Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-13
INJURED IN AN ELEVATOR.

INJURED IN AN ELEVATOR.
F., II. b. Herbert of Chicago the Victim
| of n Boys Cnrclessness.
Chicago, Oct. 7.-B. b. Herbert, editor of
| the National Journalist and president OF the
National Journalist Publishing and Printing
companies, was caught in the elevator OF
| the building at 175 Monroe street yesterday
and suffered fractures Of the jaw and left
leg. He was removed to the Presbyterian
| hospital, and, after regaining consciousness,
i said the accident was due to the careless
| mes Of the elevator boy. The elevator is In
charge Of small boy known Theodore,
| who, occupants Of offices in the building say,
is exceedingly careless. Besides him and
| Mr.. Herbert the only occupant of the eleva-
tor was u boy named Hugh Bolen, who is
Boien boy told his employer that Theodore
asked him to run the elevator while he
lighted a cigarette. The elevator stopped
ond floor. Mr.. Herbert opened the door and
| was just stepping out when the elevator sud
denly shot downward, and the editor was
caught between the floor and the top Of the
door of the elevator cage. The elevator then
shot upward again, and he was rolled out
upon the floor. Each boy blames the other
Theodore was relieved from duty immedi-
atty, after the accident. Mr.. Herbert said
ut the hospital "thc boys were fooling."
St. Paul Is Chosen.
Buffalo, Special, Oct 7.-After hard
fight with Detroit and Denver as compet-
itors. st. Paul secures the national real
estate convention for 1893. Minneapolis,
Duluth, Superior and Ashland gallantly
supporting st. Paul. Denver, Tampa,
Baltimore, Detroit and New York We're
nominated as places for holding the next
convention, and all made hard fight.
At the opening of the convention to-
day j. Craddock Simpson of Montreal
read paper on '"Titles and Transfers"
He found that most of them We're faulty.
lie advocated what is known as the
"Cadistal registration" which has been
Ill force for some years in the province
of Quebec.
Nominations for officers for the year
were then made, subject to approval by
the board of control, as follows: Presi-
dent, William B. Gutter, Buffalo: treas
urcr, Matt Williams, Nashville, Tenn;
secretary 0. w. Crawford Griffith, Ill.,;
members of board of CONTROL Benjamin
Hardwick, New York r. G.. Van Huy-
sen, Detroit; S. S. Meddis. Louisville;
Frank Bearly, Chicago: Malcolm Nc
Neal, Chicago; a. ]. Norton, st Louis;
Col. d. H. Elliot San Francisco; Benja-
min We'll, Milwaukee; r. T.. Montgom-
cry, Denver and w. A. Barnes, Minncap
oils.
banquet and reception was rendered
the visiting delegates in the evening by
the members Of the Buffalo Real Estate
exchange. Tomorrow the delegates will
go to Niagara Falls and inspect the tun-
mel and other points of interest.
Prayer Book Revision.
| Baltimore, Oct. The second day OF the
great triennial Protestant Episcopal convention
opened this morning with service in Emanuel
church, celebrated by Bishop Alexander Burgess
OF Quincy. III. The house OF bishops decided to
make the question on the alteration OF tine
prayer book the order OF the day until COM
pleted. The house OF bishops notified the house
OF deputies that it adopted the following reso
lutions proposed by the committee in references
toprayerbook From No. L to 22,d ., l excepted.
formed to take charge Of the change TO be
made in the prayer book, sad that the house
OF bishops concurring the change made should
| De printed in appendix to the journal OF the
house. Mr.. rgwlne proposed that the opn-
ion OF the house OH the amendment OF the 6rst
OF change in the prayerbook not to be taken
| until Monday. The house declined to accept
the proposal. Dr. Hu'chins, secretary, pro-
| cteded to take the votes of the house OH the re-
| visions OF the resolutions /. = and 3. The
house then adjourned.
at the second session OF the house of deputies
there was n spirited debate OF resolution !, the
question being should the house OF deputies con.
| cur with the house OF bishops i'll rejecting
the resolution. Article WAS re ecsed. but ar
| tlclrs q. and were adopted. No. was lost
| and 10 was carried. No. l was passed over,
as 1t is still III the house OF bishops Resolu-
| lions, IL, IL and 4 were also Cari q.
| The Earth Rocked.
| Hot Springs, S. D., Special, Oct AT
$50 last nigh 1.-THE citizens of this place were
| startled with an unusual noise, roaring,
rumblins noise much after the nature of
| wagon passing close to ones house, but be-
fore the nature of the sound could be re-
allied it had passed away. 1t lasted not to
exceed Il second That it was an earthquake
disturbance is certain. Houses in all parts
| of the town shook like leaves in Il storm,
| window curtains vibrated, dishes and kitch-
en- furniture ratified; in fact, everything for
the time being was very much disturbed.
| The shock came from the northwest and
passed to the southeast, and in the Neigh
| bOrhood Of the soldiers home it was evil
| IDENTIFY greater than in any other point in
| town: The great building quiverd, the
ond floor fairly .vibrated and, in fact, every
| thing In that vicinity was given Il thorough
| Shaking up: In the business portion of the
| Town the shock was not felt so plainly, but
| in the lower town the shock was about the
| same as that experienced in the vicinity Of
| the soldiers home. This is the first disturb
| ance of the kind that ever visited the Black
| Hills country. The disturbances seem to
| have been of a local nature, as at no point
| in the Hills north Of here was the shock
| Arrested ut Chicago.
| Chicago, Oct. T. Rudolph Erwig,