Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-08

W0Y.Laur1ef compromise, re&AfWngS ~
as an illusory settlement Of Q vital
issue.
miscellaneous.
One thousand Ave hundred tannery
men are on strike at Chicago.
Fifteen cars Of a south-bound freight
on the Minneapolis & st. Louis were
derailed by a slide near Ohio. Iowa.
The steamer Three Friends has been
seized by the United States authorities
at Jacksonville. Fla.
Il The monthly statement Of the Lehigh
Valley railroad shows Its net increase
sof earnings for February was $105,-
:s:.1 GO. e
s.. The central famine committee at
Calcutta Is greatly gratihed by the re-
ceipt of 5000, the first important
American donation to the relief fund.
The managers Of the Western
Freight and Passenger. associations
wind up those organizations and estab-
lish bureaus" to take their place.
The American Bible Society library
OF New York is to be deposited with
the Lenox library. This rare and valu-
able library includes more than $500
volumes.
The Connecticut house has refused
to receive a bill intended to prevent
the exhibition in the state OF kinet0-
scope pictures Of the Corbett-F ttzsim-
mons fight.
The boerd of control of Wisconsin
has recommended the commitment OF
Maria Kicks, the window smasher, to
the Northern Hospital for Insane in
that state.
w. Fl. Dent, receiver Of the First Ma
tional Bank of DEBORAH, Iowa, has
entered suit for $4,000 against James
III. Easton to recover the assessment on
his stock in the bank.
Notices have been posted Of 10 per
cent reduction in the wages of the 500
employees at the tube plant of the Riv-
erside Iron works at Benwood, w. Va,
to go into effect on April 6.
At meeting of the Lake Carriers
association at Cleveland the scale Of
wages for crews for the present sea-
son was adoped. The wages will be
lower than they were last year.
The Waterloo Qowa) Democrat says
that after thorough canvass of con-
Citions, it has reached the conclusion
that Cato Sells Of Vinton is the man
the Democrats should nominate for
governor. Boies lives in Waterloo.
At a meeting of the Lake Carriers
association at Cleveland. o., the scale
ssof wages for crews for the present sea-
son was adopted. The wages will be
lower than they were last year, being
about what was paid in "a and 80.
Cumbintr & Friendlich, proprietors
of general store at Kansas City,
have failed, giving deed of trust to
protect its creditors. The assets were
placed at SCI 500, with estimated liza
bilities Of $1S,300.
The British treasury returns for the
year ending March 81 shows a total
revenue of 112.19S,547 pounds, net
increase of 2,S5S, COL pounds compared
with 1896. The surplus balance in the
exchquer is ABS, 165 pounds.
One hundred and fifty veterans Of
Columbia Post 7O6, G. A. R., Chicago,
will go South in response to an invita-
ton requesting them to attend the Ten
nessee centennial, which opens in
Nashville May 1.
The plant Of the Signal Recorder ut
Chadron, Neb., has been sold under
chattel mortgage. The paper has ap-
peared under the old name of the Re
corder. Its politics have not yet been
Defined the editor taking non-parti-
san stand in his salutatory.
United States Consul Buford at
Paso Del Norte, has advised the de-
partment of state that the Mormon ap-
thorities in Mexico have denied that
the "Colonia Hidalgo' colonization
scheme has any connection with their
church. The colonists have all left.
In response to the invitation of
President Mckinley the Spanish gov
eminent will send the Spanish cruiser
Maria Teresa to represent the queen
regent, the king and the people Of
Spain at the ceremony defeating the
Grant mausoleum on April q.
Since the breakup on the Missouri
river trouble has been caused by cut
ting of the banks west of Sergeant
Bluffs, Iowa. Several thousand dol
lars worth Of gilt-edged farm land has
already started outward with a num-
Der of farm buildings.
The controller of the currency has
declared dividends in favor of the
| creditors of insolven national banks as
| follows: First Notional Bank Of De-
| cerah, Iowa, 20 per cent i. First Ma
tional Bank Of East Saginaw, Mich,
| 40. Chattahoochee National Bank of
| Columbus, Ca. 10.
At "a conference at san Francisco, be-
! tween G. p. Huntington and Col. q. II.
Croker, the exchange of Mojaye di-
vision to the Santa Fe has been def
nitely decided upon, and instructions
telegraphed to Attorneys Tweed and
Herrin to prepare eht necessary pa-
pers.
George March has been appointed
receiver for Adams, Jewett & Co.,
manufacturers of paper and -four
bags ut Cleveland, Ohio. The firm n
| few days ago filed mortgages prefer
ring certain creditors, and some of
the others then appealed to the courts.
The liabilities are estimated at about
100000.
In the circuit court at Chicago Judge
Horton refused to dissolve the tenn
porary injunction against the telegraph
companies and the board of trade, re-