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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
Sinful DOinQS.

Luke Iatem, negro wire murderer, was
hanged at Camden, Ark.
Robert j. Beatty is convicted of partici-
patton in the Homestead poisonings.
The manager of the Western Union tele.
graph office at West Superior disappears,
and is said 10 be Gefaulter
Two window smashers" secured two
trays Of diamonds from H. Wachhorsts
Jewelry store at Sacramento, Cal.
Martin Davis colored, shot his wife
dead at Macahachie, Tex. A strong guard
surrounds the Jail to prevent lynching
A shortage of $500 has been discovered in
the post-offce at Charles CITY, la. 1t is
charged to Arthur Weber, since dece ased.
A sensational elopement under great
difficulties is accomplished by young
couple in Washington State
An attempt is made to blow up the house
of Dean Hart of Denver who instieated the
closing OF Sunday thcaters.
negro who had assaulted and murder
ed four-year-old girl is burned at the
stake in Paris, Tex.
Sheriff Joseph Tumlinson, at Encinal,
Tex, shot and killed his wife, then COM
mitted suicide. Family trouble is the sup
posed cause.
v. w. Mosner, OF the Capital Bank, of
Lincoln, Neb., has been indicted on thirty-
three counts for fraudulent banking opera.
tons.
Fifteen prisoners escaped from Jail at
Murray. Ky. One charged with murder re-
fused to accept the opportunity to escape,
and remained in his CELL
W. Fl. Dyer, bookkeeper for the Hovsky
Miller Brewing Company, of Helena,
Mont, who absconded some time ago, was
| arrested i'll Wichita, Kas.
Unknown persons stole all the gymna-
SUM suits of the University of Illinois
students from the gymnasium OF Cham
| paign.
Phillip Molles, aged 10, committed sui
eide at his fathers farm neac Athens, ILL.,,
by cutting his throat. He was in deliri-
UNI caused by high fever at the time
J. P. Campbell. wanted at Princeton,
CAL, for several murders, was arrested at
| Texarkana, Tex. He was fugitive for
seven years. A reward of S., 900 was offered
| tor his arrest.
A chemical analysis shows that the death
of Louis szinyiy, a Homestead workman,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
Casualty,

The Collegiate Institute at Ottawa, Ont,
burned Loss, $4,000
A l0-year cd boy named Lichtrnark shot
his brother at Wenamac, Ind, while hunt
ing
Three men were killed and forty stunned
by the explosion of five kegs of powder in a
coal mine near GAINESVILLE, o.
Two more deaths have occurred from the
Alton, H., oil explosion. The fatalities
now number wenty-esht.
Edward Fiddler, aged twenty.three, was
killed in Ogilvic's elevator at Minnedosa,
Man, being caught in the machinery.
The roofs Of some Of the worlds fair
buildings arc crushed in by heavy snow
causing 100000 damage.
The plant ofthc Portsmouth wheat works
aud four dwellings burned at Portsmouth,
o. Loss, 500, 00G.
The clothing store of Mosanfeldcr &
kohn, at Rock Island ILL.,, burned. Loss
$50 600.
Fire at Oakesdale, Wash. on the 27inst.,
destroyed six blocks of buildings and
caused total loss Of $500, 900.
A dynamite explosion at Richmond,
Ind, injured John Snyder SO that he will
die. Is. Z. Smith was seriously hurt.
The plants Of the National Wringer Com
pany and the MuSer Piano Company, at
Canton, O., burned. Loss, $$223 500.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
County Officers in 'rroublc.

