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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-06
FOR S1LE-HOUSES.

kOR SALE-GOoD FAMILY HOUSE NEAR
= street r. Tor $1,000 on easy terms. Add ess
D-o NcNs ohCe, nl6-tf
t'oh sALE-lN SOUTH PROVIDENCE, NEAR
cottages bay windows piazzas modern convent
encesi furnace II desired price 90 $40; most or
puichase money can remain on mortgage. Address
Fill. News Office. MAJ
1O LIGHTHOUSE ON BROADWAY. NEAR sur
= loh street IN good order all modern conve-
niSneeo. ZNHNtess I'll, news once. n10-tf
L'oR sALE-vERY DESIRABLE REsIDrNcF
ANGER 81, 10 room house; sta BILE for horses
ana lZVVO ieet OF land most OF the purchase money
may remain ON mortgage IL desired Fla News
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
PERSON AL.

TIE report from Santa Re that Jay Gould
was seriously is without foundation.
The Democratic congressional convcn-
ton OF the Fifth Missouri district have
rrl:ominatc1 JOHN {. Tarnsey.
llrER GABRIEL voH BAEosS. Hungarian
minister Of industry and commerce, is
dead.
Hos. S. p EARuARz, collector OF customs
o. Portland, Or, died recently. He was FOR
eight years secretary OF the State olOregon,
and for a quarter OF a century he had been
one of the leading citizens OF the state. lie
was q thirty-third degree Mason.
Hon. c. T. MEEK, ex-gcncral manager of
the Denver & Fort Worth road and ser
;ccant-at-arms of the Minneapolis convcn-
ton has accepted the presidency OF the
Colorado Coal and Iron company Jan.
next.
JAMES GEorpIE SR., is dead in Chicago.
He built,he first boat to cross the Atlantic
by steam power alone. She was the Roya!
William, the boat which made the trip
from Pctou, \. s, to Grayesend in
1888,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
THENEWSSUMMARY
The Latest News of the World Con
densed and Arranged in Conven-
lent Form.
Washington. Personal, Foreign, Grim
inal, Casualty and Other
Important News.
THE CAPITAL,

CONGRESSMAN D1SGLEY declares that the
Fifty first congress appropriated only $780,
0,CO0.
HOMER 7. P1ERsoS. of Minnesota, has
been appointed copyist in the patent office
at 500 per annUn.
THE investigation into the charges affect
ing Judge Boardman, of Louisiana. has
been closed by the subcommittee appoint
ed some time ago to take testimony. The
indications are that the matter will be drop.
ped.
POSTMASTER GENERAL WASAMAKER has
entto Speaker -rispa long letter containing
some observations upon the postotice ap
preparation bill. The poStmaste general
says that the bill for the fiscal year ending
June 20, 1893, will seriously impair the pos,
tai service and result in general dSSa,i>:ac-
ton throughout the country.
BIDS We're opened at the navy depart,
!nent FOR the condemned naval vessels. Tho
highest bids were as follows: Galena, ]. B
Butler, Boston, Sl3. l3l, appraised value
$500; Cohasset, /, L. Snow & Co.. Rock.
land. Me, &S25. appraised value, $500; In.
trcpid Mathew GILES Il Co. Philadelphia
>:1',:2!5;;i, appraised value, 500; Wyom 2, J
Batter Boston, Sll,Su, appraised value
$1,000. Tie Spccdwcll was also advertised
bu; 10 bids received.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
SPORTING MATTERS.

JOHN EWING expects to be able to pitch
by June l.
Johnny Van Heest is diamond edition,
standing five feet two inches.
HERMAN LONG. the Boston shortstop, is
the idol of the home cranks.
Charley Dunn, another OF the Australian
hea7y-weishts, is soon coming to America.
ED HANLoS late of the Pittsburg, is
slated to manage the Baltimore team.
The Parson Davies Hall Choynslli COM
blne sailed for England May ::
George Mulholland, the Australian box
er, is matched against Jim Burge.
Tommy Dan 'orth is after Mike Collins
Tor fight at 100 pounds any rules.
Somebody is writing the life of John l..
sullivan Tor him as an autobiography.
Young Mitchell has severed his connec.
ton with the Occidental club Of San Fran
cisco.
VAN DYKE, on being released by the
Browns, was secured by the Buffalo State
team.
RYAN is playing a good game at center
for Chicago. His long throws are strong
and accurate.
THE National league is shaping to bar all
miner leagues out Of its territory. Is this
monopoly?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
MISCELLANEOUS,

