Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-12-27

0AnS AeXC MOnQay was mlrfleu Ill Tie
county Jail at Jasper to Miss Martha
Taylor.
Foreign Gossip.
The Panama cana. officials claim
that more than enough money is ready
| to continue work for 4 year. and that
the company has been promised much
more.
The budget. for 1886 was present
to-day by Signor Sonnino, minister of
felt was estimated at 70,74O,000 lire.
1t is rumored that Nicaragua has
suspended the secret entente with
Honduras, but it is openly asserted
that Guatemala is now trying to ar
range a treaty between Guatemala,
Honduras ana Nicaragua.
The report of the royal commission
appointed to investigate the provincial
insane asylum at New Westminster,
B. G :, was laid before the legislature
to-day. 1t shows the horrible state of
affairs at that institution.
NJ. Burdeau, president of the French
chamber of deputies, and who was
minister of finance in the cabinet Of
which NJ. Cassimir-P erier was pre-
mier, just previous to his election to
the presidency of the republic, is dead.
The Gautemalan government has
sent special envoy to sound the diff
ferent Central American governments
as to their opinion on united action
against Mexico, but it is believed the
result has been unsatisfactory so far.
A court of inquiry at Auckland, N.
T., found that the steamship Wairair-
apa, which was wrecked on Great
Barrier island on October %, was lost
through the fault of Capt. Mcintosh,
who was among the drowned. Chief
Officer Noyes, one of those who were
rescued. was censured.
Missourians have formed Cooper
alive Brotherhood" at Carthage. Bell
amyism is the plan.
The United States has $1,000 miles
more Of railroad than all the remaining
countries in the world combined.
The Standard Oil company has Sc.
cured all the available stocks Of kero-
sene oil and prices are rapidly rising.
The women of Belleville. Ill.,, have
begun an active crusade against disrep-
utable houses.
Kansas City, Mo-, will buy the city
waterworks from the National Water
works company for $3,O0O,OO0.
A travelling man created a panic in
Cleveland hotel by attempting to
wake up an associate by yelling fire.
The Edison Illuminating company Of
Boston will vote q proposition to in
crease capital $425,O0 to $3,425 600.
Tomonauk, ILL.,, citizens distributed
circulars alleging smallpox at Sand
WITCH and the latter town threatens to
sue for libel.
The Southern Magazine company of
to Peyton n. Clark. Assets and liabil-
tiles are not stated.
Mary Foley, daughter of q deserted
woman. has found her father at Spring.
field, ILL.,, and is suing him for a share
of the estate.
The Directors of the American Bell
Telephone company have declared the
regular quarterly dividend of per cent
and an extra dividend Of IL per cent.
A four-foot vein Of soft coal at q
depth Of 200 feet was struck on the
farm of James Sprague, two miles west
of Sheffield, Ill.
The United States Evangelical con-
ference adopted rule to limit the
eight years.
The Atchison reorganization plan,
which contemplates scaling the bonds
and ignoring the stock, is growing in
favor
Net earnings Of the railroads of the
country during the year fell off 1896
mile, according to figures compiled by
the interstate commerce commission.
The tri-city labor congress adopted
resolutions ut Rock Island. ILL.,, opposing
the Baltimore money system and urging
currency Of gold and silver at ratio
OF sixteen to one.
Receivers Of the Atchison and Girls
co" roads have petitoued for sever
ance Of relations with the Atlantic e.
Pacific and for the discOntinuance of
four non-paying branch lines.
Capt Il. F. Kolb, as governor of
Alabama. has signed certificate Of
Col. w. +. Reese as United States SEN
ator and Of all the Populist congress
men.
The newly organized trust Of fire clay
sewer pipe manufacturers. under the
name Of the Central Sewer Pipe COM
pany, will have headquarters III Pitts
burg.
C. w. Henery of Webb City, Mo-, is
DESTROYS Of matching himself against
Champion J. A. X. Elliott for n 100
bird race. 80 rise, English rules, for
$500 or $1,000.