MAlSllticiu. Wis. Feb. ll.-'rIlr district
attorney of this county has been author
lied by the county beard Of supervisors
which lIa: been in special session at
Grand Rapids since Monday to hear
the report of the special committee ap-
pointed TO examine the books and records
OF 'X-County Clerk Young. to demand of
his bonds men his shortage of $1,000 and
II rot made good by them to Immediate
~ commence criminal proceedings against
hlln and against the bondSn,n for the
deficits Young omitted to make the
scratch of Il pen of the last annual meet
ing of the supervisors. which involved
the tax levy. 81 ltr and county. for the
year lS:'2. and also the allowance of
many thousands of dollars of county
;lc"ounts. His land titles are also in bad
shape.
About th" same state Of affairs existed
III the county trraSllr"rS office, who,
upon the calling to order of the special
meeting Of board. rendered his rrsgna-
1lnll. which waS accepted. His acknowl-
edged deficit is between $4,000 and So
coo. special committee is now at
work examining his booiS Treasurer
BEAVER has real estate enough in this
city to max good the shortage. but in the
ease of Mr.. Young he will have to suffer
tn" penalty of the law if his bondsncn
do not come to his relief
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16

Kansas City. Feb. 11.-County Judges B.
i. Copcnlaver and Thomas hewitt of st.
Clair county. who are under sentence Of
confinement in the Jackson county Jail for
contempt of the United States court in re-
fuSing to order Il tax levy to pay outSt,nd-
Ing bonds of the county. returned 10 tLcir
quarters in Jail last night. They had been
home furlongh. with the consent Of
Judge Phillips. 1t was sad ri al IN that
took Judge Copenhavcr temporarily from Jail
to his home. His daughter Caroline, aged
twenty-five. had become a ravins :Galliac,
and it was to send her to an asylum HAT tie
judges visited st. Clair. The you're. H:om-
ans reason began failing eight years ago
when her father was in jefferson lily. I'M
prisoned by order of the late Judge K"rkcl
for exactly the same thing lor which Judge
Phillips has cut off his liberty at present.
Judge Phillips has ordered marsnns to give
the prisoners only two hours exercise
week. instead Of the four they have been
getting. He also gave orders that they were
not to he allowed to 80 to the government
building to see him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
People in Print.

Bishop Wigger, Of the Catholic diocese of
Newark, is to be tried Tor fostering Cahcns-
lyism.
Ex-Gov. John NJ. Thayer Of Nebraska de-
MES the stories that he is pcnniless and
broken down physically.
The Official Gazette announces that the
king Of Spain has scarlatina. No serious
danger is apprehended by his physicians.
Lord Wolsely, who is now commander
in-chief in Ireland. would not be averse to
taking the governor-ship OF Canada.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid will soon be the DOS
SCISSOR OF one of the largest diamonds in the
world. 1t is now being cut Tor her by q
famous Dutch lapidary.
The death OF Commander r. +. Hitch
cock, United States navy, who was until q
few weeks ago commander of the United
States steamer Alert in the China station,
is reported
The will ofthe late Gen. Butler. has been
filed in the Middlescx probate court at
East Cambridge, Mass. 1t bears the date
of 1854, with codcal added in 1862. All
his estates, real and personal are left to
relatives. including wife and mother
since deceased.
Now that eXPresidcnt Hayes is dead tie
treasury department at Washington will
no doubt, soon have his features on the
bank bills. 1t is a rule ofthe department
that only the faces Of the illustrious dead
be used on the money issues. There are
several issues with the portraits of Gener-
ais Grant and Garfield.
The Mexicanconslllate at St. Louis,
which John +. Cahill has occupied for
several years without salary and with very
small fees is about to be closed. Mr.. Ca
hill, however, refuses to send the archives
OF the office to consul general in New
York, as requested, unless the Mexican
government honors his claims for services
rendered hereto ore.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
E:ilinSt pinkprfOn

