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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
Three Girls Burned to Death.

New YORK, May 1.-Three young girls
were burned to death and two other per-
sons were badly burned at fire in fire.
works factory in the annexed district this
afternoon. The fire broke out in a one
story frame building, No 1902 Union
avenue, in Morrisania. The building
was occupied by George Kreamer, manu-
facturer of fireworks. The flames we're
started by an explosion of powder.
They spread rapidly and in few seconds
tho entire building was afre. Several
alarms were sent out, but the firemen
we're powerless to save the building.
Lille Hammond, 10 years old; Mary
Lynch, II years old; Jennie Harply II
years old, were caught in the burning
building and burned to death in sight of
the crowd that had assembled to watch
the fire: George Kreamer, 40 years old,
was badly burned about the head and
body, and Lottie Horn, IA years old, was
horribly burned about the body. The
damage to the stock in the building was
$4,000 and the loss on the building was
$4,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
cluded they will not lock out
the carpenters and the result
will be that 10000 men

cluded they will not lock out
the carpenters and the result
will be that 10000 men
compring stone masons, roofers, marble
cutters, planning mill men, ETC., will work
on the present contracts until they have
gone as far as they can without the carp
enters, when they will find themselves
simply worked out of a job-not locked
out. The action OF the master builders
was intended to prevent the strike
spreading. The brick layers, numbering
1000 are also brought into the fight,
owing to the refusal of their demands
for uniform wage of $3.50 per day, the
masters having declined to pay uni
form rate of but 81 per day. The. plast-
ers, another independent organization,
will also be forced into idleness as soon
as they have completed their work to
where the carpenters left off tonight
Altogether it is hardly likely that more
than $1,000 men comprising all
the builders within radius OF,
- miles of this city, will be
idle, as a result of the move tonight.
The building trades being by all odds
the most complete organization IN this
section, they will 90 out almost to man
and say they will remain out. On the
other hand the master builders say they
have had ample warning and have their
contracts in such shape that they can be
idle all summer. But one firm, Ballinger
Brothers, of Philadelphia, are willing to
grant the eight-hour move, but are un
able to do so. This firm is building the
Davis calvin JoslinO theatre, and the
master builders have 80 tied up all the
material that they cannot go Oh with the
work. Reports from McKeesport, Brad
dock and other surrounding towns say
the carpenters generally are striking for
eight hours, and the indications rather
point to the strike spreading rapidly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
The Poisoned bridegroom.

CINCINNATI, May IA post mortem
examination was made this morning by
DIR. p. W. Walker, in the presence of DR..
). 3. Hyndman, on the body of w. E.
Shook, of Louisville, the bridegroom
who was the sixth victim of that poi
soned wedding feast. A report will be
made in detail to the coroner. The re-.
suit showed all the LESSONS and evidences
which accompany death from irritant
poison. OF course, no opinion concern
ing the actual agent can be given until
an analysis has been made. The remains
were sent to Louisville, accompanied by
the widowed bride and the members OF
the family who were here.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
THE POISON CASE.
Mysterious Cases of Arsenic POisontn;
Reported From nenver.

Mysterious Cases of Arsenic POISONING.
Reported From renver.
DENVER, April 27.-This city at pres
ent seems possessed of craze prompting
the taking of human life by arsenical
poisoning. Saturday the entire country
was Mortified by the mysterious death of
Mrs. Barnaby, of Providence, R. L.,
which was caused by this means. This
has caused an investigation as to the
means of the deaths of several, and TO-
day it is stated that not less than seven
have died within the last two months
from this deadly drug. Sunday, Annie
Armstrong, domestic in the family of a
prominent minister, died in the most
horrible agony, and examination showed
enough arsenic in her body to kill six
people. She was apparently contented,
and the idea of suicide is not entertained
and how she came to take poison is a
mystery. Young Harry Cheney, en-
ployed in a printing house here, sudden
ly died last week under the most peculiar
circumstances, and analysis of his
viscera to-day by Dr. Burr, revealed
enough arsenic to kill family. No
more explanation can be made of this
than that of the Armstrong girl. A
month ago, Hastings, his wife and six
children were taken violently i'll. imme-
diately after partaking of dinner. Physi'
clans pronounced them cases Of trichino-
sis, and despite their greatest efforts, the
mother and four children died within a
week, and the remainder Of the family
lived but are still very low. Since the
Barnaby sen alton became public, ply
sicians exhumed the body of one of the
Hastings children and made all analysis,
finding sufficient quantity Of arsenic to
cause death. There can be no doubt
that the others died from the same cause.
Mrs. Hastings was but 80 years old, had
had eleven children and did not enjoy
the happiest of lives. It is supposed she
became respondent and tried to kill her
entire family.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
Labor Day on the Continent.

