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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17

American competition IN British and
continental markets has become so
keen and successful! that the London
British Trade Review has been led to
inquils, When and where will the in
vasion stop?" Continuing, our con-
temporary says: 1.-The latest effort in
this direction is to supply US with coal
in the shape of Pennsylvania anthra-
cite. The miners of the United King
dom helped this article to get foot
hold here during their late strike, but
regular trade is now promised land Ger
many is named along with Great Brit
ain as dumping ground. 1t is asserted
that at present prices and present rates
of freight American fuel can be a.-
ported to Europe at small profit. and
that if the coal carrying steamer
would but grant specially low rates in
consideration of the assurance of stea-
dy cargoes, there would be no doubt
whatever in the case. Some exDer;-
mental shipments are, it is said, short
ly to be made, and the only thing re.
manning will be to secure the specially
low rates necessary to certain success,
But can Atlantic freights be furln,
squeezed? If what the shipowners say
is correct the thing is Impossible, E,t
perhaps they mean that statement for
Br'+'a', shippers only"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17
Accidental Happenings.

Fly the premature explosion Of
blast at the Alabama mine at Wilt
lock, Cal, two men We're killed.
At Saginaw, Mich, a passenger
train ran down sleigh containing a
man and two women. killing them all.
The steamer Capitaao. which has
returned to Vancouver from the North
ern fishing grounds, reports the drown
ing of two Of her fishermen.
The purring of a est awakened Capt.
Abbott, of the British sailing snip
William Law, just in time to prevent
fire from reaching $4,000 cases Of re-
fined petroleum.
Two serious fires occurred at Sa-
vannah. Ga. Tie first destroyed the
magnificent cathedral Of st. John the
Baptist. the head seat Of the Catholic
church in Georgia, in the erection Of
which $265.OO0 had bec:l expended.
The second burned a hay warehouse
and several brick buildings adjoining,
with a loss of S125,OOO
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17
NNShinS'tOn.

W USHluStolt.
The war department hes renewed
the attention of congress to the need
of additional military protection in
Alaska.
The war department has sent to
congress an estimate of $22I,OOO for
use during the coming year in PLAN
ming the deep waterway from the
great lakes to the -.tlantic.
Mrs. John \. .Iartin, wife of the
late cX-Gov. Martin of Kansas, who
now receives by special act of congress
a $40 per month pension, is being men,
toned as a candidate for the Atcaison,
Kansas, poSr!n:iSterShip
Frederic ElAory. chief of the United
States bureau Of foreign commerce,
department of state. has been temporal
rily designated as director off the bu-
reau of American republics. to succeed
Joseph Z. Smith, deceased.
The secretary of the treasury issued
a warrant in favor of the treasurer of
the United States for $7'.515.255.15, to
be used for the payment OF the first
mortgages on the Eastern and Middle
divisions OF the Kansas Pacific rail
road
Complaint reaches tie postoffice de-
partment that the transfer clerks at
railroad stations very frequently re-
ceive and forward mail matter with
out sufficient postage. The govern
ment by this practice is defrauded, it
is said, of considerable revenue. An
order has been issued to stop it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17

In honoring the person and the work
Of little old woman of the people, the
French academy has elaborated the
supreme praise accorded in "She hath
done what she could" Madame Bon
nefois is the daughter of hard working
parents who sold toys at peripatetic
fairs about Paris. When a young girl
she began imparting her little, self
acquired education to the children of
the fakirs, ropewalkers and showmen
around her. With little panorama
of her own she managed to support her
remarkable benevolence. Although she
seldom stayed more than a fortnight in
one town, she followed her proteges
from place to place, setting up her
school, teaching the children to read
and write, and ministering to their
bodily and moral necessities. Madame
Bonnefois would have liked, doubtless,
to command the philanthropic prospect
from the summit. Failing that. she
has set her little valley a-bloom for
mankind
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17
Crimes and Criminal.