Washington. Feb. 11-Mr. Cnllingcr.
from the select committee appointed by
the senate to investigate and report to
the senate the facts in relation to the
employment for private purposes of
armed bodies Of men, or detectives, in
connection with differences between work
men and employers. submitted the re-
port of the committee to-day. The COM
mittcc found that even the proprictors of
the detective agencies admitted that the
presence of the so-callcd pinkcrtons at
Il strike served to unduly infamc the
passions of the strikers, and the ell
ployment of detectives in the glisc of
mechanics impressed the committee with
the belief that it is an utterly vicious
system. responsible for much of the ill
feeling and bad blood displayed by the
working classes. The committee OK
pressed the opinion that if firms and cor
porationS would discontinue the employ
ment of armed men on occasions of
threatened or existing strikes their in
tcrrSts would be better subscrvcd. ut
til ucs. 'that if Mr.. Prick had acted upon
the views laid down by Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie in his article, THE results of
the labor troubles" in the Forum maya
zine. (which in Il recent letter to the
chairman of this committee. Mr.. Carnegie
reafiirme,l, and had further extended
negotiations with his workmcn the
Homestead strike might have been
avoided The committee declares that
the employment of Il private armed guard
ut Homestead was unnecessary. 'Ih"re
was no evidence to show the slightest
damage was done or attempted to be
done to property on the part of the Strk-
crs. At the same time there seems to
be no excuse. for the strikers were them
selves responsible: laborng men should
learn the lesson that they cannot better
their condition by violating the law or
resisting lawful authority"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
GeneralNeWS.

There are fifty cases O: smallpox at
Cleveland, O. Ten deaths have occurred
St. Louis wholesale grocery hou es will
combine.
The Erie car works at Erie, Pa. have
been attached on claim for $lO2, 00U.
John W. Burns, travelling salesman of
Detroit, is in Jail on the charges of forgery
and fleeing merchant out Of money.
Col. Sim sues Cora Tanner, the actress,
for absolute divorce. The charges are not
made public.
A suit involving SIC, 900, 900 was begun at
Akron, O., against Ju ige Burke. and others,
charging conspiracy.
Henry Brill. books and stationery, failed
at St. Joseph. No. The liabilities are $780,
600 and the assets $4,000
The California legislature adopted joint
resolution calling on the United States to
annex the Hawaiian Islands.
The bill repeating the Miner law has
passed both houses of the Michigan legtsla-
ture.
The Indiana Legislature is considering
resolutions in favor OF the annexation OF
Hawaii.
The Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company
VIII CuI t11c pAlCC VI pCeA AlOlll Ut W b
barrel
The will OF A. A. Low, of Brooklyn, dis
poses of an estate of S.. DOC, 900 to his family
The sum OF SG7, 800 goes 10 charity.
A rich find Of gold is reported on the
west side of New York Mountains, IN San
Bernardina County, Lower California.
A dispatch from Montreal says that John
C. Emo the ex-president Of the First Ma
tional Bank, intends TO return to New
York.
Harvey &; Parker, wholesale cigar deal
ers at Denver. COL, made an assignment.
Their assets are STOPS. o.; liabilities, $685.
1918
Heirs of Stephen Ellis, killed by train
after being elected from it, were awarded
$l1, 900 damage in a suit against the Louis
vile e. Nashville road.
Fifteen-year-old Sophie Probst was taken
to the pest house at Chicago, suffering from
small pox. How the girl contracted the
disease is mystery to the health authori-
ties.
The police at Hoboken, N. j., searched a
dwelling on Adams Street, that city, for
stolen gLods and thousands of dollars.
worth of stoIen silks, laces and other goods
were recovered.
Four negro men murdered and robbed
two white men at Richland, Va. named
Radcliffe and Shortridge The four negroes
were captured, confessed the crime land
were lynched.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
The Foreign Budret.

