Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19
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incoming trains report terrific hail
and thunder storms In the vicinity of
Ottumwa, Iowa. On the Southwest.
ern line of the Rock Island q hail
storm stopped horth-bound passen-
ger train.
The pantsmakers of Greater New
York will strike, involving 1890 work.
men. They claim they cannot average
more than $1.5O per week, working
from s o'clock In the morning until
1880 in the evening.
NJ. T.. Anderson, broker, with an
office at 60 Wall street, New York, died
of thirst and exposure in the desert
north of Phoenix, Ariz., and his wife
lies at farm house near that city III
critical condition.
Tho price of window glass has been
advanced about per cent by the man.
ufacturers. The new rate goes into
effect ut, once, and is to continue until
Aug. 10, when probably If trade war
rants it another advance will be made.
The British ship Cumbermere, coal
laden, was on fire yesterday ut Oak
land, CAL, almost destroying the YES
sci. 1t is said the fire Is q sequel Of q
stabbing ARRAY. Some of the crew are
now in irons, accused by the ships Of
ficers Of starting the blaze.
Hugh White, coal miner; on q ban
ter, made the perilous leap at Clinton,
Ind. from the summit Of the railroad
bridge to the water, 100 feet below.
after the leap he swan $50 feet in his
heavy clothing, climbed to the top of
the bridge and again repeated his feat.
The supposed internal machine that
exploded in mail. bag during the
transfer Of mail at the Potsdam rail-
way station last week turned out to be
only a package Of large torpedoes Of
the kind used by cyclists to brighten
dogs.
The suit which was brought by Olga
Nethersole against the Messrs. Froh-
man, as aresult of business differences
during her last American tour, has
been settled. The Frohmans have paid
a sum Of money into court in settle
ment and the suit has been discon-
| tinued.
Alexander Grant, chief clerk Of the
railway mail service, has been ap-
pointed assistant general superintend-
ent Of that system, succeeding l.. Il.
Myers Of Virginia, resigned to accept
transfer as chief Of the division of in
spection Of the second assistant post
master general.
The German heirs Of the late Mr..
| Charles Lux, of the great firm of Mil
Ter & Lux, dissatisfied with the share
allowed them Of the vast estate in
which they are interested, have begun
suit in the United States court at San
Francisco to have the settlement set
aside and ask for an accounting.
Lovers Of the Swiss Alps will rejoice
to hear that the Dissertation of the
Jungfrau by a railroad is postponed
sine die. 1t seems that the promoters
Of the project have encountered insu-
perable difficulties in connection with
the disputed ownership Of the land
over which the railroad would pass.
A Venetian glass manufacturer is
now making glass bonnets by the thou
sand. The glass cloth of which they
are composed has the same brilliancy
Of color as silk and is impervious to
water. Glass is also made into a fine
cloth which can be worn next to the
skin without discomfort.
During July the Lake Superior Car
Service association at Duluth handled
1851 cars, 1000 more than in June.
The shipment Of coal contributed very
largely to the increase. There were
7,411 cars of coal shipped, which indi-
Gates an increase over tue preceding
month Of about 1000 cars. The wheat
receipts were 5,243 cars.
Eugene Erwin Of Dell Rapids, s. d.,
has in his possession q small pitcher
once owned by the poet Robert Burns.
1t Is of Egyptian pottery, and was
given to him by Jean Pratt, his wife's
aunt, who died in South Dakota about
ten years ago at the age of 80 years.
She was a niece of Burns.
The plague Of f1eas this year has de-
scended upon Yonkers, Mount Vernon
and other Hudson river towns, and as
In Washington a few years ago, peo-
pie are leaving their homes to escape
from the millions Of these vigorous
little tormentors.
The sad fate which has overcome the
distinguished Michigan jurist, Judge
Cooley, is the result of overwork.
What he accomplished in the way Of
literary work alone would have broken
down even a more rugged man than
he, and his labors in his profession
have been long and arduous. 1t Is
said his recovery is hopeless and that
it cannot be long before the country
will mourn the death of one OF its most
distinguished men.
German method appears in the COM
preston Of all religious nutriment re-
quired by the soldier in the field into 4
little book weighing four ounces, the
"Evangelisches NIilitair Gesang and
Gebetbuch." CromwelTs Ironsides,
too, carried their religious literature
about in very compact shape, while
the modern British soldiers outfit
weighs one pound. 1t is calculated that
with armies of 100000 men. the Ger
mars would carry about eleven tons of
sacred literature to the Britisher's for
ty-four, leaving them room for thirty
three tons more of cartridges.
The Los Angeles papers say that In
the month of April the heaviest con-
signment Of ostrich plumes ever
shipped from California was sent to
Paris. The industry is no longer an
experiment in the long Pacific state.
Already the business has an invest
ment CT 100000, which is likely to be
augmented by n third during the COM
ing season. The sales of plumage this
year from the ostrich farms at Fall
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