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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-15
The ALLEGED BRIBE OFFER
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Twelfth. between Twelfth and Four
teenth. and between Twenty-second ana
Twcnty-fOurth and Twenty-sixth ana
Twonty-soventh streets.
The city Engineer claims that TINS
work was necessary. and should nave
been done. even though no railway had
been run on Broad street between these
points.
The Engineer also states that the eN-
listing conditions on Broad street. from
Ninth street. west to Hancock street
can be remodiod by an outlay OF 'z'9Vo'
4 NEW ORDINANCE.
We respectfully recommend that "'
ordinance be drafted and recommended
TO the Council for adoption. requiflhE
all parties applying for a FRANCHISE 10
occupy any street or streets. or -" ~
thereof. in the city. TO first present ~
the Council. with their application. n luIl
detail Of plans and specifications OF an
things desired. before any reference sh''i
be made TO committee for their CON
sideration and report.
In conclusion. we would resoectiull.
call your attention to that portion OF
the testimony Of the city Attorney wth
reference TO established grades, 10 the
effect that grades established by inc
city can be changed at any time iheIe-
after. there being no limitation to the
charter upon changes that may be maze
Very respectfully.
+. g. EBEL,
T.. ID. STARKE,
subcommittee.
The report WAS Informally discussed
AT some length. after which. on motion
Of Mr.. Zimmerman. u was received and
filed. Tho matter will be taken up later
and a report 10 tho Council formulated.
on motion Of Mr. HARRISON. action on
the information furnished by the city
officials was postponed until the next
meeting.
on motion OF Mr. Rountree. tho city
Accountant was instructed TO report TO
the committee ar its next meeting The
gross revenue from all sources. both
State and municipal. received by the
Commissioner of Revenue ana Treas
urer.
The matter OF what department should
be next taken mp was discussed, and u
was decided not 20 make any further
Investigations until the departments now
I'm hand are disposed Of. The commit
tee then adjourned.
COMMITTEE on HEALTH.
The Committee on Health met m Z
o'clock. Chairman Hobson presiding. and
the following members present: Mossrs.
Blanks. Sncad, Cutchins, Burton and
Williams.
The fCHowing statement Of the financial
condition Of tho department 20 January.
/, 1897. was received from the Clerk Of
the Board of Health:
Appropriation TO pay roll-ac-
count. Observation-Disclosures $ilWN.vD
Expended OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 59.2ls.6s
Uncxpcnded ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1Sl.32
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
Hotel Keepcr Robbed.

Fairmont, Mimi, Special.-Judge
Ballard, proprietor of the Ballard
house, mourns the loss Of sis, which
mysteriously disappeared from the no.
tel last week, although the loss vas
but recently discovered. The money
was usually kept in a private drawer
in his safe, of which he alone has the
key, and was in a pocketbook, but
when looked for had mysteriously dis
appeared and diligent search failed
to reveal it's whereabouts. Mr.. Bal
lard decided it must have been stolen
and as the drawer was undisturbed
the thief must either possess a dupli-
cate key or secured the book at some
time when it was outside. A travelling
man who was paid some money on a
check from the drawer and who was
the last man, so far as known, who
saw it, was arrested at Wells and
brought here. but the justice decided
that the evidence was too light to hold
him over and he was released.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
WISCONSIN.
WISCONSIN MAY LOSE FEES.

Revision Committee Makes Mis-
take I'm the Incorporation Laws.
Madison, Wis.,, Special.-A careful
investigation of the revision Of the
statutes in the legislature last week re-
garding the fees for incorporation Of
articles Of association has disclosed
the fact that by n mistake of the revis-
Ion committee the state may lose n lot
of money. The law prescribes that no
corporation shall have legal eXis-
tence until its articles are filed with
the register of deeds. 1t further pro-
vides that for the filing Of copy Of
the articles with the secretary of state
a fee Of $25 shall be charged in case
the capital stock Is $25, 600 or less, and
for every additional $1,000 capital
stock 81 will be charged. For doing
business without the filing Of such
copy with the secretary Of state each
OF the three incorporators is fined $25.
According to the law the legality Of
the corporation does not depend upon
filing with the secretary of state but
upon filing with the register of deeds.
1t is therefore presumed that incorpor-
ators CT an association whose capital
stock exceeds $4,000 will prefer to
pay the fine Of $25 instead Of paying
the state fees.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
A CAPSIZED BOAT.