Mr.. Gladstone says he has no intention
OF Recommending the appointment of Lord
1ehnySon's successor us poet laureate.
The queen Of Hawaii is deposed and q
provisional government formed Annexa-
uon to the United States is sought.
The National Irish League of America
issues an address denouncing Gladstones
home rule bill.
Baron Hirsch and the Rothschilds head
new Panama canal syndicate, and will
subscribe %, 600 0OO.
Italian government officials and legisla-
tors are deeply involved in the great bank
ing scandal.
The czar attended court ball recently,
fact which disposes ofthe report that he
had been injured by an attempt upon his
An explosion of fire damp occurred in
the general Won Blumenthal coal pit at
Recklinghausen Wes,phalia. Eighteen
miners were killed instantly and seventeen
were injured.
An inquiry Mt the Berlin foreign office in
regard to the attitude of Germany on the
Hawaiian situation elected the informa-
ton that Germany was at present passive
but if the United States should annex Ha-
wall Wei Hlatly ouEuI 10 demand SlBnC
compensation elsewhere.
Duke Victor Of Ratibor, prince of Cor
vey, prince OF Hohcnlohe- Schillingfurs
and president of the Prussian upper house,
died at Breslau. The late duke was born
i'll Langenberg Feb. 10. 1878. He was pro-
prietor of the lordships OF Kieferstacdtel
and ZembowitZ, general OF Prussian caval-
ry and hereditary member of the upper
house, was a chevalier O; the Order Of the
Black Eagle and held other digrities.
The list Of eX-mniStcrs and deputies
whom Sgr. A. MonZlli director OF the
bureau OF the industry and commerce, who
was arrested for completely in the bank
scandals at Rome. gave to a reporter on the
morning before his arrest as having been
subsidized by the banks now in trouble in
cludes Baron Nicotera, formerly minister
of the Interior and ex-Minister AmadeiX,
and also Deputies Montagna Geppa, Deer
obi, Snionetti, Mezzinion and Nardocci.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
MOntnna'A Exhibit,

Helena. Special. Feb 11.--Onc hundred
Thousand dollars is the limit allowed by
Montana for the state exhibit mt the worlds
fair and considering the newnrss of the
state this is thought to be 4 pretty good
sum. Both houses have passed Il bill uppro-
priatns $4,000 more, the original appropri-
alton being Il like amount. The managers
asked for more money and would have got
it but for the fact that the present lcgisl;-
turc is locating universities and state nsti-
tutions and laying out Il good deal of money
on them. The Montana exhibit is in an at-
Vhncrd state of preparation. and. on the
whole. Is thought to be one that will do the
state much good
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
Madame ZbrO1ysI<i's Divorce,

Paris. Feb. 11.--Thr first chamber of
the civil tribunal of the Seine to-day de-
livcrrd an expected decision in the suit
of Madame Iborowski. formerly Madame
de StlcrS. to secure possession Of her
child. now in a Paris convent. Madame
IborowSki claimed the custody of the
child by authority of Il decree Of divorce
granted to her in South Dakota from
her former husband. the Dutch minister
to France. The French court refuses to
grant the execution in France of the
American decree of divorce. or even to
discuss the merits of the case. OH the
ground that foreign diplomatic represent
ativeS are not amcnable to French law.
Madame ZbrrOwsk is ordered to pay
the costs Of the proceedings.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
EN-lsHnk President Arrestcd.

Li'tl" Rock. Ark. Feb. n.-Horace
u. Allls, cX-pr"sid"nt of the First Ma
u"hhl bark. VAS arrested to-day on a
warrant sworn ont by G.. W. Galbrait]l.
bank examiner. who las been here sew
ertl days by direction of the controller
OF the currency. When arrested Mr..
AllIs completely broke down. The war
rant was issued by J. L. O'Hair, United
Stats commissioner. and charges the
defendant with making false entries to
tn ccntr"llcr of the currency as to the
cohiltlnn of the First National blink.
A ar: Alls is said to owe the bank 500
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
YANKEE INGENUITY.

