Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-02


AT Willlesbarre, Pa, George w.
Moss was hanged for numbering his
wife; and at Mauch Chunk, Pa, Oliver
w. Stanglcy was executed for killing
his landlady, Mrs. Sybilla Walbert.
A BILL to pension confederate dis
ablcd soldiers and the INDECENT widows
of confederate veterans has passed the
Arkansas Legislature.
A LONE highwayman held up tho
stage between Comfort and FredericlSs-
burg, Tex, but secured less than four
dollars.
w. D. DowELr.. state treasurer of the
Arkansas Farmers Alliance, was
bunlloed out of $4,000 at Fayetteville
by three sharpcrs.
AT HaZleton, Pa, Mile Capcce, u
16-year-old girl, shot herself through
the heart with Il revolver rather than
marry an old man, the choice of her
parents.
REPORTS that Italians employed on
the Pittsburgh. Ohio Valley g. Cincin-
natl railroad were drilling under arms
were fully verified.
FIRE on the lumber docks of Hovcy
& McCraclsen at Musllegon. Mich, con-
sumed 1900, 900 feet of whitc-pine lum-
Der.
A KEG of powder exploded in Ruley's
grocery store at Madisonville, Ky, and
j. b. Stewart. a clerk, and d. A. Bon
durant were fatally injured.
THE Maine legislature passed bill
providing for $500 fine or two years i'm
prisonment for preventing by intimida-
ton or force any person from entering
or remaining in any mans employ.
THE st. Louis Stamping Company
has begun the erection Of the first tin
plate works in this country. The
capacity will be between 400 and 500
boxes day.
Miss SOPHIA G.. HAYDEN and Miss
louisa Howe, both of Boston, were
awarded first and second prizes for de-
signs for the womans building at the
worlds fair.
ABOUT one-half of the $4,000 people
in Wallace county. Kan, were said to
be in a destitute condition.
Gov. PATTIsoS, of Pennsylvania has
designated Friday, April 10. and Friday,
May !. to be observed as Arbor days
In the United States the business
failures during the seven days ended on
the 21th numbered 256, against 275
the preceding week and 243 for the cor
responding week last year.
THE treasury department has paid
Kansas share of the direct tax fund.-
amounting to SGO,9s3
PRESIDENT GAGE and the worlds fair
board of directors in Chicago have COM
pleted the term of office for which they
were elected. In his valcdictory adj
dress President Gage reviewed the
work accomplished by the board, gave
a synopsis of the financial status of the
exposition and drew a picture Of the
future strong with assurance of success.
CHARLES ELLIOTT, who was occupy
ing box in a theatcr at Spokane Falls,
Wash, drew a revolver and fired
several shots at the performers, killing
Mabel Deba bian and Carrie Smith, and
then shot himself. Jealousy was the
cause.
a PASSENGER train On the Chesapeake
& Ohio road was consumed by fire re-
sulting from a wreck at Charleston,
w. Va. Several persons were slightly
injured.
The first anniversary Of the great cy-
clone in Louisville, KY, by which sew
entv-six lives were lost and property
valued at s., 100000 was destroyed, was
observed in that city on the 27th.
HILL HrDG1Ss, aged % years. arrested
at Paris, Tex, was charged with four
murders committed during the last
year.
OVER foot of snow fell on the 27th
in portions of Maryland and Virginia.
A WRECK occurred on the Reading
road near Ashland, Pa, and three men
We're killed and three injured.
Mrs. EDGAR w. HAssLEH, of Pitts
burgh. Pa, has inherited 1000 by the
death of her father. Her husband de-
serted her ten months ago and went to
! New York.
! Two MEN and woman were burned
! to death in hotel at Austin, Pa
| THE Norwegian bark Dictator was
wrecked off the coast of Virginia and
! eight lives were lost
! THEODORE THOMAS has been selected
! as musical director and William l.. Tom
| Inns as choral director of the world s
! fair.
! MISS ZOE GAYToS. the actress, who
on August - last left San Francisco to
reach New York afoot inside of 226
! days on wager Of $4,000, walked into
! the Grand Central depot On the 27th.
She had accomplished the distance in
213 days.
| THE National Editorial association
will meet in St. Paul July IA to IS.
| SEVERAL large saw mills at Dreams
vile, Ind, were burned, causing a
! loss of $1,000 900.
GEORGE HARRIS. of Newburn, Mo-,
! who tasted thirty-three- days, has been
adjudged insane.
The California legislature has adj
| journed sine die. Before adjournment
3o5 bills were passed by both branches
i and sent to the governor.
/; JACK KENNEDY. milkman at f. "a
beth, N. j., devoured fifty fried ego, in
ten minutes for bet of $50.
BUSINESS throughout tho country was
said to be quiet, but crops were re-
! ported to be in an exceptionally good