The Pennsylvania State supreme
court has confirmed the findings of
the Montgomery county court con-
demning to death Charles o. Kaiser
for the murder of his wife.
Theodore II. Schintz, the former
banker-lawyer of Chicago, has been
found guilty of embezzlement, as
charged in the indictment. by a jury
in Judge Waterman's court.
Mrs. William w. Place of New York
killed her mother-in-law with acids
and injured her husband so badly
with Ratchet that he may die.
In a duel near Sexton, Kossuth
county, Iowa, between Albert Rain
and Herman Neeher both men were
shot and seriously wounded. They
fought over a woman.
At Delaware, Ohio, one night last
week Miss Nancy Fix was tortured
and robbed Of $4,000 which she kept
in Il jar. The robbery was committed
by four persons, two of whom We're
boys.
Frank Belew. under arrest for the
murder of his brother Louis and Sis
ter Susie, in the little town of Dixon,
Cal. on Nov. g. has confessed. He
told how he placed rat poison in the
teakettle used by his brother and Sis
ter, and when the news came to him
that they We're dying, how he had
gone to their home and witnessed the
last struggles of his sister without a
pang of remorse. The motive for the
crime was revenge for repeated SIAN
ders of his wife.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17

Rock Island, ILL.,, has been offered
place in the Western Baseball asso-
citation.
The American National Bank OF Chi
cago has been authorized to begin
business with a capital of $1,O00,OUO.
The Old Fort Manufacturing Com
pany of Fort Wayne, Ind, went into
the hands of receiver for the cred
itors, who hold claims for $4,000.
The Wheeler & Co. shipyard at Bav
City, Mich, which has been shut down
for two weeks OH account of a strike
of rivcters, has resumed operations.
The shops at Chefoo, China, are fill
ing up with American goods. which
are driving German and English goods
out all along the line.
Fire Quilted Spellman & Co.'s glazed
kid works in Williamsburg, n. Y,
entailing a loss of $4,000. nearly 100
men We're employed in the factory.
The standing committee of the do
cese of Nebraska has, by vote, re-
fused to give consent to the consecra-
tion Of Rev. William N. Brown as CO.
adjutor Of the diocese Of Arkansas.
A meeting of the Association of Iron
anu Ioletl Sllect N1duuldCluIcIS VI t1C
United States is being held at Pitts
burg for the purpose it is said of adj
vancing prices.
The Buffalo Beet Sugar Company Of
Brant, Erie county, n. y, has been
incorporated with Il capital of $780,
900 ir shares of 500, to manufacture
and refine beet sugar.
Several artists and men and women
of wealth at New York are forming
the Woman's. Hotel company, their
object being to put up first-class no.
tel for sclf-supporting women only.
Mrs. Annie G. George, widow Of
Henry George, is suing the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company for $4,000
damages for injuries received in a
fall in its depot in Philadelphia.
The Standard Oil company has be-
gun Il war against the independent
COMPARES operating in indianapolis.
The Standard lowered the price Of re
fined oil from and & cents gallon to
4 and 5 cents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17
Personal,

HcrSOnAls
Miss Willard appeals for a celebra-
ton of Neal BOWS birthday.
Senator Walthall of Mississippi is
reported as very much improved.
Mrs. Henry George has sued the
Pennsylvania road for $1,000 for an
injured ankle.
Admiral Selfridge is now on the re-
tired list of the navy, having reached
the age fixed by law.
1t is stated that Richard Burton of
Hartford. Conn.,. has been offered the
chair Of English literature in the Uni
vcrsity of Minnesota.
Senior Martin Garcia Meron. the Ar
gentila minister, will leave Washing
ton early this week for Buenos Ayres.
He will go via England.
Hugh Matheson, head of the firm Of
Jardine, Matheson L. Co., and prcsi-
dent Of the Rio Tinto Mining COM
pany, is dead at London.
Col. A. C. Babcock, an old resident
Of Chicago and actively identified in a
business and political way with the
history Of the state, is lying dangerous
ly Ill at the Palmer house.
AllIeu Dlduley, VICE DieSlucHL VI tLc
Bradley Cordage and Irvine company,
Dayton. Ohio, whose factory was de-
stroyed by fire, died from heart dis
ease brought on by the excitement.
State Senator Robert J. Handy, who
las been prominent as leader of the
Addicks faction Of the Republican
party in Delaware, died suddenly at
his home in Holly Oak, Del.
DR. Frederick l.. Won Suesnitil died
at Lelavan, Wis, aged ceventy-seven.
He was one Of the foremost special
lists in Wisconsin. lie was Il thirty
third degree Mason.
G. NJ. Rose, president of the Hunter
Rose compan.'. Toronto. Ont. one Of
the largest pu blislng houses in Can
ada, is dead Of paralysis, aged sixty
years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17