An Essentially American Scheme.
New York. Feb. 11.-Charles w. Wells,
lawyer, who. with Il number of other gem
uemen, sailed early in January for San
Domingo, in order to induce the people or
that republic to allow n syndicate OF Amer
lean capitalists the right to collect the Gus
toms revenue of the country, to which there
has been some opposition, returned here
Wednesday. Mr. Wells mission was COM
plete success. San Domingo has issued
bonds to the amount Of $1,3OO,O0O. Mcssrs
WeStendorp, bankers Of Amsterdam. ItCl-
land, represented the bondhoders. and con-
trolled the concessions made by the republic.
The syndicate to which has been trans
ferred the Westcndorp privileges. is known
as the San Domingo Improvement company
Of New York. Smith NJ. Weed is president
Charles w. Wells is vice president. and
among the directors are Warner Miller ~
y. Dimmock. Frank $. Smith and Everett
H. Wheeler
In an interview Mr.. Wells Said: 81 spent
a great deal Of time in negotiations with
PRESIDENT Hcrcaux. The government with
draws all opposition to the transfer If the
Wtstcndorp privileges. and we are 10 ,on-
principal difficulty of late years in the adj
min!Stration of affairs in San Domingo WIS
due to smuggling carried on south of the
island with the open approval of the Gus.
tom house officers and the tacit consent Of
some Of the treasury officials. This is to be
stopped ut once. and Then the full revenues
ing Il sufficient sum to cover the budget of
the government. as we'll as to meet the
full interest charged on bonds now ontSland-
ing. We found that a large International
debt had accumulated by reason of the fail
ing on of customs receipts. That Il .ht is to
he met by thu issuance of Il new series Of
bt ndS by the company within two years
anCl Lifting to II .2N.OnO.
~ he company has also made contract
to complete the railroad from Porto Plata
to Santiago with the right to oprr:t. the
road for fifty years. SAN Domingo is very
heavily in debt. If all tn" customs rcvc
nucS. however. are collected there will he
enough money to meet the interest on the
bonds. Our object is to protect ourselves as
nmndhC'der> by seeing that the customs
duties are collected. We want the country
held will become more valuable"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
SNOW Slides in Colorado,

Denver. Feb. 11.-R"ports from South
rrn Colorado tell Of the continuation of
the blockade Of railroads by snow. which
IN many places is still falling. Snow
Sli""i are numerous. and especially in
me vicinity Of Telluride and Silycrton.
Near tn latter place a slide to-day is re-
ported I" have done considerable damage
to property. In Western Colorado the
Storm Is ~" heaviest ever experienced.
Bet crn Crested Butte and J,u,,v d"
side occurred and two Italian laborers
ar" sal! to be covered in it. The passen-
ger train from Monarch TO SalaLia. due
Yesterday afternoon has not yet arrived
and its location is unknown.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16

Sioux city. Feb 1l.--Thc worst storm in
Years ragged here last night and reports at
the railroad offices are to the effect that it
is general throughout the Northwest. Yes
tcrday the Illinois Central announced that
its road WAS hlockadcd east from this city
across the entire state. Several trains are
in the Sncw. and both the local and Chicago
express trains are abandoned here, while
not a train is moving on the line. 4 gem
company'S system in South Dakota and the
northwestern is having the same fate.
Snow ploWS are unable to make any
progress. the snow drifting in behind them
to the tops OF the cuts almost as quickly as
they pass through.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16

The Manderaggio, which is one of
the quarters of Valetta, the capital
OF the island of Malta, is one of the
most crowded spots on earth. In
Valetta itself the proportion is $4,000
to the square mile, but in the Man.
deraggio 2,544 people dwell on sur
face two acres and d half in extent,
and this gives no less than 636, 900 to
the square mile, or 1,O17.6 to the
acre. In the most crowded town in
Britain, Liverpool, the proportion is
ONLY 1854 to the acre.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
Spnrring for the Option Bill.