LONDON, May 1.-Innumerable tele-
grams from all parts of the continent, re-
ceived up to midnight, show that while
there was a general ferment, the working
men nowhere showed disposition of
themselves to cause trouble or loss of
the sympathy of the public by any ille-
gal manifestations. Neither have the
predictions of a universal strike been full
filled. On the contrary, though numbers
of workmen took holiday, even on pain
of dismissal. in order to join the process
sions and were mainly confined to miners
and natural leaders in the eight-hour
movement, Monday will see most of
them resuming their vocations, with but
few lockouts. The anarchists eagerly
seized the chance to air their doctrines
with the added zest of a possible scutfle
with the authorities, and the outbreaks
recorded were invariably due to their ef-
forts,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
NOT FOR PUBLICATION.
The Special Commission Returns With
the Reciprocity Agreement.

The Special Commission Returns With
the Reciprocity Agreement.
WASHINGTON, May Especial Com
missioner Foster and James G. Blaine,
Jr., have returned to Washington from
Europe. Foster called upon Secretary
Blaine this morning, bearing copy of
the new reciprocity agreement negotiated
by him with the Spanish government.
The secretary and Mr.. Foster discussed
the document at some length, but its
contents will not be made known at pres
ent. Secretary Blaine said the agree
ment is of such nature as to preclude
publication until the president shall have
read it. He also declined to state whether
or not the document was treaty or
an agreement under the new tariff. Eos
ter was pressed to make a declaration
upon this point, but refused most posi-
lively to give any information upon the
subject.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
Ed. Staede A ssigns.

DEVILS LAKE, May ED. l. P.
Staede, general merchant and extensive
dealer in farm machinery, was forced to
make an assignment to-day, as result
of poor collections, caused by repeated
crop failures. The White Sewing Machine
Co. of Chicago precipitated the assign
ment. The liabilities are placed at $7O,-
600; assets, 100000. His business oper-
ations extended to Bottineau, Cando
Church's Ferry and other neighboring
towns.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
A Horrible Death.

CHICAGO, May 1.-Charles S. Kage,
was fatally burned in his manufacturing
establishment tonight. He was plung-
ing some red hot springs in cauldron
of japanning oil when an explosion took
place scattering the burning oil about
the room. Rage died in short time in
horrible agony from the burns he re-
ceived. Another man in the room at the
same time was badly injured. The loss
to the building was small.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
CALLED BACK.

A Democratic View of the Extra Session
Tactics of Gov. Hill.
ALBANY, N. Y, April 2S.-At the con-
clusion of the session, on Thursday, it
was asserted by democratic senator to-
day, that Gov. Hill will send in an order
for an extra session for that afternoon,
The special business for which they will
be called, will be the passage OF the
Worlds Fair bill. The senators on the
republican side will refuse to do any
business and will then adjourn, and then
next day the governor will call them back
to pass the enumeration bill. If they
refuse to do this and adjourn, then the
governor will call an extra session for
The passage of the excise bill. So things
may go on for weeks, until the governor
exhausts all measures left over.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
Fire at the saltwater Pen.

SALTWATER, Mimi, April Shortly
after o'clock tonight fire broke out at
the thresher company's paint shop at the
prison. The prison people attempted to
fight the fire without calling on the city
department. The building containing
the binding Irvine plant was on fire, but
was extinguished. Company K was
called out to guard the prisoners IN case
of emergency. Fortunately the fire was
confined to the paint shop. The loss is
$4,000 to 100000; insurance $4,000.
The loss to the thresher company will
not exceed that.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
A Contemplated Deal.