The Tooth anniversary of the discovery of
Puget sound is celebrated.
The governor of New Jersey takes legal
steps against the Reading combine
Gov. BURKE of North Dakota calls a
special session of the legislature for June /.
TIE worlds fair commission is out of
funds.
COUNT NAPOLEON NEY is among the men,
bers OF the French Chicago fair commission.
IcEMAS OsULL1vAN's body was buried at
Monroe, Wis, besides the grave of his pa
rents.
Cinnamon in America prepare to return
home almost en- masse in consequence of
the new restriction law.
The societies owning the red flags which
were seized by the Chicago police in the
parade May l, have begun suit for recovery.
Sixteen inches of snow fell in Nebraska.
The Ohio state board of agricultures
May bulletin does not bring the condition
OF wheat as high as expected.
St. Joseph's cathedral was dedicated at
Hartford, Conn. The sermon was preach.
cd by Archbishop Hennessey of Dubuque,
Iowa.
The Independent Oil company, St. Paul
assigns and quits business. The impression
prevails that il is Standard Oil absorp-
ton.
About 5000 persons witnessed helaunch-
ing of the United States gun!aoat Cruiser
No. Z named Castine at the Bath Iron
works, Bath, Me- The vessel ,aade q ye-,7
launch.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
THE WICKED WORLD,

At Butler, Miss, George II. Ross, colored,
for an attempted assault: on white wom-
an, was hanged 10 a tree.
HENRY BARROW, a farmer. was arrested
at Garfield, Wash, for incest with his 49,
ycar-old daughter.
Ten thousand foreign Jews in Odessa
have been ordered to leave Russia forth
with.
The Bearing sea patrol leaves Victoria
about June l, with orders to seize all YES
sells found sealing whether they had been
notified or not.
neapolis, Catherine Johnson, who sued
Mrs. Harris for $500 for defamation of char
acter, is given verdict of one cent.
AT Syracuse, n. Y, J. Crouch killed Jack
Preston and then committed suicide II was
the result OF a drunken quarrel.
A GRANDNEPHEwof the late President Gar
field dies in Ohio. He was once convicted,
on a charge of perjured testimony, Of kill
ing man and served several years in the
penitentiary.
The jury in the case OF Mrs. Frank Les
lie, at Wheeling, Va, who weeks ago fol-
lowed her husband to house OF ill -fame
and shot him dead, brought in a verdict of
not guilty.
AT Baltimore Capt. Kuhn. Of the steamer
Gothic, was fined $500 for allowing an ali en-
pauper Who with several Others had been
ordered to be returned to their native coun-
try by the immigration commissioners, to
escape from his vessel.
At Salt Lake City, Utah, while Mrs
Enzenberger and friend, the wife of q
wealthy wool grower, were sitting in their
room three masked men entered the apart
ment with revolvers in hand and robbed
them of S. 600 in jewelry and Sl75.
At Altoona. Pa, ariot was started among
the Italians, and for half an hour general
fight resulted, clubs being freely used. Joe
Psrtre went into the crowd to qpel! tho
disturbance when he was instantly killed
by brick which broke his neck.
WHEN the section hands at Lyons, Tex,
retained from work they found Mrs. b.
Mcdonald, wife Of the boss, and her sew
en-year-od son, weltcring in their blood
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
CASU MTIES.

A FLOOD is threatened in the upper Mis-
issippi.
A SAIL boat containing three dead men
is picked up by tug on Lake Superior and
towed into Duluth.
AN explosion occurs in coal mine at
Roslyn, Wash, fortv-four miners being
killed and many injured
A GREAT fire in Niching, China destroy
ed 1000 houses, and number Of people
killed.
THE floods in Iowa and Illinois are
subsiding but Missouri, Kansas and Okla
homa they are more destructive than
ever.
BY the recent earthquake al Manila con-
siderable damage was done throughout the
island. In some towns all the churches
and colleges were destroyed.
Twenty-seven houses were burned at
Savannah, Ga, in one Of the best residence
portions ofthe city. The loss was about
500, COO. The fire is thought to be. one OF
incendiary origin.
TERRIBLE disaster occurred near Brody,
town i'll Austrian Galicia While 100
workmen, with their wives and children,
were crossing the river Oh a raft, the raft
capsized. Sixty persons were drowned
4HfEE eleCtIOClAlOUS are set GOWN III the
New York state prisons during the week
com encing May 16. The CONDEMNED are
Joseph S. Tice at Auburne prison, Charles
Wright at Dannemora and Henry c. Fan.
ming at Sing Sing.
Col. RALPH K PAIGE has been sentenced
in Cleveland, Ohio, to ten years in the
penitcntiary. He was the cashier of the
PlaiEsville Savings and Loan association,
the failure Of which revealed that he had
uttered forged paper in an attempt to tide
over its affairs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
FOREIGN.