Washington, Feb. II. : The anti-op-
tion bill will again be brought to the
front 1t is probable that Mr. Hatch will
make Il move in the hope he may secure
time next week. Mr.. Hatch is after Il
special order for the agricultural commit
tee. He wants three days. which is
more time than he is liable to get at this
the pure food and other Ellis in addition
to the anti-option bill. When he got Il
special order an effort will be made to
pass the anti-option bill under ii. There
are indications that Mr.. Hatch will en-
dcavor to have cloturc put on as IL part
of the special order reported by the rules
committee. Friends of the bill may be
willing to take cl0turc on it, regardless
of how they voted on cloture as applied
TO OtlCr mCNSurCS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
The Capital.

1t is declared that President Harrison
will veto the anti-option bill lift ever
reaches him.
The collection ofinternal revenue for the
first halt OF the present fiscal year aggre-
gated $Sl, 297 42S, as against ST., 12l 754 for
the corresponding period of the last fiscal
year, an increase of $I172G74.
The appropriation committee has report
ed the pension appropriation bill. 1t
carries an appropriation Of $l66, 400, 600 be-
ing an increase of $50 &C.,, $50 over the ap-
propriation of the current fiscal year and
$43l, $50 less than the estimates.
Secretary ofthc interior decided in favor
of Campbell, w. Graham and against AL
phonso Sylvester, Mitchell land district.
He also decided against the reinstatement
OF the entry Of Chas Q. Gilbert and his
MORTGAGE the J. l. c. Thrcshing Machine
Company Huron land district.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
May Defeat the RfIl

Ii"rrc. ). d.. Special. Feb. 1.-THE house
refused to consider the SENATE worlds fair
~! Tor the purpose Of substituting the house
Of saving time. but passed the bomso XXI G16
pm. as thc case now stands each house
nns !" IT, n'li through, and complications may
required 10 pass approximations, bnt f. 10
.L'l'l,d Il iIaiority may concur in the
b m, 'is IT, and the intention in passing
hY 'n udl,S ~ 10 secure larger appropriation
p"Sli.nli ~ correct, AMI to-;!ay's action has
,ui a1 endangered the final appropria-
s y" I nn'h houses adjourned til tuesday.
'ioIi' which is still in progress. 40
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-16
RELIEF FOR DE LESSEPS.
HIS SENTENCE THOUGHT TO BE
TOO SEVERE.
Public Opinion in Paris Considers
the Judgment Beyond the Re-
quirements of Justice
Efforts Looking to
His Relief.
viii Ask Clemency.

Paris. Feb. 11.-pariS opinion is sub
stantially unanimous that the ignomin-
lous Judgment passed upon Count Ferdi-
nand tic Lcsscps went beyond the re-
quircments of justice. The newspapers
considered the sentence very severe, and
especially that of Ferdinand dc Lesscps
The Figaro demands the pardon of
the man who has been one of the Slories
of France.
The Journal Dcs Dcbats says: ''To
imagine striking down the creator of the
SucZ canal in his declining days to salve
the public conscience. shows great mis-
conception of the opinion of the nation"
The radical La Lanterne, declares that
the country itself has sustained blow
from the sentence. which is useless in
fact and excessive in law.
The Republican Steele protests against
the sentence. and adds that glory is a
thing so rare and precious that the ma
ton cannot too carefully guard it.
The royalist Gaulois dcplorcS the de-
cision as working havoc with the noblest
legends of the French people.
The Independent Matin says that yes
trrday's decree marks day of ingrati-
tldc in the life of the historical person
ages concerned in the trial.
The radical La Justice. NJ. Clemcn-
ccauS paper. regards the Judgment
passed upon NJ. Ferdinand dc Lcsseps
as severe. AS to other sentences La
Justice points out that the other con-
tractors were exactly in the same posi-
ton with NJ. Eiffcl and the official
llInldator of the Panama Canal company
ought to proceed against them all for the
recovery of the sums they mlawfully
claimed and appropriated
Nj. Henri Coltu and Charles dc Les
scpS have decided to appeal from ycstcr-
days Judgment