MOLINE, Ills, April 30.-It is stated
that Lee Higginson & Co. of Boston
have about completed the purchase of
the plant of Deere, Mansur & Co., manu-
facturers of corn planters, the Deere
harvester works and the Moline pillow
company with an aggregate capital of
$2,400,0O0. The plan is to unite the
plants, recapitalize them and place the
securities on the market. 1t is said near
ly all the capital has been taken in Bos-
ton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
Beaten and Robbed.

CLEVELAND, April 2S.-Israel A. Mar
shall, treasurer of Blue Creek township,
Muskingum county, went to GAINESVILLE
yesterday and drew $840 from bank. He
started for home in the evening. This
morning he was found bound and gagged
in his wagon by the roadside. He had
been terribly beaten and robbed. No
clue to the robbers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
Attorney Grant Sends in Statement.

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Attorney
General Miller this afternoon received a
report of District Attorney Grant at
New Orleans on the killing of the Ital-
ians in parish prison there last month.
He immediately sent report to Secre-
tary Blaine for whose use he said it had
been obtained. They refused to give the
report out for publication, or to indi-
cate in any way the nature of it's con-
tents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
A Chicago knight Of Labor Dead,

CHICAGO, April %. Richard Grif6ths,
founder of the knights Of Labor in Chi.
cago, died this morning of la grippe.
Grifiths organized the first assembly in
Chicago and was fast friend Of Uirich
Stevens, the founder OF the order. He
was for long time general worthy fore
man OF the national organization.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
Rinfax Broke the Record.

San Francisco, April 3O.-A match
race for 81 900 side, six and half fur
longs, between Rinfax of the Undine
stables, and Geraldine, was won by Rim
fax to-day in 1:204, breaking the record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
Sister Mary Agatha Dead.

ST. PAUL, May 2.-Sister Mary
Agatha Russell, the founder of the con-
vent of the Sisters of Visitation in St.
Paul, and the Oldest Visitant in America,
died here to-day of old age.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
A Plan to Blow Up Frick.

PITTsBURG, April "a. Information was
given to the police department. of this
city tonight by man named Timmons,
Of Braddock, Of plan to blow up a. B.
Frick, the coke king, with dynamite.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
Detroit Free Press Anniversary,

DETROIT, May2.-The Free Press of to-
morrow, in commemoration of it's sixtieth
anniversary, will publish an issue of g.
pages, accompanying it with fac smile
of the first Issue Of the paper, published
May 5, 1881, then known as the Demo-
cratic Free Press and Michigan Intel
ligencer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
An Unsuccessful Strike.

HELENA, Mont, April 24.-The strike
at East Helena smelter inaugurated last
Sunday for an advance of Is cents
day in wages of all men, was settled to-
day by the men returning to work at the
old rate.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
He Staid Four Rounds,

MINNEAPOLIS, May l. The Black Pearl
agreed tonight to stay four rounds with
Fitzsimmons. The event took place at
the Washington rink and the colored
tighter had but little trouble in carrying
out his portion OF the contract. Fitzsim.
mons clearly oyer-matched him and got
in several hot body blows, but they pro.
duced no effect. The meeting was dis.
appointment to the few hundred people
who paid to see the match,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
WILL FORCE THE ISSUE.

P1TTsBURG, Pa, April 30.-This city is
now fairly started in the eight-hour
movement, with 5000 carpenters out and
placing other trades in such peculiar
position that 10000 members of other
building organizations will soon follow.
The last and decisive meeting that forces
this struggle was held late tonight,
when the Master Builders associ-
alton met and decided positively not to
grant the carpenters demand for eight
hours and an increase of five cents per
hour, it was decided upon by. the car
penters that 5000 of them quit work to-
night for their demands. The fact of the
master builders in deciding to do actual
ly nothing in regard to other building
organizations places the latter in queer
position. In order to back up the car
penters, other building trades had de-
clded to strike for eight hours per day.
providing only that master builders
locked the carpenters out. If they did
not lock the carpenters ont, other miners
were simply to ask for certain local adj
justments and demand tair average
wages, ignoring entirely the eight hour
day. Tonight the master builders con-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
More Evictions in the Coke Region.