The Bering sea arbitration agreement is
formally ratified i'll London.
THE sultan of Turkey is seriously
i'll.
King HuMBEET has accepted the resig-
nation OF Count Tavcrna, the Italian am
bassador to Berlin.
THE Melbourne trades council has resolv-
ed to appeal to the queen to vote the
Queensland bill introducing kanaka labor.
The prince of Wales is said to be suffer-
ing from throat ailment but the exact
ailment is not known.
In Quebec, the MERCER conspiracy case
was declared closed. Judgment was re-
served.
The official denial is made Of the report
that the sultan Of Turkey is suffering from
a serious illness.
RrDoLrI JAEGER, the deGau,ting cashier
ofthe MeSsrs. Rothschilds, the great bank
ing house at Frankfort-on-thc-M Main, Ger
many, was arrested at Ramleh, Egypt.
Second ballots were held in a number Of
places in France to decide the election of
| municipal officers. They added to the vic
tory scored by the Republicans at the gen
eral elections held Gil May /.
The Holy Rose, which the pope bestowS
every year upon some Roman Catnollc
princess for virtue Tell this year to the
queen of Portugal. The value OF the jewel
IS 80, 900 francs.
Four hundred government troops and
$50 insurgents in Venezuela, had fight
the latter leaving nearly one hundred
dead and diving on the field. and the gov
eminent leaving twenty-five dead.
i DECREE permitting the export of oats
and corn viii he published in St. Peters
burg and another decree permitting the cx-
port OF wheat will be published three or
four days later.
W. +. BonSied, Jnionist. was elected in
North Hackney to fill the vacancy in the
British house OF commons caused by the
death OF Sir Lewis Pelly He received
1900 votes to ), 4ol tor I. -Arrowsmith
NJ Gales. GlaGstonian.
It is now almost positively decided that
President pieXoto of Brazil and the entire
military government shall resign and q
new election be held to clioosca new gov
eminent entirely from civil life This is
TO be done without 4 revolution or blood
shed Of any kind.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
SOUTH DAKOTA.

| The Alton poStofficc and contents were
totally destroyed by fire.
Deputy United States Marshal Griffith
brought Peter Erickson of Watertown to
Huron on a charge of violating the United
States liquor law. He was a.raisned before
Commissioner Grant, waived examination
and gave $500 bail for his appearance at
the next term of the United States court
| All arrangements are now completed,
contract signed, and money raised Tor an
artificial rain trial to be given by the Inter
state Rain company of Goodland. Kan, at
Doland. May 20. Special trains will be run
| for accommodation ofthc public who de-
sire to witness the tests. Reduced rates
will be made
Charges have been preferred by the Farm
ers Alliance against State Land Commits
sioner Ruth. Crooked transactions in the
sale oil school land is alleged and the coun-
| ~ commissioners have been petitioned to
begin q legal action to restrain him from
selling any more land pending an investi-
CATION.
President kingsbury, ofthe state board
of control, says that il the money is not on
deposit before June II there will be no
tournament al Watertown. In that event
Iankton is ready to put up the money
and the Yanli: on fire department announ-
ces that it will give $500 in prizes if Water
| town tails to perform her obligation that
the state tournament will be held at Yanh-
ton III July.
y Mitchell advice says: Farmers in this
! section complain of the scarcity of farm
help. Higher wages now being paid than
ever before on account Of the big demand
for farm hands, result Of the big acreage
being pu. in ana the evident anxiety to get
in grain in a hurry, which has been delay
en- on account O.: the great amount OF rain
fall. Twenty-Five dollars month and
board is now being offered where last year
SIS a month and board was hard to obtain
The Baptist people of South Dakota will
| hold a series Of meetings during, May,
June and July, conducted by Rev. S. X.
Mitchell, well known evangelist Of Bos-
ton, Mr. Mitchell. comes to the state under
the direction CT the American Baptist
Home Missionary society, and will spend
but ten days in any one place. The towns
in which the meetings will be held will be
the larger ones and those most convenient
ly reached by railroads. Wonderful results
are anticipated from these evanyelistic
meetings.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
THURSDAY, MAY 10.
SENATE.