Enormous exports of flour have re-
gently been made and as consequence
the Minneapolis mills will run full
force, some of them day and night.
The daily receipts of wheat are not
sufficient to supply the mills and the
elevators are being called on. This
fact, together with the report that 60
steamers had left the other side of the
Atlantic in ballast for American wheat
eargoes has forced up the price of this
grain. On the Chicago market wheat
sold last week at $1.10 a bushel, and
even at that price the Letter clique re-
fused to sell more than a few thousand
bushels of it's enormous holdings. Ar
mour is supposed to be out of the
wheat market.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17

The old courthouse has been decided
to the village of Metamora by Wood
ford county on the promise that it
would be kept up and cared for because
of its interesting history. 1t is one of
the most interesting buildings in Illi-
nois. 1t was constructed more than
half a century ago and many of the
leading men of this country have prac-
ticed in it's rooms. Lincoln practiced
there for several years and Adlai Ste
venson began his work as attorney in
the old building. The eloquence OF
lngersoll was often heard in it's walls.
The building was used as courthouse
up to year ago, when the county seat
was moved to Eureka.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17

1t ought to be we'll understood by
this time that the merit system has
come to stay; that the only change
possible is in the direction of it's fur
ther extension. 1t is no longer a
dream of theorists, but very practical
fact. Its operation has proved of great
value to the service and it has tended
to relieve congressman of burden
which at one time threatened to rem
der them useless for purposes of legis-
lation,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17

The announcement that the French
government would take up the ques-
ton of reduction of the French i'm
port duty on wheat was a large factor
in the recent rise in wheat. The duty
amounts to 36.S cents a bushel. To-
day in France wheat is worth about
$1.e5 bushel, and a repeal Of the
duty would send the American wheat
to the highest point in years. Italy
has already repealed a part of its
wheat tariff, and the report is con-
tirmed that even Russia is importing
wheat,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17

The jokes that are passed upon the
case of Mr.. Durrant, murderer of two
girls, are not funny. They remind us
that the greater the villainy, the more
the safety of it's perpetrator; and that
the power of lawyer to break the law
in behalf of criminals and at the ex-
pense of the taxpayer has become a
great crime and one that brings con-
tempt upon all law and all courts.
These things make riots and invite
lynchings. And what a world of SYM
pathy for villainy, what criminal for
getfulness of the murdered, they in
evitably suggest.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17

Clement Scott, whose wholesale de-
nunciation of the women of the stage
produced shock, has been rebuked so
thoroughly that he is half inclined to
call himself Great Scott with several
exclamation points.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17
Charles n TAYLOR formerly Unit:

Charles n. j. Taylor, formerly Unit
ed States minister to Liberia, has
started a new movement by which he
hopes to join the negroes of the coun-
try in one party, the Afro-American
party. Mr.. Taylor was born Il slave,
but has the distinction Of being the
only negro lawyer ever admitted to the
bar of the supreme court Of the United
States.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17
P|TH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

A General Resume of the Most Inn
portant News of the Week From
All Parts of the Globe. Boiled
Down and Arranged in Con-
venicnt Form for Rapid rerusni
by Busy People.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17

1t; is the opinion of the powers that
they, too, are ruined by cheap Chinese
labor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
Fl MINT EST OF HARD TIMES.
Conditions That Mako People Send Their
Jeweiry and Plate to Ne Melted Down.

