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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Another Russian Plot.

LONDON. Nov. 1s::AA wide spread
conspiracy to create representative
assembly has been discovered in Russia,
the headquarters of which was located
in Moscow. The conspirators have
been very active in securing adherents
to their plan, and that the conspiracy
had its rami6cations. which spread to
all the principal cities Of the empire
The OBJECT Of the conspiracy just ur-
earthed, unlike majority of the plots
discovered in Russia: was not to. kill
the Gear, but was organized of move.
ment having for its end the creation of
representative assembly the object Of
which has been the dream of many
Russians for years. Sixty members Of
nobility and Of the upper and middle
classes who are charged with completely
in the conspiracy have been arrested
The discovery Of the plot and arrest Of
so many prominent subjects caused. a
decided sensation in Russia.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
On His Way East !,

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov 49, Congressman
Johnson, of North Dakota, is in Mime
apolis today on his way to Washington.
He has sent his family on east ahead of
him to visit friends. They will join
him soon in Washington, where they
will go to housekeeping. johnson pre-.
fers to talk crops rather than politics.
He says North Dakota has. doubled in
value in the last elk months, q fact that
can be said Of no other state at any time
in it's history. There have been local
booms where property has doubled in
yalue in six months; but this is true of
the whole state Of North Dakota. John.
son says he has no special schemes on
hand. His pockets are not full Of bills
to be passed at this session. He proposes
to look after the interests Of his con-
stituents to the best Of his ability, but
thinks the republicans will have very
little TO say about the work OF the $685.
sion, owing to the big democratic ma
lority In the house. johnson does not
look for any tariff legislation, but ex-
poets the paesage Of the free coinage
bill, which il win be q pleasure for him
to vote against.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
NIapleton Mentions.

MAPnnTos, N. D., Nov. 10. To The
Argus: Last Friday night Frank Dick.
inson lost his large barn, also hay and
grain, by fire. which was caused by the
dropping and explosion Of q lantern.
One of the ohore boys was quite severely
burned.
Mr.. Jandell now occupies the starkey
House, recently purchased by him.
Mr.. Charles Thompson is moving into
town this week for the purpose Of Civ.
ing his children the benefit of the
school. Others will fellow suit as soon
as the fall work is over, Thus greatly in.
creasing the attendance.
For the third time Vaughn Knight
has the appellation of papa" applied
to him. This time it is bright.eyed
girl.
Oscar Forgerson is fitting up the
property lately purchased by him and
recently occupied by Mr.. Dart. 1t
looks suspicious, Oscar.
Miss Martha Anderson, of Highland,
10 visiting friends and relations in this
vicinity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Hillsboro Happenings.

H1I1sRoRo, N. D., Nov. 13.-It is
frozen up here. Court is moving
along the legal lines very nicely. The
case of the State vs.. Alphonso Beckert
for ar assault with loaded revolver
with intent to kill one Murphy, who
lives at Mayville, was in progress of
getting jury to try the case. !. E. J.
Mcmahon, of the firm of Mcmahon &
Bros, at Hope, N D., is in attendance
on this court. =. Scott Gerard was
brought before the court and fined SIS
and costs for attempting to gore Sam
Little. of Caledonia, not long ago. !.
The John Dillon show last night was
up to the expectations of all who at
tended, and the operahonse was full to
overfowiDg h z. Sonthard and Mr..
Hildreth were up from Fargo on court
business, Mr.. Southland returning last
night.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

md msmbee 81 Inc 4 y csaosnnnittea -.
Iread and accepte "a ! - inirm.ff
ballot 10 elect d naW sUhnif niSn. Il ~
SpaldinR 81 tnis OFT !, received EIe yo "a 8
E Us Geary, 8. and 81. (11oool vin 5
On motion Of sJ " E ttHaRRert 5the ~ :.
formal bAllo Mas madB formal = -
a resolntio Was adoptsd 4. decla,in.,
Minneapo oils @ their choioe Tor the nlacs.
of meeting OF the national convention
all things being equal. but Senator,.
Hansbrough, the state.s Representative
in that convention. was instrncted ~ 70
Iuse his own judReme nt. The matter
of prohibition was not brouRhit
mp. a. general plan of the
next campaign was adopted, and the
convention ed ourned. Z
T. 81. Thursby, Of Grand Forks, one
of the members Of the national conyen.
ton and who was most bitter in his on IN.
position to MIR. Potter 8 resoi ntion, was
seen after the convention and asked The
reason Of his opposition 'sAll j have
got to say, he replied, sis that North
Dakota politics have been dictated
from Minneapolis long enough The
resolution was q reflection on Senator
Hansbrough." Others who oppose the
resolution were questioned, and all gave
the same reasons.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Faaion d niiane..,a