When the river and harbor appropriation
bill was taken up in the senate to-day Mr..
Mcpherson moved to recommit the bill
with instructions to reduce the amount so
per cent. ....
Mr.. Dolph moved to lay the motion on
the table; agreed to.
Mr.. Frye moved to reduce the ai,propri-
atinn for the harbor and bay at Humboldt,
Cal, from SEQ, COO to $le0, ODO i,his being
one of the % per cent reductiors}. Mr..
FELTON, opposed the amendment. Mr..
Frye's amendment was agreed to-
Other amcnd ments were made as follows:
for a canal connecting Lake Superior and
the Mississippi river.
Reducing the appropriation for the Mis-
sisippi river from the mouth oithe Ohio to
Minneapolis from 81, SOC, 600 TO 81, 10000.
Reducing the appropriation Tor the Mis-
sissippi river from the head OF the passes to
the mouth of the Ohio river from s., 500, 600
to 81, 20S. $50 (tlie amount first recommend
ed by the committee having been s., 49,
OOO).
Reducing the appropriation for ship
channel in the shadows of the connecting
waters of the great lakes between Chicago,
Duluth and Buffalo from $500, 900 to $780,
0OO
The house went into committee of the
whole on the sundry civil bill.
Mr.. Bland offered silver coinage amend
ment which was ruled out o order.
Mr.. Joseph, of. New Mexico, introduced
in the house bill authorizing the terri
tory of New Mexico to issue bonds to the
amount of 5000, GOO for the purpose OF re-
storing the capitol of the territory at Santa
Fc, destroyed by fire May II.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
NORTH OAK OTA,

An unknown German was run over near
Windsor, while endcavoring to board the
engine. He cannot recover.
County Treasurer Nichols received Off
cial notification that the school lands sale
in Cass county was approved.
Mrs. Bart Sullivan. formerly Sarah Cal
houn, of Wabasha, died at Devils Lake,
leaving child two days old.
W. D. Fleming has bought out J. W.
Vonncidas d 'ugstore on Broadway, Fargo,
and will consolidate the business. Won
MEDIA will give his whole attention to bust
ness as president of the Red River Valley
National Bank.
The county commissioners are preparing
plans for a bridge over the Red river north
of Fargo, which will bring much trade
from Minnesota farmers that now goes to
Moorhead. The merchants of the latter
town talk of appealing to the war depart
ment to prevent the constructing of the
bridge, OH account of the Red river being a
navigable stream:
William Larabee was arrested at Fargo,
charged with keeping blind pig. He
waived examination and was bound over
bail was given. When the place was
searched no liquor was found, and the only
contraband article was a pack of cards.
Attidavits are on file, however, wherein the
atlantis swear they secured liquor of him.
Gov. Burke said recently he would prob
badly call and extra session within few
days to meet at Bismarck May 81 He finds
no authority in the constitution by which
session can be limited to the considera-
ton of the subjects named in the call, but
AZ. I Al.
to get through as soon as possible. He
thinks one week will be plenty OF. time to
transact business regarding presidential
electors and the worlds fair
John Clause, a farmer living fifteen miles
up tho river from Minot, has just finished
threshing wheat which he stacked last fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
FRIDAY, MAY IS.
SENATE,

SENATE.
In the senate today the river and bo,,.
bill was reported back from tho coum;, uor
on commerce with amendments. s'ee
The consideration OF the naval. bill mo-.
resumed. was
Mr.. Mcpherson offered an amc,au,u.
appropriating $3.50, 600 towards the con
struction OF dry dock at Algiers, La No''
MIR. Cockrell and Mr.. Sherman onnoso,
the amendment and it was rejected f'0Seu
Alter further debate and withou, ~
ton on Mr.. McPherson's amendment t I,
senate adjourned till Monday. '"'
The entire day in the house was snent -
fillbusterinS against private bill. vhich
came over as. unfinished business from la.t
Friday and were therefore entitled TO con
sideration. 1t was bill for the relief f0l u
the heirs Of H. II. and Charlotte X. Sjhev
and has occupied the attention of fl,
house for several successive Fri,lorse
II. H. Sibley was patentee of what is know,
as the Sibley tent, and it is alleged ,La.
under contract made in 1858 between lin,
and the government of the United states
there is due to the heirs a large sum ~
money. The provisions Of the Bill NJ
finally agreed on direct the court o: claims
to investigate the matter and render ;rds'
nent for any amount found to be due M
exceeding $780, with the right anna,
by either party 10 the supreme court.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
THE TOIIERS.