Fate of Occupants Unknown, but 1t
Is Feared They Are Drowned.
West Superior, Wis, Special-Con-
siderable apprehension is felt for a
pleasure party which left week ago
FOR the berry picking grounds, seventy
miles down the south shore Of Lake
Superior. The party in Capt. Burns
sail boat consisted Of Mrs. Charles
Nelson and son, Mrs. William Roy
craft and daughter, Mrs. John Stilert
and two daughters and Miss Elsie
Ball, mostly steel plant people. They
took provisions for only a two-days'
trip, and expected to return last
Wednesday. They have not been heard
from. Their boat was but nineteen
feet long and not considered safe in a
lake storm, being the boat in which
two men lost their lives in the st.
Louis river two years ago. Storms
have prevailed for several days on
Lake Superior, and the steamer Gil
bert has reported an overturned boat
some distance down the lake.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
RICH RUBY SANDS.
Alaskans Pay Attention to the Beach
at Lituya.

Alaskans Pay Attention to the Beach
at Lituya.
Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 29.-The Unit
ed States ship Concord is lying in port,
having conveyed Gov. Brady to vari-
GUS ports in southwestern Alaska on
territorial business. At Dyea a
schooner was recently captured and
300 gallons of Canadian whisky taken
by customs officers. May prospect
ors whose original destination was
Dawson City are now proceeding to
Circle City and are locating abandoned
claims relinquished for other diggings,
the country about Dawson having
been taken up Ivy miners to great dis
tances in every direction. This will
have n tendency to populate the Amer
lean side. The Ruby sand gold dig
g!Egs on the beach at Lituya bay have
given better results than ever before,
and next year greater attention will
be given to these sands. Good reports
also come from those at Cooks inlet.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
BER11NG SEA COMMISSION.
Arguments Opened in Behalf of the
Dritisll Government.

Arguments Opened in Behalf of the
British Government.
Halifax, \. S., Aug. 29.-The Berine
sea commission has resumed it's ses.
sions. The argument was opened by
Hon. F. Peters on behalf of the Brit
fsh government. The ground taken by
Mr.. Peterson was that the United
States did not seize the property of the
sealers for it's intrinsic value, but to
prevent the carrying on Of the sealing
business by such vessels. This it was
claimed was done in the face of PROM
ises given by the United States gov
eminent that recurrence of the seiz-
ures of 1886 would not be repeated.
This promise had not been observed.
He further claimed on behalf of his
government reimbursement for all
damages arising from loss by pros
pective catches. This latter conten-
ton is strongly disputed by the United
States representatives. Both sides
have cited many cases on this point,
and the latter part of Mr.. Peterson's
address was wholly taken up in es-
tablishing this point.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
NOW IN ASHES.
The Old Florence Mill mt saltwater
Is Destroyed by Fire.

The Old Florence Mill mt saltwater
Is Destroyed by Fire.
saltwater, Mimi, Aug. 29.-After
career Of twenty years, marked by
varying fortunes and many vicissi-
tudes. the Florence mill lies buried be-
meath a mound of its own ashes, while
its tall brick chimney towers aloft like
a giant monupent to mark the resting
place Of its remains. Fire broke out
in one of the mills and before it had
run it's course not only the flve-story
mill building, but the adjoining freight
house of the Omaha road were In
ruins. AS nearly as can be ascertained
the fire started either in the rear por-
ton of the basement or the ground
floor of the mill, but by the time it
was discovered the entire lower por-
ton Of the building was ablaze.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
THE LAW IS VOID.
Judge Seaman knocks Out Wiscon
ain'a Prison Label Law.

Judge Seaman knocks Out Wiscon-
sins Prison Label Law.
Madison. Wis.,, Special.-Judge Sea-
man of Milwaukee occupied the bench
of the United States circuit court for
this district in this city to hear argu-
ments on the application for writ OF
habeas corpus to secure the release OF
Vint Connolly, agent Of the Union
Shoe and Leather company, Of the
Minnesota prison at Saltwater, who
was arrested at Hudson at the In
stance Of the state labor commissioner
for violating the law passed by the
legislature last winter requiring the
labelling Of goods made in prisons out
side the state and sold in Wisconsin.
After hearing arguments Judge Sea-
man held that in his opinion the prison
label law is absolutely void, for the
reason that it discriminates against
the commerce of other states. Holding
this vitw, the Judge said he could 90
nothing else than discharge the de-
PENDANT Connolly, and this was or
dered accordingly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
CAPTAIN IS CENsURED.
Blame for Loss of the Steam>r Me
leo Is Located.