Faaton In Mianesosa
81. PAUI. Nov. 15 Lii ID stated that
the Democratic and alliance party lead
ers have come to,an agreement on . pro-
gramme ~ which they propose to
encompass the defeat Of the republicans
next year'on presidential electors, state
OH ers Aud. The. Legislature The plan
!of uampaign!isth that the democrats name
| I've electors and thesalaianoe four; that
:thS alliance name thsgovernor and SEQ
Rotary Of state and the democrats choose
the lieutenant governor. attorney gem
eral and treasurer; that the, democrats
name candidates for the Legislature in
the cities and that the alliance have
the field to themselves in the heavy
farming districts. and that the demo-
Gratis name congressional candidates. in
the First, Third, Fourth and Fifth dis
triots, and the alliance in the Second,
Sixth and Seventh.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
swltchnen strike.

TOLEDO, O., Nov. 12.-The switch
men in the yards of the Wheeling &
Lake Erie Railway Co. struck here
Tuesday afternoon, the men demanding
the reinstatement Of discharged en-
ploye.and q slight advance in wages.
General Manager Woodford being alb.
sent, nothing was done. He returned
last night and issued notice to the
strikers to return to work this morning or
consider themselves discharged. Mean
while thecompany applied to the United
States court at Cleveland for an ipjunc-
ton against the strikers interfering
with the operations of the road. The
papers were served on the strikers to.
day, to their. surprise. The road will
have new men here in the morning, and
it remains to be seen whether the strik.
ers will brave the authority of the
United States by attempting an inter
ference.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
A Whole Family Cremated.

COLUMBUS, Nov. 13.-Atan early hour
this morning a row of cheap frame
buildings burned. This evening fire.
men found the remains of human be.
ings and began thorough investiga
ton. -Four bodies were taken out and
removed to the coroner's Office. II
seems the whole family was burned,
and this explains why the dead were not
missed. The bodies so far found are
those of little boy of years, girl OF
4 an9 another girl of years of age and
the father or mother. The head of the
family is said to be Charles Bethers, a
.laborer, but this has not been confirmed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

The actual weight OF paper money
which the Treasury sends by express
every year to all parts OF the country
is IN the aggregate enormous. Since
July l it has dispatched $38, 100000,
nearly all Of it in small notes, to the
South and West for the purpose OF
moving the crops. The banks lend
this cash to the farmers on whatever
they grow, and thus the products OF
the field are harvested and shipped
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
stuart Rob.on,s nI.rria.e.

~
New YoRK. Nov. Il, Much interest
is felt in theatrical circles over the mar.
riage ofthe comedian. Stuart Robson,
to his leading lady, May Woldern. The
ceremony was performed on Tuesday by
Justice Ehrliok. The bride was born in
Hamilton. Ont, and at one time lived
in ST. Paul. She has been Mr.. Rob-
sons leading lady for several seasons
She now plays the widow in "The Hen.
rietta" and Kate Hardoastle in ..She
Stops to Conquer" For some months
past it has been rumored in theatrical
circles that the marriage was likely to
take place, but Mr.. Robson at the time
denied it Mr. Robson's first wife, with
whom he lived for over twenty. five
years, died about two years ago. Mr..
Robson has handsome summer place
at Oohasset, Mass. He is considered
one of the richest members of the theat.
rioal profession, and, besides acting, is
financial hacker of 'The Cadi," now
playing at the Union Square Theatre.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
The Cold Winds.

ST.. PAUL, Nov. ia Pioneer Press
Aberdeen. s. D., special says: half a
foot of snow fell last night and this
morning and is now being blown about
by a strong north wind. Drifts aocumu-
lated fast and much trouble is expert.
enced getting about. No such fall of
snow at this season was ever recorded
by the Oldest settler. Farmers are
poorly prepared for it as much grain is
still unthreshed and very little blowing
done. The night promises to be very
cold.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Tho Berlin Fad.

