Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-20
HHE LARGE CITIuS.



minneapolis.
nolis, Mimi, Special, Oct. IS
4 settlement vi the America
Eters and the spirited discussion
Alabama case were the proceed
aordinary Of the Congregational
yesterday. The Alabama case was
re OF the morning session. 1t came
substitute to the committees
Introduced by Or. Ross.
Dior line, it seems from the report
acts of the case continues to be
pretty sharply down in Alabama.
are two sets of delegates from that
one IRON the Congregations! Associa-
Alabama, which is colored body
NSteEce Tor seventeen years, the other
the Alabama General association, or
.ed more recent y and composed OF
e people. The delegate from the Ala
council, so the committee held,
u!d not be admitted to the council. The
lmlttee advised all the churches, colored
Il White, to unite in the state. The
Fstltutc to the report by DI. Ross held
I representation be granted to the Ala
ma council. DIR. Ross spoke on the cues
cations. He discussed the rights of the
erent associations. His substitute was
sided into various sections, but the vital
mt was .avuring the admission OF the
"bama council delegate.
5.a>t evening S session of the council
an Important one, the report of the
Elmlttcc on temperance bringing ap Il
tier of interest to all. The report
med that hte attitude of hre church
5 antagoniStic to intcmpcrance i'll eI-
form and also denounced higi IL
Sc. The committee presented Il res
ton pledging the council to join with
.cr Christian bodies to demand that
lor be not sold al the worlds fair.
that the saloon and beer garden be
there introduced. The resolution
tabled. The question as to where
council should hold its next meeting
5 brought up,with San Francisco. Ia
III and Grand Rapids as the three APP
rants for the honor 1t was decided
meet at some point on the Pacific
st. to be decided later by the provis-
al committee. The delegates will to-
,.Iy visit Carleton college, as there is no
afternoon session.
avenue south. riverman found an old suit
of clothes early yesterday morning. Pinned
on on! the ne, coat WAS bit Of brown M!prr BEN" ,
owner Of the clothes is believed to be one
l.lcian y. Taylor. recently frc., Wyoming.
He came to the city a short time ago with
had been prospecting for mines in the West,
but had been unfortunate: Harrington
claims that his friend lost quite an amount
Of money since he came to the city and
suicide. The clothes worn by Taylor cor
respond with those found by the, riverman.
Harrington stated that his friend had been
missing for day before the mysterious
find.
Charles Wagner, indicted for assault in
the second degree. was found guilty yes1er-
DAY by district court jury.
st. Paul Mimi. Special, Oct. ID
Fifty-four indictments were handed to
Judge Brill yesterday by the foreman of
the grand jury. Many serious crimes
have been committed within the confines
of Ramsey County since the last grand
jury made its report, and the representa-
ti,es of 4 people thus decided rs to the
guilty persons. he crimes range, &C
Cording to the verdict of the grand jury,
from the wantcn taking OF human NE
down through the grades to that of lar
Gerry. Persons had been waylald. as
saultcd and robbed: dwellings have been
entered by armed burglars and property
has been stolen thcrefrom: forgery has
been committcd; the trusted official OF Il
has embezzled its funds;
pcnceable citizens have been assaulted
with deadly weapons. The indictments
Il dark story of unbridlcu pas
sioLs and of hardened consciences. and
they also show that the way of the trans
greSsor is hard
Some of those against whom there is
prima facia evidence of crime have clud-
ed the authorities or are not yet in custo-
dy, so only thirty-eght of the indictments
are made public These are against peo-
pie whose arrest and commitment to
await the action of the grand jury has
been published from time to time. and the
bringing of the indictments furnishes no
news beyond the fact that there is sutfi-
cient evidence to justify bringing the s'ls-
pected persons to trial.
After most interesting and profitable
session Of four days the state Baptist
convention wound up its affairs last
night with brief but happy little pro
gramme of exercises, consisting OF song
and prayer service. interspersed with
brief addresses by the noted divincs pres
ent The entire morning was devoted 10
sightseeing, and this was the first break
in the work since the convention opened
last Tuesday morning. The weather w;s
unpropitiouS, showers falling
ut intervals during the day: but they
proved welcome. visitors. cooling the AR
and laying the dust. The delegates man
aged to visit the various points of inter
ast in the city and vicinity. and many OF
them even went so far as Minneapolis.
Fort Smelling and the Falls of Minne-
State Treasurer Bobleter yesterday mailed
'hccks to the county. trcasurers of eighty
counties, who are entitled to part OF the
lppOrtiOnment Of the current school 1und.
The amount of the apportionment is $!S..
.3O36 and represents 50. 10 each for 23i 2'E'
pupils who attend the schools in the state.
The current expenses of the Minnesota
state prison for September amounted TO ST.
~ 90; state account. SD OS6.6l; permanent
81 ,333. 10.
Duluth.
Duluth. Special. Oct 1.-THE preSbyteri-
III synod had Il hig fight tonight in he mat
er Of dividing the ST. l'aul prcSbytery. 1t
VAS the old fight Of st. Paul against Mime
lpolS. and Minneapolis is hnw dividing the
I'D preSbYterX into two parts. rms changes