Blame for Loss of the Steamer Mex
leo Is Located.
Seattle, WASH, Special.-Severe CEN
sure upon the master and pilot of the
lost steamship Mexico is heaped upon
Capt. Thomas and Pilot Cornell by the
report of William J. Bryant and G. G..
Cherry, United States local inspectors
of steam vessels. The inspectors took
exhaustive testimony to enable them to
get ut the facts and fix the blame for
the loss Of the steamer. They found
that the rock on which she struck was
not only marked on the chart, but that
the captain ought to have kept away
from such "a foul and dangerous
coast" They blame him because he
was not on deck iDys1uch dangerous
waters. and they, ,clare that he might
have steamed the steamer even after
she struck if he had taken the proper
course. Capt. Thomas license is re-
voked for sixty days and Pilot Con-
nell's for thirty days for negligence.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
Lost Gold on the Mexico.

Ashland, Wis, Aug. 20. - The Gold
Lake Mining company, at the head Of
which is ex-Gov. Swineford of Alaska
was thrown into CONSERVATION by the
news that 1000 pounds of valuable
gold ore belonging to the company
went down in the City Of Mexico. 1t
was not known that the company's
representative, G. NJ. Archibald, had
shipped it by that boat until this morn
ing. Mr.. Archibald shipped the gold
and left for richer diggings in the
Klondyke. Clarence Dennis, receiver
of the land office at Ashland, will
start for Alaska to take charge and
try to get back the estimated value of
the lost gold from the steamship COM
Eany. ,,,,.-,.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
MINNESOTA NEWS.
WEALTH IN RAMSEY.
The Personal Property There Il A
sessed at $12,835,02

sessed at $12,835,024.
st. Paul, Specialize county au-
ditor of Ramsey county has completed
his return to the state auditor Of the
total assessment Of property in that
county. The returns show the per-
sonal property to be valued at $14,-
8S7,944 as equalized by the county
board. AS returned by the county as
SCISSOR it was $12,635,924. OF the as
sessed valuation the city's proportion
was $14 ,G31 $50, while the county had
the balance. $3.50, III.
The total valuation is $4,000 less
than the last assessment. The valua-
tion of the county's real estate is about
100000 less, but it is estimated that
the tax rate will be about the same as
in 1896. The county budget is reduced
from 1921, 800 last year to $40, 900 this
year. The county tax will amount to
1886 mills on the dollar, the school tax
2.5 mills and the city tax IL mills.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
TotALLoT MILE Laos.
Lands on That Unhappy Reserve to
Be Given the Reds.

Lands on That Unhappy Reserve to
BE Given the Reds.
Washington, Special.-The interior
department now has under considera-
ton proposition to. allot to certain
Of the Mile Laos Indians that portion
of their reservation unoccupied by the
white settlers. There remains of this
reservation about 1880 acres, and the
proposition is to give that to the older
Indians and induce other members of
the tribe to take up land on the White
Earth reservation. The probability is
that the order will be issued in a very
short time. The Mile Laos delegation
which has been here for the past
month will leave for home in a few
days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
Broke Jail.

Grand Marais, Mich, Aug. 29.-The
Jail in this city has been broken into
and a prisoner made his escape. The
prisoner was one Albert Gosheau, who
was lodged in Jail here few days
ago to await the arrival of the sheriff
of Crawford county to take him to
Grayling, Mich, to answer to the
crime of mayhem. Sheriff johnson
arrived here and the prisoner was
turned over to him by Deputy Sheriff
John Spease. The city night watch
visited the Jail every half-hour during
the night, and upon his visit at 2:3O
in the morning he found the Jail
wrecked and the prisoner gone.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
OPERATORS ARE PREPARING TO
MAKE A DECISIVE MOVE.
VIII Cooperate With the
the Mines-Special Committee IL
Hiring Imported Labor-Prest-
dent DOlan Thinks the Operators
VIII Wait TIL After the st. Louie
Convention. ..

