Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
CONDENSED NEWS.
Interesting Happenings of the Past
Week Culled from the AS
sOciated Press.
Long shoremen IN Chicago are on strike.

Lohesnorelnen u IhlcaSo are on strike
blizzard swept through Illinois yesterday
and cotton tie bill. tossing
Hon: Whitelaw Reid was given BANQUET, IN
New York last night. a'o' Al
1t Is reported that Charles Emory Smith mt,
lister to Russia, will resign. ''''''-
The northwestern line will put on fast train
between Chicago and st. Paul. "'n
Charles Moth and Smith McHugh wrestled :,
st. Paul last night Moth won. IL
William T. Baker has been re elected nres,
dent OF the Worlds Fair directory. '''St
Edwin NJ. Hart. New York lawyer, died in .
barber shop while waiting to get shaved
The Emma Juch Opera company disbandad
at Los Angeles, Cal owing to financial difficni.
ties.
Governor Merriam Is out with an emphat,o
denial that he Is trying to displace Senator
Davis. o'i
George Scott, a Chicago carpenter was fatally
Ing HIM.
Anarchists made an unsuccessful attempt IN
burn o, of the most aIistocratic sectio S of
Vienna. "
ohlo's wheat crop Of this year is estimated at
25OoOOuO bushels. an Increase over last wear o of
5000 900 bushels.
Alice Field, daughter of Cyrus W. Field. has
been eclared insane. She is SO years old and is
suffering from dtlusions.
A syndicate is attempting to buy up all of the
nickel mines or Canada with u view to cornerinp
the supply and controlling prices.
In a t1ghtwlth knife and sheep shears at Hot
Springs, Ark, Ring Mayberry d George sim.
mons fatally stabbed each other.
Secretary Blaine is reported as saying that If
he was to be inaugurated president he did not
believe he would live out his term.
Near Guao aloupe, Uruguay an italian named
Travers1, his wife and three children, were muir,
dered by robbers who secured 1000.
Frank Langdon has been arrested at Lima, O.,
"a nm
the Chicago & Erie railroad on March last. -
1t is conceded that the four delegates at large
frOu New York state Will be Thomas C. Plat
Chauncey M. Depew, Warner Miller and Frank
H1scock.
On account of the threats of violence which
have been made against frlnc Michael and his
tollowe at Detroit. Mich, those Orthies have
armed themselves with wholesalers.
A wreck occurred on the Plttsburg g. McKees.
brakeman named w. i. Kasell were Instantly
killed Engineer Martin is seriously injured
and may die.
having very hard time trying TO bring out the
the trial OF the lynchers Of the slayers OF
Deputy " illiams a ex-Coroner Day. Nothing
can be got oul OF the witnesses.
A Grand Forks dispatch says: Julia peronto.
settlers in Fargo and North Dakota. is in jail
he e for common drunkenness. At one time
she Was the reigntng belle OF the country but
Is now depraved and dissolute character.
The heirs of DR.. Preston B. Plumb, who while
deranged jumped from window of the Des
Moines Keeley institute and was killed, have
SUI, d the institute for s5O,0Oo DR.. Plumb had
been a patient, but the institute folks claim
he was only visitor at the time Of the &C.
cident.
Ralph X. Paige, cashier, and Horace Steele,
president OF the wrecked gainesville bank, we've
yester ay indicted by the grand jury for forgery.
There are two indictments against Paige and
one against Steele Indictments are based on
three notes aggregating S12 900. steele gave
bail, but Paige remains in jail.
News was received at the navy department in
Washington that Lieut. j. b Hetherington, U.
s N. had been acquitted on the charge OF Kill
ling Robinson at Yokohoma by the consular
court refOre which he was tried. This action
settles the case finally, as there Is no other trl
bunal than the consular court that has jurlsdic
ton in such matters.
The celebrated school case of John D. Camp
bell vs. Dickinson school board, has been on
trial in Dickinson, N. d, for Two days. The
jury was gu sixteen hours, but could not agree
and were dismissed. The case is put over to-
the mex Term. Campbell was dis, harged as
principal or schools In January, and now seeks
to recover damage on his contract.
A dispat CHI from Guthrie, Okla. says: Frank
White and Buffalo Black Two Indians who claim
t. be prophets OF the coming Messiah have
been released from jail on wilt OF habeas
corpus at d LETT for the Pawnee reservation, ac-
cOmpanied by a large humber of Indian follow
ers, who had come here TO att tend the trial. The
ghost dance will be renewed and troop nay be
needed.