Conditions That Make People Send Their
Jewsiry and Plato to Ne Melted Down.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Director OF the Mint
Preston says that the extent of the hard times
can be estimated pretty we'll by the amount of
gold iewelry. plate, and trinkets presented at
the Government mints to DO melted up. During
the period OF extreme depression the value of
tho metal thus purchased by the Government
reached high figures, but in the last year 1t has
dwindled considerably.
Around about the holiday seasons tho number
Of pieces Of jewelry sent TO the mints to be sold
increases compared with tho dull seasons. Soon
after the new year a great deal of jewelry is
generally sent to the assay Offices and minis for
sale, a lot OF 1t coming from people who have
them; In the past week a pair OF heavy gold
bracelets that cost $50 were sent to the Mint
bureau here to be sold for the gold in them.
required the money. The braceiets. on being
melted down. were shown to contain $l7 worth
1.-THE pure metal. The wife of a man once dis
ahguished In Washington life, but now In poor
which she said cost 800. The assay showed 1t
70 DO worth only $40. The woman. on hearing
ti accused the Government officials Of rob
From 1873 down to last year the amount of
money paid out by the Government for old gold
n.y. plate annually has increased steadily. Tho
niRh'water mark was reached in 1891, when the
government paid out for plate and jewelry
Sl935,7lO. In 1873 the amount was $77I.21S.
ana II re ,ched the million mark in 1880, the
W. mIilion mark in 1886 and the three million
10 f tSsS; :, ETcept for the year 1891. when 1t went
m,mp m lions. 1t was between three and four
an M dollars until last year, when 1t fell to
HIsto.Zsi The Philadelphia mint melts nine
government. Payment Is generally made In
soiu "nen the Jewelry Is of that metal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
PENNSYLVANIA's 9O-DAY LAW.
-Four Alleged Criminals Whom the Authorities
OF Philadelphia Arc Holding.


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.-The four men ar
rested in this city yesterday by detectives. after
a struggle in a saloon in which revolvers were
drawn on both Sides, were arraigned to-day
and upon after discovered evidence that they had
robbed an umbrella store of four umbrellas,
they were committed in default of bail for fur.
ther investigation. The three men, giving the
names of James Sullivan of Reading, Pa;
Charles Hoyt Of Washington, n. j., and James
Paul OF st. Paul, Mimi, were held in $500 bail.
The man giving the flame of William Devlin OF
New York was bound over in the sum Of
$500. The names and addresses given are all
believed to be fictitious.
The arrest of these four suspects without o
warrant or sworn complaint directs attention
to tho statute in Pennsylvania known as the
"90-day law" Under its provisions, police de-
~tectives in this State are empowered to arrest
any persons known TO the authorities to be pro-
fessional criminals, or to whom u reasonable
suspicion attaches that they belong to that
class, and to hold them for "a period of ninety
days for developments. Philadelphia detec-
tiyes say the law has kept out of this city the
older class of criminals known TO them. When
found here they are surc at least of imprison-
ment for three months. -. Il
The detectives are sure that tho quartet
CAPTURED yesterday are New York professionals.
Among the shoplifting paraphernalia found on
them was All implement resembling n walking
stick with IL spring clutch in the end so inge-
niously contrivcd that 1t could pick up anything
from a watch TO a postage stamp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
EIGHT KILLED IN THE ROW.
sINDYFoRK's SHOOTING MORE sERE
oUS THAN FIRST REPORTED.

The "'Hsust skuiio vghtshey which = Cenipany
or Cafsps,nE SSen nnd women Drnnk II =
r1eopshtne paleen Always Causes Treubie,
ana This Tfue Caused n Lot-The Dead.
MIDDJEBoRo, Ky, Jan. 15.-The story Of
the bloody fight on Sandy Fork, in Leslie coun-
~, on last Wednesday, turns out to DO more OK
tensive than reported yesterday. Nows re-
ceived here to-day Is to the effect That no less
than eight mon were killed and four wounded
mortally win the battle in the "Moonshine' sa-
loon. The messenger could toll little moro than
The bare names of the victims. Leslie county ia
In the widest part Of tho kentucky Mountains,
where there are no railroads or telephones to
spread intelligence.
According to the messengers story, tho mon
who were killed outright in the fight or who died
soon after were John Williams, Tom Wilson,
Bob Colowell. Tom Shelter, Peter Dorrogh,
Mao Paine, Elisha Howard, Abel Coombs. Tom
Wilson Ii said to have been a negro, and per-
haps there were other negroes in the crowd.
Those who were wounded were Sim Paine,
Larry McComas, Sid Martin, Lew Gossnm.
Sandy Fork 10 near the Knott county limo. 1t
Is q wild little stream on which moonshiners arc
settled. The blind Tiger" whore tho battle
took place, was kept by a man who operated q
large moonshine distillery. His place is 80 So
cluded that 1t is scarcely ever disturbed by tho
calls Of any but friends. On last Wednesday a
big crowd, perhaps as many a twenty or TWEEN
ty.fve mon and four or Ave women, met there,
and drinking, dancing, and card playing went
on all the time.
The bust skull whiskey which was sold
tho mon is such villainous stuff that 1t in
variably leads to fighting, and soon quarrel
ling began. After several minor difficulties,
Williams began twitting Shelton over his fond
ness for ono OF the women in the room, and
threatened to take her away. Finally he
caught her up from where she was sitting by
Shelton's side, and said he would carry her
away. Shelton drew his pistol. and his friends
came to his aid, while those Of Wilson rushed to
his support. Shelton got in the first shot, and
then there was sharp fighting for several min
utes, and until all had emptied their revolvers.
In the little room the aim was deadly, and tho
only wonder was that some Of the women wero
not killed. Az 1t was. there were twelve VIC
Tins. The other men, with two or three excep-
tions, ran of to avoid being marked down rs
participants in tho killing of men who have
friends and families to avenge their deaths.
As soon as the wounded were carried away
the keeper of the blind tiger" said he would
leave, too. THE Suns correspondent was told
by his informant that the county was much ex-
cited. No arrests had been made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
THE LINEN THREAD COMBINATION
Meaning or the Alliance Formed by Foui
Great Manufacturer Abroad.