The annual meeting of the National
Boiler Makers association has begun al
Columbus, Ohio.
The International Machinists, in con-
vention i'll Chicago. has elected John
O'Day OF Indianapolis grand master ma
chinist
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engin-
GERS met in At anita Ga Grand Chief
Arthur presided. -Four hundred and fifty
three delegates were present. No business
was transacted at the open session.
The general executive board of the
knights of Labor held its regular quarter
ly meeting in Pittsburg r. V. Powderly
and all the members We're present but Con-
gresham Davis Of Kansas, who was I'M
able to leave Washington. The sessions
were secret
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26

1T is estimated that 100000
Americans so to Europe each year
and spend $1,000 each while there. the
whole amounting to 100000 900 in
American gold. If the 100000 Euro
pean immigrants bring 500 in gold
each the amount is $4,000, 1000
broutht into this country. 1t is not
difficult to see how s25,0OO,OOO or
$30,OOO,oOO is the gold balance
against the United States each YEAR.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
Mr.. WILLIAM AsTOR CHANLER

Mr.. WILLIAM AsToR CHANLER is
about to lead party of explorers IN
to a portion of Africa in the neighbour
hood OF Mount Kenia. As it is known
the populace of this region have
strong objections to explorers, Mr..
Chanler is taking with him an unusu-
ally efficient supply OF breech leaders
and similar brio. a-brac to overcome
their objections. AS the skins OF the
africans killed in these forays in the
interest OF science have no commercial
value and the scientific results usual
Iy have not much, it is getting along
toward time they were discouraged.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26

The Mormons who are moving to
Mexico under q guarantee from the
Mexican government that their pecu.
liar institution will not be interfered
with, are perhaps oblivious of the
fact that Spanish-American promises
are usually made to be broken when.
ever it is convenient Or profitable tc
do so. Still the average Mormon is
an adept in the Punic faith business.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26

HARVARD trustees have elected HUI
SO Numsterberg Of Germany to q pro-
censorship in philosophy and are now
engaged in demonstrating that he
can be brought here without violating
the alien contract labor law.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26

THE widow OF General Custer is q
beautiful woman and fascinating
talker. She is frequently reported as
giving lectures, and her description OF
buffaloes and buffalo hunting is said
to be delightfully."- graphic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26

NINE Arabs who are to form part OF
an Arab village at the Worlds Fair
have arrived at New York, and will
exhibit in Barnum Circus until the
Exposition opens.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
DIVA.

A peculiar disease has broken out among
the horses at Mt. Auburn and quite num-
her have died. The stale veterinarian will
be called upon.
Suit has been brought in the federal court
of Cedar Rapids Gas Light company by the
National Gas Light and Fuel Company of
Chicago for damages in the sum of s25 900
:or alleged infringement Of the Springer
patent.
Father Cooney now lies seriously sick at
his home in Usage. BY mistake he took
several ounces OF carbolic acid. For hours
he was unconscious and it was necessary to
use stomach pulp 10 remove the poison.
He will recover.
Five of Iowa university professors have
been called to Leland Stanford and other
universities during the past yea-. 70 find
Successors has kept the state regents busy.
Thus far only one has been secured Ed.
ward Everett Hale Of Harvard, for the
chair of English.
r. Kreting's drug store at Sioux City
was closed by attachments by Sioux City
creditors amounting to $3.50. MEETINGS
had borrowed about 81, 900 on his note Just
before leaving for Europe, and raised other
sums. There are many creditors yet to
hear from.
James Hetherington, Dubuque wagon
maker, employed at Spencer, Iowa, took
the Kelley cure, and alter abstaining for
some months resumed drinking. He is
now wild man, and the physicians think
he will not recover.
John A. Kemp was arrested at Carroll,
Iowa, by Detective d. G. McNaughton, of
Seattle, Wash, where Kemp is wanted on
charge of embezzling between ST. 600 and
$500 from the Firemen's Insurance Com
pany. Kemp disappeared n year ago when
an information was filed against him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
POLITICAL ECHOES.

A BLA1NE-RrSK ticket is suggested by the
anti-Harrison clement.
Louisiana's warning Democratic factions
re-unltc on a compromise.
Gov. BOISE is doomed for the presidential
nomination by the Iowa Democratic state
convention.
Much difficulty is encountered in raising
the funds necessary for the Peoples party
convention at Omaha
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26

PROFESSOR ScHCE1AS, OF the Sage
School OF Philosophy, Cornell Uni
versity, declined an invitation to be-
come President OF the University of
California, even at the salary OF SIS, 900
and house rent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26

RAvAclo1. the Paris dynamiter, gets
Off with penal servitude for lie. The
blood thirsty tie!d deserved the suilo-
tine. Fortunately, however. :22rdons
are not as easily obtained in France
as in the United States.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26

THERE is no likelihood that any
members OF the present congress will
be anxious to so to China as mission
aries on the expiration OF their present
terms.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26

The University OF Pennsylvania is
the latest institution to open grad
uate department for women. Each
step OF this kind is in the right direc-
ton, and supplements the wide extern
sion made during the ten years past
in the collegiate privileges and oppor-
tunities OF women