Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

ing farmer, in May, 1894. The murder
murder was committed by Thomas L.
| Mcdonald, Gray's farm hand, Gray
having hypnotized Mcdonald and com
PEELED him to do murder. On trial Nc
Donald was acquitted.
Foreign Gossip.
The Russian academy has elected as
honorary members Lord Kelvin and
DR.. Simon Newcomb of Washington.
The Dominion Savings Bank of Var
mouth has been closed by order Of the
government.
Gen. Medarto Alfaro has been elect
ed constitutional president Of the re-
public of Ecuador by So votes.
The Lokal Anzeigher publishes ru-
NOR to the effect that the czarina has
suffered from a miscarriage.
The disabled steamer Durham City
has reached Halifax in tow Of tugs,
Her crank shaft is broken.
A strong Healeyite meeting was held
in Dublin yesterday, which was vir-
tually counter blast to John Dillon's
convention held last September
The Empress Dowager Asako is
dead. She was daughter of the late
Kudjo Mao Tada. and she was born at
Toxic Jan. %, 1884.
1t is estimated that the Russian
budget for 1897 will show deficit Of
81, 795, 1886 roubles, due to railway con-
StructiOn.
Directors of the American Cigarette
company, the Canadian branch of the
tobacco trust at Montreal, have been
arrested for conspiracy.
The Queens hotel at Wallaceburg
Ont, was burned to the ground. A
man from Cleveland is supposed to
have persisted III the flames.
The lord mayors Indian famine fund
has now reached over $175,OOO, Of
which William Waldorf Astor gave
$4,000.
The Mexican government has Just
awarded the contract for the making
of harbor where ships may safely
anchor at Mazatian. 1t is calculated
that three years will be required to
complete the undertaking.
The viceroy Of India presided at an
influential meeting at Calcutta called
to promote private relief measures. He
begged the natives and EUROPEANS to
stand side by side in relieving the
famine sufferers.
The french newspapers comment
hopefully upon the effects of the arbi-
>tration treaty concluded between the
United States and Great Britain. but
there is nothing new in the tenor of
their remarks.
The United States minister at Con-
Cfanfinnn1o of hn ~ hi
missionaries at Biltis, has obtained tel
egraphic orders from tie court to re-
move the Turkish guard which has
protected the American college for the
past year.
Otherwise.
The new Banigan rubber works at
Olneyville, K. L., have started up, CIV
ing employment to about $50 hands.
A Big Four special made a run from
st. Louis to Cincinnati, a distance Of
584 miles. in 675 minutes. The actual
running time was COL minutes.
At the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Geographical society at New York.
a gold medal was awarded Lieut..
Peary.
An autopsy on the body Of William
II. Sinclair, the railway promoter and
contractor of New York and Galveston,
who died suddenly at Rochester, n.
Y. shows that his death was caused
by apoplcxy.
Col. William A. Harris introduced a
bill in the Kansas senate which, if it
| becomes law, will cause revolution
| i'll the manner of organizing and man.
| aging corporations in the State of
Kansas.
Supt Hall, of the United States
Leather company, has arrived at Stan
ley, Wis. and held a conference with
the striking beam hands. Part of the
| men returned to work and men will be
brought in to till the places Of the 9TH
ers.
| The committee of the Academy of
| Fine Arts at Philadelphia, appointed
to award the best figure painting by an
American citizen in the annual exhibit
ton, has decided that the prize should
| go to Albert Herter, for his picture en-
titled lie Soir.''
| A small copper box, containing the
| ashes of Kate Field, the writer, was
buried Mt Mount Auburn cemetery, at
| Cambridge. The box was placed in q
| SluNe OcSluC llC icllldluS Ol her
err. There was no ceremony. The only
! person present ut the interment was
relative, George Riddle Of Cambridge.
The committee on judiciary Of tho
constitutional convention Of Delaware
! decided to recommend the adjustment
Of the whipping post as mode Of pun.
ishment of petty criminals, and the
| convention will take action in a few
days. The whipping post has been III
use in Delaware for more than 1OC
years.
The work on the battle ships at the
shipyard ut Newport News, Va, has
been temporarily suspended on accoun,
Of an order that all plates used must
first besubjected to the longitudinal
and transverse tests. Several hundred
men have been laid Off on account OF
this order and others will follow I'M
less 1t is revoked by the navy depart
ment.