Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
VIEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow From the Wires In T" oo"
dcnseSl Form.

Overflow From the Wire" !" " o
tlcnaed Form.
The directors of the Delaware A"lGN'
awnnnn e. Western railroad nave ue.
clared a regular quarterly divlae!'" VI
/ "a Ter cent.
William S. Hopkins, owner CT ths
famous Oakland mineral springs an"
hotel at st. Clair, Mich, is dead. nc
fell from Il street car.
\ three days celebration of the cona-
plction of the new steel arch DriuSe
over the Niagara gorge has formally
begun at Niagara Falls.
The imports of wool at the port OF
New York. Philadelphia and hos. un1
daring August, 1891. we're 2,S"''s"I
pounds. the smallest Of any moh'h
since January, 1881.
The state department has been no.
tilied that the Columbian goVeriliiiei.t
has suspended the export duty on col
fee, which amounted to Sligo per il'
pounds, and was a war tax.
Rev. Mott Potter, ID. D., Ill. d.,
formerly president Of Union colleSe III
Schenectady. N. ". has inf"rmeo ,ne
Associated Press reprGr"oH''ive that
he has accepted the prcS'&:nc Eol Ccs'
mopolitan Educational university.
The total imports of dutiab!c sugar
during the last fiscal year were 4'2oo'-
E,2,5Sl rounds tcstin;;: not above no.
Il; Dutch stau::nrl. ana va:ned ut Noo'-
973.G,2, and :,.,S31. JOB pounds testing
above No. Ii. and valued ut $l.92S,-
$50.
Consul General Pratt. ut Singapore,
reports to the state department tnat
n loan has been authorized there TO
the amount of $3,0(n.OOO to begin the
construction of railway system or
about $40 miles in length in the Malay
peninsula.
Gov. Russell of North Carolina has
created a sensation by removing Rail
road Commissioners j. w. Wilson
Dem.). and S. O. Wilson (Popl III
their places were appointed another
Democrat and Populist. The lncnnl-
bonts. il is said, will refuse to yield.
The body of an unknown man,
which was recovered from the bay ut
San Francisco on the 18th OF thus
month and buried in the pottcrs field
as unidentified" is now supposed 10
be that of Robert Downing. an Eng
lish mining man of. good family ana
considerable means.
The City of Panama has contracted
for a modern system of water works
having up to this time relied upon rain
water cisterns and bad wells. Consul
General Vifuuain says the necessary
tearing UP OF the streets and ancient
sewers will probably cause an cpl
dcmic of yellow fever.
John SAKE attempted to commit sui
eide by drinking carbolic acid at
Sparta, Wis. He has been very de-
spcndent lately on account of family
sickness. His mother is dying OF
cancer, sister is very low with pneu-
monia. and Young SAKE has been fast
losing his eyesight. He will probably
recover.
Robert j. Hobart has been placed
on trial in Mays Landing, N. j.. Or
the charge of attempting to murder
Mrs. Phoebe Phillips. After all the
evidence was in Hibbart and Mrs..
Phillips We're allowed to see each 9TH.
err. and surprised everybody announce
ing that they intended to be married
and the ceremony was performed at
orce.
A Berlin correspondent says the
congress of German naturalists and
doctors now meeting ut Brunswick
has passed resolution introduced by
Prof Virchow and Prof Waldeyer,
begging Emperor William to consent
to the equipment of German South
sea scientific expedition supported by
imperial funds and limited to cost
100000 marks.