Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
Otherwise.

There is scurvy at Dawson.
A fire occurred in the Brownell,
Field Il Co.'s wholesale coffee and
spice house at Providence, r. l. The
loss will probably be $15O,OOO.
Under sanction of the superior court
the merchandise stock of the insolvent
Reynolds company at Indianapolis
was sold in bulk for $64, 900 cash.
The Union Pacific has subscribed
$4,000 for the Omaha exposition,
bringing the total subscriptions of the
railroads up to $13O,00O.
Executions aggregating $49,S5O We're
issued at Philadelphia against George
De Ielm l. Co., harnessmakers, in
favor Of various creditors.
At Cincinnati, D. Schrofer & Co.,
jewelers., 6S1 Race street, assigned to
H. P. Goebel Liabilities, $4,000; u.s.
sets, $4,000; preferences, 1900.
Disease of ciphtheretic nature is
decimating the feline population of
Globeville, Swansea and Elyria, su-
bun BIS of Salt Lake City.
1t is predicted that at least ten Cal
loads of burros will be shipped out Of
New Mexico for the Alaskan gold fields
on the opening of spring.
A general creditors bill was filed
against the La Toilette Land and I'm
provement company of La Toilette,
Campbell county, Tenn.
National Committeeman Dixon of
Missouri has called a state convention
of Populists to meet at Sedalia May
II. The basis Of representation is not
announced.
Sam Brown, a negro who was con-
fined for drunkenness in the Neeley-
vile calaDcose at the time of it's burn
ing, February -, has died from the
burns he received.
A feature heretofore unknown in Pu-
get Sound (Wash.) customs district has
been inaugurated. 1t consists Of
mounted inspectors.
Frank G. Lacey and Joseph Short
are dead, and two companions are in a
critical condition ut Moose Lake,
Mont, from the effects of drinking
wood alcohol.
The directors of the American Sugar
Refining company have declared the
regular quarterly dividends of per
cent on the common and 1 80 per cent
on the preferred stock, payable April
The monster elephant named Dia-
mond, connected with a menagerie at
Peru, died from heart disease. He was
thought to be the largest elephant in
captivity. The manager valued him
at $4,000.
AT Boston Judge Barber, of the su-
preme court, appointed George kress
receiver Of the Massachusetts Ma
tional Life association. The appoint
nient was made under application of
the attorney general.
The Washington navy yard, where a
large establishment is maintained Ly
the government for the manufacture
Of guns and ordnance material has
started work in three shifts and men
are now working there day and night
on big guns.
William Rosenfelder, while duck
hunting near Nevada, Mo-, accidental
ly shot himself. The load passed
through both his hands, which hap
pened to be over the muzzle, aud
lodged in his mouth. He will die.
The thirteenth Cincinnati May must
cal festival, under the auspices of the
Musical Festival association, will be-
gin May 25. Theodore Thomas will
direct as he has done for quarter OF
a century.
Pittsburg school children are to
pioneer monument movement for
the sailors Of the Maine who are
buried in Havana. Pennies are to he
contributed by every school, and in
this way sufficient funds are to be col
lected for the erection Of n shaft In the
! Havana cemetery where the dead lie.