BERLIN, Nov. 13.-Rumor which
prevailed on the Bourse this morning
regarding the misrepresentation of funds
by Charlottenberg, the banker, spread
rapidly and with the knowledge of
how Wolfe, of the firm of Hirschfield
& Wolfe, who is now in Meabet jail for
his crimes, had sold or pledged securi-
ties which did not belong to him, the
story of the latest embezzlement found
ready listeners. Later in the day it
TRANSFERRED the story was absolutely
true anG another name will be added to
the list OF men, who standing high in
financial and social worlds of Berlin
have within the past few weeks
have proved recreant to their trust.
The Charlottenberg banker who rob
bed his customers, is named Mass. His
entertainments will amount to very
large sum. The money appropriated by
Mass includes the sum Of 20, 600 marks
subscribed toward the fund for. the cree.
ton of q church to the memory of the
late Emperor William. Ten Thousand
marks which were to be devoted to the
Prince Frederick Charles Institute also
disappeared. In addition to these 80, 900
marks Mass succeeded in making away
with d, 900 marks deposited in his bank
by 100 artisans and small traders. The
liabilities are estimated at 1,750, 900
marks.
Mass appeared at the central police
station in Berlin this morning and de-
livered himself to the authorities, there.
after confessing his wrong doing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
steele scinrillati.ns.

STEELE. Nov. 13. The heavy fall of
snow has efectually stopped threshing.
Thousands Of acres are yet unthreshed,
AM. farmers almost despair Of getting
their work done until spring,
Mra. Bryant and three children
moved in from Napo leon. Logan County,
last week in order that the children
might attend school Other families
are expected soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson. of Perham,
Mimi. spent Saturday and Sunday
with Sheriff Woodmansee and family.
Mt. Davidson came mp to try his luck
at hunting. = :
Two Indian boys conf fined in room
in; the court honsesf Tor burglary escaped
Last Friday night and have not been
heard Of aince This jail was III 81 unfit
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
jackson Acrepts.

BosToN, Nov. To-day Captain
Cook received the following telegram:
San Francisco, Nov.-13 IT accept the
offer Of a $40, 900 purse for meeting al
the National Club. London, with
Frank P. Slavin, il I am allowed ex
penses for myself and traine rs and j
will fight about April" Signed,
PETER JACKSON.
Jackscn's acceptance was conditional
upon the allowance of expenses was
;cabled to The Sportsman for submission
TO the managers and the directors Of
the National Club. "
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Grand Forks Printers to Organize.

!. Grand Forks. Nov. lathe print.
'ers of this city are agitating the ques-
ton of organizing union. It is we'll
known that the newspaper offices in
Grand Forks do not pay the union
scale, As a rule, the printers here do
not earn much more than half the
wages that the printers do who work on
the Fargo Argus. The boys think Of
organizing and demanding fair play
and their just dues.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
PettiRrew Sells His BuffaIos.

Sioux Falls, NOV. 10 Senator Pet
tigrew has sold his herd of buffalo to
Samuel Hill, of Minneapolis. and the
animals have been shipped to the latte,
city. The reason the senator sold is
that he will be absent from Sioux Falls
and cannot give the herd his personal
attention. Mr.. Hill will carry out Pet.
tigrew's pet theory of breeding the buf.
falo and crossing them with domestic
cattle and thus place new kind OF
meat on the market that will command
big prices.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Thankssivinx Day.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.. The follow
ing was issued this afternoon: By the
president of the United States. Proc.
lamation. 1t is very glad incident of
the marvellous prosperity which has
crowned the year now coming to CLOSE.
That its helpless and reassuring touch
has been felt by all our people. It has
been as wide as our country and so
special That's every home has felt it's
comforting influence. This is too great
to be the work of mans power and too
particular to be the device of his mind.
God, the Benfioient and the All
Wise. who makes the labors Of men be
fruitful, redeems Their. loss and by his
peace and measure, whose giving is as
much beyond the thoughts of man as
it's beyond his desert By praise and
gratitude of the people of this favored
Nation are justly due. Now,
Presdsnt t ssn'p United Aaf sts}es
Of America, do hereby appoint Thurs
day the 26th day of November, present
De Tue Gay OF JOyIul thanksgiving to
God for the bounteous of His province
for the peace in which we are permitted
to enjoy them and for the preservation
of these institutions of civil and re.
ligious liberty which He gave our
fathers wisdom to devise and establish,
and us courage to preserve. Among the
appropriate observances of the day are
rest from toll, worship in public con.
gregation. renewal Of family. ties about
our American fresides and thoughtful
helpfulness toward those who suffer the
lack of the body or Of the spirit. In
testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
[SEA1 BENJAMIN HARRISON,
JAMES G. BLAINE. President
Secretary of State.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
A WRITER in the Contemporary RI

