Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-06-23
M!SCELJANEOU

c. W. IlACKETT is elected president oIthe
ST. Paul chamber of commerce.
The Supreme Council OF the Royal Ar
canum has voted to meet in MINNEAPOLIS
in June, 1898.
Near GraySon Ky, Austin Porter was
hung by a mob. On May he killed his
wife. The mob gathered at midnight,
forcing the !ia:lcr to deliver Porter and he
was taken out and hanged to bridge.
Porter con 'essed the murder.
AN Italian named Cell and his wife we're
arrested at Wheeling w. Va, for burying
four days-o!d baby alive in a slack" pile
at coal mine dump. Some railroad men
heard a whining noise and dug the child
out. The only explanation the parents
gave was that the baby was mo good
THE Boston & Maine Railroad company
has closed a contract with Simpson L. Rob
inson Of MINNEAPOLIS for the erection O!
grain elevator at Mystic wharf, Boston.
There will be over 1900, 600 feet Of spruce
lumber used, the contract for which has
been placed in Boston.
Upon inquiry at the American Bell Tcle.
phone company's Office at Boston regard
ing the reduction in the usual extra divi-
dend Of 6 per cent, it was learned that the
usual extra dividend was greater than the
earnings for the first six months Of the year
actually in hand. and it was therefore
thought best to make the extra dividend 8
per cent.
News has been received at Dubuque
that Howard Emerson a native of this
city, has been found by his brothers wan
dering on the streets Of Philadelphia in
I 1,r ~, -,
Plainticld, n. j., He was here three weeks
ago on his annual visit, and a few days
after his departure news came from New
York that he had not returned and was
1000 short.
The wholesale groce-ymei: are cndeavor-
ing to come to arrangements with the sug-
ar trust. whereby reasonable and uniform
prices of sugar may be established. 1870
delegates. representing most Of the states
Of the union. met in New York and dis
cussed the matter. Several plans were pro-
posed, but none seemed TO meet the unani
nous approval of the delegates, and the
matter will again be the topic Of discus
SION
Gov. WILEY has returned 10 Boise.
Idaho from the CGur d'Alene mines where
he went to investigate the trouble between
the mine owners and the miners union.
AS result of the investigation, the COVER
nor has issued a proclamation calling upon
all unlawful assemblages to Immediately
disperse and refrain rom interfering with
the mine owners. The proclamation states
that force, both state and national, will be
invoked if necessary to preserve peace.
The governor fears trouble before the diff
ticulty has been adjusted.
An important decision affecting the
Sherman antitrust law was delivered by
Judge Blodgett at Chicago in the case of
Andrew Bishop against the American
Preserve Company, said to be com bina-
ton of fruit jelly and preserving manufac-
| turerS. Bishop had been a member of the
trust and upon an attempt to withdraw the
trust seized his business which had been
transferred TO tie combine ana brought
| suit against him in the United States court
on an old account. Bishop, under the law
sued for three times the value of his
business, his claim being Sl2l, Ill. Judge
| Biodgett sustained the demurrer filed by
the trust but gave the plaintiff 10 DAYS in
which to amend.
RUDoLpH HACKER, cigar manufacturer,
| and Mrs. Louise Plum, wife OF Jacob II.
| Plum, were fnund dead in bed together in
the woman's hou-c at ia North Haistead
street Chicago. The gas was turned Oh full
from two jets and the circumstances point
ed to double suicide. But subsequent
| Developments went to show that Hacker
! found the woman asleep in the house, and
to prevent her leaving him, which she was
contemplating doing he turned on the gas
and killed her and himself. The woman
had been separated from her husband for
three years because ofher relations with
Hacker. She had recently promised to re-
turn to her home, and it is suspected that
| when Hacker became aware OF this he re-
! solved upon the deed which cndel both
'liyes