ScoTTDA1E, Pa, April 3O-Sheriff Nc
Cormick resumed evlctions, and threw
out sixteen families this morning. They
offered but little resistance. To-day the
Frick company received eighty moremen
for their Leisenring works, making an
increase of $50 to their working force
since Monday. The Keyster plant re-
sumed work at fifty towns this morning at
the miners terms. Fifty-six men
brought from Carney's plant refused to
work to-day. The sheriff was busy all
afternoon evicting families at Summit,
and according to the latest reports every
thing was quiet in that region.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
The operators are freely using the
three most powerful weapons to break
the strike and are bringing carloads
daily into the region. A complete Je-
sumo Of the situation to-day shows Va
plants running under the sliding scale,
embracing 1857 ovens and 2,6S1 men.
The labor leaders deny these figures.
There are 10000 ovens in the region, and
$4,000 men went on the strike. There
were 100 cars of coke shipped from the
region to-day, and the story will soen
be told, one way or the other. Late to-
night an ugly break is reported at the
Lippincott and Hostetter plants. Sher-
if Clawson returned from these places
with his deputies tonight and reports
that 600 old and new men will resume
there in the morning.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14

Inspector Byrnes believes Frenchy is
not the one who murdered the woman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
Clifton Holden and VIM. Lentz, Con
victed of Murder at
st. Paul,
Have Had Their Sentences COMMITTED
by Gov. Observation-Disclosures
ing Circumstances
Ed. {. ?. Stacde Of Devils Lake
Assigns - Forest Fires
Strikes. Etc.

ST.. PAUL, May 2.--Neither Clifton
Holden nor William Lentz will hang for
murders they are alleged to have COM
mitted. The death sentence in both
cases was committed by the governor
this morning. The reason given for
Communication of the sentence in Clifton
Holden's case was that the developments
since the trial had tended to disprove
Holden's guilt Since the reprieve issued
by the governor on the day last set for
Holden's execution large amount of
evidence had been presented, sufficiently
strong to make even the most prejudiced
doubt Holden's guilt. Five Of the jurors
who convicted Holden, sent affidavits to
the governor setting forth that had they
known their recommendation of mercy
to the court would have had no weight
under the present law they would never
have agreed to convict. They under
stood that the recommendation would
prevent his being hung and let him go
to prison, where there would be a chance
for him in case he was innocent. Gov
ernor Merriam, in an interview, said,
that after all these facts had been pre-
sented he old not feel justified in hang
ing Holden. The Communication of
Lentz's sentence was made upon the
recommendation of the Judge before
whom he was tried, the prosecuting at
torney and a number of prominent citi-
zens of Blue Earth county who were ia
miliar with the case. The reasons given
for the communication by the governor
was that there were very grave doubts as
to Lentzs guilt.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
The Ohio Miners,

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30.--The de-
termination of the executive board Of the
United mine workers and the presidents
Of the state organizations at their meeting
in this city the first Of the week to defer
astriKe il the interest Of the eight. hour
labor day, does not seem to have def
nitely settled the question even among
the miners of Ohio. The executive
board also made proposition to the
Ohio operators they would continue at
the old rate for mining and accept nine
hours for the coming year, beginning
tomorrow. A meeting of the operators
was called for Columbus yesterday and
they are still in session and refusing to
accept the proposition Of the miners I'M
less they can have some assurance that
the agreement will not embarrass them to
such extent that a competing
field like Illinois and Pennsyl-
vania will beat them in the
market. The Ohio miners also convened
this morning and a committee was ap
pointed for conference with the oper.
ators. They do not expect to conclude
the business before tomorrow. The
operators have made proposition that
they will pay the present prices, seventy
cents for Hooking valley, with other
districts on the usual graded scale for
the state, if the miners will concede the
point in regard to the nine-hour day
and leave that open SO as to give the
operators an opportunity to meet
competitors. The miners of Ohio vary
in their days work from three to four
hours. according to the district. There
are no reports indicating strike and the
leaders confidently expect compromise
before the conventions adjourn in this
city. Some Of the miner delegates to the
state convention, representing the strong
districts, are disappointed over the action
of the executive board of United Miners
in postponing the strike for an eight.
hour day. There is much stronger sen.
tlment in that direction than has beer
reported, but the national officers expect
their course will be indorsed. There is
nothing, however, to indicate that the
miners in any fields of the state will &C
out tomorrow and no other line of trade
has made preparations in that direction,
having been led to believe the miners
would take the initiative.
WILL FORCE THE ISSUE.
PITTSBURG, Pa. April 3O.-This citv il
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
SEEN AT EVANSVILLE,