A WRITER in the Contemporary Re
view attempts to demonstrate by
statistics carefully gathered in Aus
tralia that men will accomplish more
in the long run if confined to eight
hours labor per day than when work
inglonger hours. He claims that ex-
perience shows eight hours to be the
most satisfactory working day, both
to the employer and the employed.
His statistics probably do not include
newspaper men and farmers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Hunter Happenings.

HUNTER, N. D., Nov. 15.-Ice skating
is the sport now. Gold weather has
caught some Of Dakota's big crops nm
threshed :. Rev. Atwood of the Presby.
terrain Sunday School Mission filed the
Hunter pulpit Sunday -. Rev. An
drews OF Wheatland has accepted the
Presbyterian charge at Hunter for the
coming year ,. Rev. Baker preached
one Of the best Temperance sermons
Sunday evening it has yet been our lot
to hear from the pulpit. !. Fifteen Jugs
marked "oil" arrived by express last
week. According to the charges it must
have been rather expensive ''oil''
Last week Rev. Baker received q most
cowardly and threatening letter no
language seemed too obscene for the
author, and it was met by strong TEN,
perapee sermon. II every temperance
man in North Dakota had the pluck al
Mr.. Baker. saloons. blind pigs and All
such would have to go. The corn crop
is not yet all gathered; DR.. Critohfield4
has some fifteen acres and Mr.. Barber
quite field Mr.. Mcmillan has en
larged the restaurant by an addition On
the north side. Merchant Barrett can
not supply the winter demand for wood.
he says il can't BE- had from belofg
The Young People 3 meeting, the resnIt
OF Miss Lowell Is work, is meeting with
a decided success i. Mrs. Charles ).
Baker took Friday 8 train for the east
where she will visit relatives daring tbe.
winter Mira. Beard. Allie fnd Elmer
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

The highest building in the world
has just been completed on the Signal
Peak of Monte Rosa. An Alpine
club and Queen Margaret of Italy
contributed the money for this hut,
which boasts of an altitude of nearly
fifteen thousand feet. It is supplied
with a copper roof, to protect it from
lightning.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

ENRAaED husband. Revolver truly
aimed. Bullet speeds straight to-
wards woman's heart. Corset steel.
Saved! At frequent. intervals this
story is repeated, and yet Miss Field
blindly inveighs against the corset.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Uncle Sam VIII Pay Italy.

Rome, Nov. IS. The Italia, in an ar
tiole which it publishes to day, says it
understands that the United States gov
eminent has e cognized the responsible
ity Of the federal government for q
breach OF International Law in the New
Orleans lynehing affair, and that the
only question that now remains to be
settled is the amount OF the indemnity
TO be paid BY the Unired States govern.
ment to the friends Of the Italian citi-
zens who lost their lives through The
violence OF the New Orleans mob. 187
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

AUSTRALIA has built and equipped a
feet OF five armed cruisers and two
torpedo gunboats. These form an
integral part OF the English navy, but
the Australian colonies pay annually
$455,OOO toward their maintenance
and S165,OOO into a sinking fund.
This is the first attempt on the part
of a British colony to assume any
part OF the imperial burden ofdefense.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
A NUREMBERG glass cutter one da,

! A NUREMBERG glass cutter one day,
by accident, dropped a little aqua
fortis upon his spectacles, and, finding
it corroded and softened the glass,
conceived the idea OF etching upon it.
He drew figures upon the glass with
varnish, applied the fluid and cut
away the glass above the drawing.
When the varnish was removed the
figures appeared, raised upon dark
ground.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

