Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-03-16
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Steel billets have advanced to $3.50
per ton in Chicago.
The new postal laws, which saves
thirteen days between San Francisco
and Australia, go into effect this week.
The annual convention of the Jour-
neymen Bakers and Confectioners'
International Union began in Chicago.
The Sugar trust announces an agree
ment to guarantee sales of refined su-
gar for from thirty to sixty days.
Plans for the formation of a man.
moth soap trust were discussed at a
meeting of Chicago soap manufacture
ers.
! The transport Valencia, for Manila,
carries, in addition to $50 soldiers,
stores and supplies. $1.500.000 to pay
soldiers now in the Philippines.
The national council of the Knights
Of Columbus of the United States as
sembled in New Haven, Conn.,. for its
annual meeting.
The dominion government has de-
cided to construct a telegraph line to
connect the Yukon territory with
British Columbia.
A combine to be known as the Ma
tional Tube company, with $oO,O0O,Oo0
capital, is to be incorporated under
the laws Of New Jersey.
The directors of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway declared
the regular semi-annual dividend OF
2 10 per cent on the common and
IL on preferred stock.
j. Iferpont Morgan denies the story
that he has secured the assent of the
Readings English stockholders to a
consolidation of all the great Eastern
coal interests.
Edward NJ. Harley. formerly fur
rier Of Toledo, Ohio has filed a petit
ton of voluntary bankruptcy. the pc
tition showing $4,000 liabilities and
$40 assets.
A monster mass meeting of German
Americans to protest against an all-
ance of the United States with Eng
land or any other power, will be held
in the near future in Chicago.
The strike at the Schoen Press Steel
Car works at Pittsburg was without
exciting features There were no ar
rests and quiet prevailed about the
plant which is still guarded by police.
| In consequence Of the cut in rates
for the trans Atlantic passage the
Hamburg American line has reduced
the fare for first-class cabin passen-
gers from Hamburg to $50.
| The Bethlehem Iron Company of
| Bethlehem, Pa, announced a rise of
wages Of 10 per cent. affecting the
common laborers. of whom more than
500 are on the pay roll.
There has been another advance in
tin plate Of 10 cents per box. making
the price 1910, a net advance of So
cents since the trust was formed. The
market is excited.
The strike Of the employees of the
Schoon Pressed Steel company Of
Pittsburg, Pa. is still on. An advance
Of 10 per cent in wages was made, but
the men were not satisfied With it,
Gen. John McNulta has been put in
possession Of the American Brewing
company's plant, in pursuance Of the
injunction granted by the federal
| court.
Manufacturers Of knit goods in the
Utica, n. Y, district. have been inyit-
ed to meeting at the Waldorf-Asto-
ria. New York. March 155. to form n
combination of knit goods manufacture
ers.
Negotiations for the purchase of the
Schoenberger Steel companys proper
ties by the American Steel and Wire
company have been formally closed.
The price paid approximates $3,OOO,-
900.
At the request of William and Jo-
seph Borschiz of Buffalo. ~ u, the
st. Louis police are searching for Mi
chael Borschiz, their father A for
tune Of 100000 has. it is claimed,
been left him.
The secretary of the treasury has
received from Supt. Pritchett, of the
coast and geodetic survey, a protest
against the arrest of two of his Of
ficials for pickpockets at the New Or
leans mardi gras.
The Whitingsville, Mass, cotton mill
1 and the cotton mills at Linwood and
Saundersville, have announced an ad-
vance in wages, to take place April 8.
! About thousand operatives are af-
fected.
The Twenty third Kansas volun-
teers (colored) arrived at Newport
| News from Santiago
A Chicago financial bureau says it is
the purpose of the Independent straw
board manufacturers, who wish to or
ganize the outside plants into a strong
company, to capitalize the association
at $5,OOO,O0O.
The comet which Prof Louis Swift
discovered March 8, at the Lowe OBJ
servatory on Echo mountain in South.
ern California, is growing fainter. It
is moving in northeasterly direc-
ton.