The ProdisaI Father Returns to the Son.
CHICAGO, May IA special dispatch
from Evansville says Hutchinson this
afternoon telegraphed his son Charles,
and Frank Magin, his broker. that he
would leave for Chicago tonight.
OLD HUTCH Is ALL RIGHT.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May AFTER
spending the day very quietly in company
with detective, no restraint being put
upon him, B. F. Hutchinson left at Clio
over the Evansville road for Chicago.
His actions here would not lead one to
believe him of unsound mind. He drank
considerable beer during the day, but did
not appear to be intoxicated. He had
been shown various kilograms from Chi
cago, relative to himself, and laughed
heartily about one from Chicago de-
tectiye, who said he would be here to
take him home. "I,n beat that fellow
home,' was his laconic reply.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-20
Mckinney and Cotton Goods.

Mir, A. E. Shepperson, of New York, issues every year a little book called "Cotton Facts" which contains Q great variety of information about cotton. In his latest issue November. 1s90) Mir. Shepperson gives some attention to the Mckinley tariff law as affecting the market for cotton and cotton goods He says:
 "Six weeks ago there was every prom ise of an active business by European and American spinners for the season of 1S90-'91. Since then the injurious effect of the recent tariff legislation here, and the financial troubles in Europe and this country, have made the prospect full of uncertainty.
 "It does not admit of doubt that tho Mckinley tariff law will enhance the living expenses of every person in tho country, and there is not the slightest evidence yet that it has increased, or will be likely hereafter to increase, the wages of anybody. It will simply add to the profits of few favored manufac- turers at the expense of the great body of tho people. Economy will necessarily be the rule in most households, and the result may be d largely diminished con sumption of cotton goods. It must be rememDereu tndh tne poorer people are the largest consumers of cotton cloths, and the new tariff has been so construed that it bears hardest upon this very class. While the cost of nearly every article of necessity has been increased by the tariff. it is but just to state that acorns, iish-eggs, fiddle strings (of cat gutl, palm-leaf fans. and some grades of sugar have been placed upon the free list
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-20
Tho Palace and Bones of Pixarro.

One of the earliest viceroys erected the enormous cathedral that faces one slde of this plaza. with it's facade painted red and yellow. it's three green doors, and tower at each angle. For nearly three centuries its altars were burdened with gold and silver And jcweled articles of church service and ornament, until a few years ago. when most of its treasures were appra pri- ated and converted into money ty a needy republican government.
 In its dark crypt is the stone coffin of Pizarro. the conqueror. and another containing the remains ot his raseally relative. Gonzalo Pizarro. The en.sr prlsing tourist may 20 down and sx- plore the grewsome place by the aim flicker of tallow dip. and, if hs is cautiously enough inclined. by the pay nfent of a moderate snm to the sat ris- tan. the stone cover will be remG, ed from the more important coffin and the crumbling bones of the great uon- quistador exposed to view.
 Another side of the same squars is occupied by n rather mean looking building with small shops beneath it, which is no less than the old palace where Pizarro ruled with high hand during his brief day here. and where he was assassinated by the men of Chilla.n who appointed themselves the avengers of Almagro's murder. Its upper part still serves as . government .pSlacio" and is occupied by various officers of the new regime. Luna Letter.