TIE New York Age, well known as
~n organ OF the colored people, doubt
less says the last word upon the sub
ject when it remarks regarding the pro-
posed expectation OF negroes to Africa:
at is better to stay right here, and
we are going to stay" This is definite
and probably the exact truth in the
matter,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

TEE genius Of poetry is not looking
up just at present with a confident
smile. "a half-penny journal in
England offered 81, 600 for the best
poem offered, and the prize went to a
composition Of five lines. This is the
biggest sum per line ever paid fol
poetry, but one Of the judges says all
the verses submitted were bad, and
this one pears TO havebeen selected
o.; account III one conspicuous merit
bGsvity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Duluth Coal will BIZ, Higher.

ST. PAUL, Nov. ia Pioneer Press
special says serious fire broke out in the
warehouse part of the coal dock early
this morning. It is confined to space
of 200 by 800 feet by sunken railroad
tracks and trenches cut in the coal.
Several immense piles of coal are mass
OF red and glowing fire. All the dock
fire apparatus are at work, The total
damage is estimated at 100000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Had the Jim Jams.

ST.. PAUL. Nov. 1s.AA Pioneer Press
St. Cloud special says Albert Nohering,
while working off On attack OF delirium
tremens in police cell, tried to hang
himself with his suspenders to cross
beam. He was resuscitated with diff,
entity
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

THE Jewish Messenger says that
fully three-fourths OF the Russian
Jews who come to this country, and
who have been arriving this year at
the rate of 10000 per month, "take
to tailoring in some OF it's FORMS" 1t
proposes the establishment OF great
clothing and cloak factories in the far
West
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

The legislature OF Tennessee is as
lawless a body as the mob OF free
miners who liberated the leased
convicts, and upon that legislature
the blame should rest. If the mem
bers had attended to the business for
which the extra session was called the
recent trouble would not have
occurred.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

PROFESSOR koHLBRANcH, who has
been making some curious expert
ments with lightning, finds that the
amount OF electricity in an ordinary
flash is so small that it would require
81 flashes to keep common mean
descent lamp burning one hour.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
A Mean Auditor,

PIERRE, S. D., Nov. 14.-The Pierre
fire department, in behalf of the various
departments of the state, sued the state
for insurance money due. Auditor
Taylor refuses to pay on the statement
of Governor Mellette, and says the law
is unconstitutional. The case will come
up in the supreme court on the twenty
eighth. By the law Pierre gets 5000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

ROBERT BONNER offers $4,000 to
the horse that will trot mile in POS
within two years. Ii Mr.. Bonner will
extend his offer so as to include poll
tical hobbies he will find his record
Smashed into smithereens in short
order.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Cold Weather in south Dako,a.

HURON, s. D., Nov. 1s.-The mercury
in the thermometer was 50 below at 8
a NJ, the coolest for five years SO early
in the season. Threshing has been re.
sumed, and all the men it is possible to
secure are with the threshing gangs,
and there is call for more.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
Snow at st. Cloud.

ST.. PAUL. Nov. ia Pioneer Press
ST. Cloud special says: Snow began
falling this morning and continued all
day. As blowing has almost ceased on
account of the frost the snow can do no
damage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
I'D fcOulRItRDE MOCRAI
xoEHHsrEDT& MCLEAN. Proprie.oss
IaANGDoN, 8 NORTH DAKOTA.

IT took twoSsailors who were wreck,
ed in the South Sea five months to
reach Honolulu in an open boat. They
touched at several islands, obtaining
supplies and food.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
They Wi, Weir '.Je;wsesii.S.

Huron, s. .Ds Nov II. Last night
Lewis jewelry store was robbed of
$1,000 worth of goods, including sew.
eral gold watches. The safe was drilled
open.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26
THE I,' NORTH tEsT
a Summary Ct Important Events
Of the Week in the North LIS!
western States.
Tho Boys WIN soon skate.

sAUK RAPIDS, Mimi. Nov. 49, The
river was frozen over here last night
The thermometof registered 12o above
zavO n. 81 -. - 4
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-26

oonditiop "a y cups Scy, and ths we're
|P!eps4 inSsa muse noon With balls