PlttSDurg, Aug. ~. - Coal operative
of the Pittsburg district have not been
asleep during the past few days. Tho
impression in certain circles that there
would be no attempt made to start the
mines seems to have been established
for a purpose, and that purpose was
to divert the attention of the miners
officials. 1t has been definitely decided
to start several mines along the Wheel.
ing division of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. The preliminaries are all
completed and a decisive move can be
expected at most any time.
1t was given out that the Cleveland
operators had gone to their homes for
tn. ostensible purpose of awaiting the
result of the st. Louis convention.
Some Of them went, but others did not
Those remaining behind were members
Of the newly appointed committed
whose duty it Is to perfect the arrange.
ments for starting some of the mines
and In the end break the strike. One
Of the first moves was to get in touch
with the railroad companies. The Of
ficials of the railroads at once agreed
to cooperate with the operators in
bringing about, if possible, an era Of
activity in the coal producing industry
of the Pittsburg district. The question
Of the expense Of getting imported In.
Dor into the district was discussed and
the railroad company agreed to share
it's portion of the outlay. After this
agreement was made the work O,
hiring imported labor was takes.
charge Of by special subcommittee.
Just when they will be brought into
the district could not be learned.
President Patrick Dolan shook his
head when the question of starting the
mines by the operators was preached.
II don't believe they will make such
an attempt" he said. II am of the
opinion that they will wait until after
the convention at St. Louis. Just now
it would be big undertaking to start
mines In this district with imported
men. Yet they may be sincere in their
Intentions"
District Secretary Warner does not
anticipate that general strike will be
declared at st. Louis. He says it. is
not needed, as the miners officials are
satisfied with the progress which tho
strike is making.
Henry Floersheim is trying to get
his miners to go to work at the 69-cens
rate, and says they would do so but
that they fear personal violence. To
these he made the proposition that he
will care for their families in case they
are killed.
James Jones & Sons posted notices
at their Catsburg and Ivil mines to tho
effect that the mines would be started
up at the 69-cent rate whenever tire
men are willing to go to work. About
500 miners are affected and a meeting
will be held to consider the PROPOSE
ton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
ANOTHER SLUMP IN WHEAT.
Foreign News Has n Depressing Eff
feet on the Market.

Foreign News Has n Depressing Eff
feet ON the Market.
Chicago, Aug. 29.-Wheat furnished
another sensa ton. This time it was
the bulls that suffered. September
closed 5 7-8c lower and December at
7-8c, after a session remarkable for
small trading and extremely violent
fluctuations. Weak foreign markets
and reports Of reselling by foreigners
were ostensibly the reasons for the de-
cline, but there were plenty of ru-
mors Of a "bear'' combination formed
to break the market. Corn was also
very turbulent, and closed at about a
cent decline. Oats were weak and de-
clined Lee. Provisions closed 5@1Oc
lower.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
MURDERED IN A CAR
Oold-Blooded Shooting by DespeFa-
does Travelling as Labor ers. IN

Oold-Blooded Shooting by DespeFa-
does Travelling az Labor era.
men were on a stock train passing
through here on their way to North
Dakota. When within about two
miles of this town, and just after the
train had got to high grade and was
running very slowly, five men made
their appearance in the car and or
dered the three to throw up their
hands. This being done too slowly to
suit one of the men was shot through
the left eye, death resulting instantly.
The culprits then threw the body out
on the ground and made the remains
ing two jump off the moving train.
Nothing can be found on the body OF
the dead man to identify him. 4
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
North Dakota Pharmacists.

Fargo, N. D., Specialize State
Pharmaceutical association met here,
and besides transacting the usual
routine business elected the following
officers: L. w. Kibbee, Drayton, pres
ident; c. J. Lee, Valley City, first vice
president; L. A. Taubert, Casselton,
second vice president; w. S. Parker,
Lisbon, secretary treasurer; G. K.
Meredith, Casselton; John F. Ander-
son, Milton; William Storey, Buffalo,
executive committee. The association
recommended l.. Christianson Of Far
go, S. st. John of Lakota, H. E. White
of jamestown to Gov. Briggs as proper
members for appointment on the state
board Of pharmacy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
Criminal Libel Charged.

Bismarck. N. D., Aug. 20. = w. p.
Motfet, publisher Of the Settler, was
held in $1,000 bail to the district court
on charge Of criminal libel preferred
by f. G. Patterson. The alleged libel
is contained in clipping from the
Grand Forks Plaindealer, published in
the Settler, which severely arraigns
Patterson. The action is an outgrowth
of the recent wrecking of the iettler
office,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
New Bank for Fargo.

