an eighth-Ar-
row Swift $3.50 straighD first Ca
mile ($14.40. PLACED second, Hughes
CS1900, show third. Time; 1864.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-27
D'ORO GETS SECOND GAME

frame the Cuban led him BY ffty-three
balls, which he gradually reduced in
the following frames, D'oro accom-
nltshed some kiss shots thar We're SO
Intricate N execution that the aver
age pool artist was unable to follow
the play. ag
With sherman leading by only five
points, tho final and deciding game of
the championship series will be played
tornight, and the finish promises to
be- close and spectacular one.
What should he of great interest to
3nn,at,sur enc artists is the exhibition
Which will fellow the end Of the match
tte-nlgnt when both prinripals will en-
leeute all of the, difficult and pretty
shots that go with the game The fol-
lowing are The scores to date
R,ondaN D'Oro---A, 6. is, ., 10, 15, 8, III.
\, ls. 8. i, T., .o$5, Q, q. 3, o, 8, 10. IL,
10, 80, Total, le9
Sherman D, y. X 1s. o. O. Y, Z, o.
u, 7;s IS, 6 To- 9 II, ls, II, s, 2, 8,
\ ti,,esaey: 2 's9ro-l a, 9, y, y,
u H. a. ), n I, 3 D. Tota H. ass Y
Shernan--l4. SIS, 1, Is. s. 10, n, 3, z. 4,
II, $40, s. IS, az, 10 -, s, III, s. s,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-27

In the second game of the Champion
ship pool match between Alfred D'oro,
champion of tho world. and Frank
Sherman, eN-champion. at the Jeffer-
son ffotel auditorium last night the
former won out by twenty light points,
coming within five balls of5oVercomng
the lead made by Sherman on Monday
night
The play was brilliant and iar more
spectacular than on the first night, and
the applause from the ladies and gem
tlemen in the audience was unstinted
The opponents seemed to have secured
their first real confidence IN the table,
and Accomplished nnumerable dihcult
shots Their beautiful plays. for pos
sition. difficult cut shots, Kisses and
combinations drew forth constant en-
thusiasln.
Tho wizards OF the cue PLAYED thirty
frames, which large number was made
necessary by DOro using the privilege
OF continuing the play, until he Uhad
gained the number Of points that sher-
man led him in the previous match At
the, finish the score stood go to 2o1
in favor of ID Orc. 53l a F.,3 }8 III {l
sherman play ia fine p-hill game,
AT the opening Of the tWentn-thtrd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-27

AT meeting of the managers Of
the baseball teams of the Church Hin
Sunday School Athletic League, sched-
ules We're arranged for the season.
There will be three leagues-Senior,
Junior and Midget The Midget teams
will be composed of boys under four
teen, and the following schools have
entered: Union Station NJ. E.; st.
Johns P. E.. Christ P. e.. and Chapel
of Redeemer. The Junior teams will
be boys under eighteen. and the fol-
lowing have entered teams: Broadus
Baptist. Union Station NJ. E.. st. James
NJ. F.. Leigh Street Baptist and Chapel
of Redeemer p. E. There will be six
Senior, or mems, teams from the fol-
lowing schools: Broadus. Christ, Third
Christian. st. James, Leigh Street ana
Union Station. There is still an OPEN
ing for one more Junior team and two
Midget teams. Games will be played
on three different fields. Mr. Cowardin
has, given the league the use Of his
Streets. and the city is laying off a
diamond there. The other fields used
viii be The Lutheran Field and the
Christ Church Association Field.
Senior and Junior games will be play
ed on Saturday afternoons, and Midget
games will be played on Monday af-
ternoons.
Following is the Senior schedule:
Field uate5: Third Christian VS.. Leigh T.
Lutheran Field st. James VS.. Union
Station, Thirty-fourth Street.
- June ls-Broadus vs.. Third Christian,
saon ssft ehs' S. 5 Ynlen
VS.. Leigh Street, Lutheran Field.
June 20--Broadus vs.. Union Station,
Lutheran Field: Third Christian vs.,
st. James, Thirty fourth street: Christ
re etr \, Nin1I (lot
June 27-Broadus VS. st. James,
Lutheran Field; Third Christian US.
Christ, c. G, a. Field (early1 Union
station VS.. Leigh Street, Thirty-fourth
street
July 11-Broadus VS.. Leigh Street,
James, c. G. A. Field (late@, Third
Christian VS.. Union Station, Lutheran
Field.
= July 1s--Broadus vs., Christ, g. c. a,
Field Cate): Third Christian VS. Leigh
Street Lutheran Field; st. James VS..
Union Station, Thirty-foMrth Street
tation C. C, A. Field (early): St. James
vs., Leigh Street, Lutheran Field
August 1-----Broadus vs.. Union Station,
ST. asmes etn s stree, Christ i
VS.. Leigh Street c. c. A. Field date.
August S-Broaaus VS.. st. James,
Lutheran Field, Third Christian VS.,
Christ, G., G. A. Field (earlyo; Union
station VS.. Leigh Street, Thirty-fourth
street
81 August 15--Broadus VS.. Leigh Street.
'Ihirty-fourth Street; Christ vs.. st
lanes, c, G. A, Field Uatel; Third
G,,hEristian VS. Union Station, Lutheran
tield.
All games will be called at ,t:l5 es-
c,ept those on G. g, A. Field, where y
douhle-header will be played each
saturday, the regular association team
tDlayinp' carly one &daV and thu Sunday
School team the neS. The early CANA game
ON Association Eiald will be played
promptly at $3.50 and the late game
at about 81 s
Following Is the Junior schedule:
June %G--Brondus VS.. Leigh Street,
Thirty fourth Street; Chanel VS. st.
James, Lutheran Field Union Station,
open. e
June 1871 roadus VS., ST. James, Luth-
aeran Field, Leigh Street VS.. Union Sta
Redeener, open, NJ w ri 8
4 June 2O-Chapel VS., Union Station,