Meaning or the Alliance Formed By R0ur
Great Manufacturer Abroad.
There is much discussion in the linen thread
and cotton thread industries In this country
concerning the news that comes from ireland of
the combination formed by the biggest makers
Of linen thread. The houses in the combination
are Barbour s. Sons of Belfast and Now York.
the Marshal Thread Company Of Paisley and
New York, Finlayson. Bousefeld &c Co. of Pals
Icy. and the Knox Company OF AYRSHIRE.
Many persons here believe that the formation
Of the combination means that the linen thread
makers are going to begin an active warfare
upon tho great cotton thread combination, and
that one effect will be 10 reduce the price OF
both linen and cotton thread. Linen thread,
these persons say, was able to retain It's su-
premacy in tho worlds markets SO long as the
competition of the cotton thread makers was
largest manufacturer combined their forces
linen thread has been outstripped In the race by
cotton.
Even the price of woven linen. 1t Is said. may
be affected by the new combination, because the
| thread makers also make yarns used by the
weavers. The combination Is said TO rep
resent a capitalization of 1875, 200. 900. while
the cotton thread makers have been so
prosperous that tho capital represented
by their combination 10 said to BIO S37.-
100000. The cotton thread combination
England and America, the Brook Thrend Com.
pany of England and America. tho Chad lex
Thread Company of England. George A. Clark
e. Brother. makers of o. n. T. thread, Of this
city; the Mile End Clark Company, and Kerr
e. Co. of Paisley, Scotland.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
A WOMAN APPLIES FOE OFFICE.
Aars. Anita Mckee Hants 10 ne Internal rev.
anue Collector Mt New Orleans.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Mrs. Anita Mckee Of
jackson, Miss, has asked President Mckinley
to appoint her Collector Of Internal Revenue at
New Orleans. She has secured the indorse-
ments of prominent Republicans In Mississippi
and Louisiana. but her most active supporter
for the office is Senator Hoar of Massachusetts,
and he presented her to the President a few
days ago with an earnest recommendation for
her appointment. Mrs. Mckee is about SO
years old. Her husband was appointed Register
of the United States Land Office in Jackson.
Miss, several years ago by President Harrison,
but he died during his term of office. His widow
applied for appointment as his successor. and
Mr.. Harrison broke all record by appointing hor
O Register. She administrated the office with
credit, but was succeeded by a Democrat early
In President Cleveland's second term.
Kee is q candidate includes Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi, and by common consent. IN the division
Of tho Federal offices. the Internal Revenue Col
lectOrship Is given TO the latter State. Angus
tus T. Wimberly, National Committeeman for
L LSuisiana' State sae q Rep nsSfIiSaE, committee ~ c N
scented to write general letters OF indorsemcnt
for Mrs. McKec's usa in seeking some office, but
they were disagreeably surprised this week
when she submitted these letters TO the Presi:
dent with her application for the Internal
a candidate for the collectorship. and Mr.. VIM
beriy held the same office during President Har.
rison's Administration The Office pays a salary
of "a. $50 per annum. There arc employed in
the office 10 deputy collectors, 2 clerks. i mes:
senRer, 8 storekeepers and y gaugers, al OF
whom sre men. with salaries ranging from 800