Fargo, N. D., Special.-Controller
Eckels recently issued a certificate of
organization for another national bank
in Fargo, and the promoters Of the
new enterprise met and eletced the fol.
lowing officers: Martin Hector, presi-
dent; 0. j. de Lendrecie, vice presi-
dent; Seth G.. Wright, George E. Mich
OILS and w. G. MacFadden, directors.
The bank will open for business Sept.
Is.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
Careless With a Gun.

Little Falls, Mimi, Aug. 20. - Miss
Anna Vining, aged twenty-one, the
daughter Of G. H. Vining, a we'll
known citizen, was shot in the abdo-
men by the accidental discharge of q
rifle and is probably fatally injured.
She was hammering the trigger of the
rife. which was pointed toward her,
when it was discharged. The rife
had lain around the house for years
and was not known to have been load
ed
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
Council Doing Busincss.

OOuHCII DO1n8 BuS1MCHBs
Red Wing, Mimi, Aug. 29.-The city
council has levied a tax of $4,000 for
city purposes. The council ordered the
city attorney to commence action
against the Milwaukee railway to re-
cover the penalty prescribed by an
ordinance Of the city for the neglect
and refusal of the company to place q
flagman at the Jackson street crossing.
The council is also making preparation
to begin suit against the company
for refusing to vacate Levee street of
it's tracks and sheds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
Methodist Conference.

Fairmont, MIMI, Aug. 29.-The semi
annual session of the Marshall district
Methodist Episcopal conference has
concluded. The conference was un-
der the guidance Of Rev. L. L. Hans
com, presiding elder of Redwood Falls.
Among other matters decided was the
purchase of a large conference tent in
which to hold meetings in different
parts of the district. The next session
will be held at Tracy in November.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
LUCKY ILLNESS,


Manager Stones IndispOsition Led
to the Rescue of His Daughters.
New York, Aug. 29.-Harry G. Stone,
the veteran manager of the Patterson
opera house, became ill and was
forced to go to his home, which is
called Ryle Park, on the banks of the
Passaic river, a short distance below
the village of Little Falls. His indis-
position proved the salvation OF his
three daughters, Minnie, Bella and
Maude. for he rescued them from
drowning by his opportune arrival
from town. The girls had gone out
for row on the river and they upset
in twelve feet of water just after his
arrival. Although Mr.. Stone is sixty
years old he managed to reach them
before they sank and saved them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
NORTHWEST NEWS
CATTLE ARE AWAY UT.
They Bring From H45 to $50 n Head
ON Western Ranges,

They bring From N45 to $50 n Head
ON Western Ranges.
Dickinson, N. d., Specialize cat
tie shipping season is on in earnest
The good prices received for beef
make owners anxious to get their stock
onto the market. A great majority Of
range cattle are yet unfinished for
slaughter, but there are numerous
buyers from the corn states who want
feeders, and they are willing to pay
big prices. Iowa buyers are securing
the country for this kind Of stock.
This week one Of these men purchased
a trainload of steers on the rnil at
Dickinson at $45 per head. Sheep
buyers are also active. A local buyer
G. M. Dinsdale, has already purchased
10000 weathers and lambs for October
delivery, which will he finished for
market ut the Minneapolis stock yards.
Pierre, s. D., Special.-The country
is being closely secured by cattle buy
ers who want feeders for Iowa, and
the price is pushed steadily upward.
The high price Of feeders has forced
the market all along the line, and it is
reported that in the yards in this
city last Saturday, when large ship
ment was in for Chicago, a bunch Of
twenty four-year-ol sold for $53.75
per head, and that another bunch of
100 three-year-olds sold for $45
straight. One ranchman in from the
country north Of here last week sold a
bunch Of two-year-olds for $35 per
head Oh his ranch.
Chamberlain, s. D., Special.-Unusu-
ally large cattle shipments are expect
ed from this point this fall, and in
order to be in a position to handle this
traffic to the satisfaction of the cattle
men the Milwaukee has men at work
enlarging the stock yards here.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02
A Result of the Strike.

Dubers, Pa, Aug. 29.-The Buffalo,
Rochester & Pittsburg railway shops
at this place closed down indefinitely
to-day. This is direct result of the
miners strike. The roads business is
principally hauling coal, and there be-
ing no coal for shipment there will be
no need to build or repair cars. Over
200 men are out of employment on this
account.