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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-31

popular lumber salesman of F. H. Stoltz,
was presented with a lovely baby girl.
Chilly" feels exceedingly proud of the
gift and shows his appreciation in an
Havana speech Mother and baby doing
nicely-Devils Lake Inter Ocean,,
XXX
Mccarthy of the Milton Globe, is quite
a difficult man to get up a row with
The Hannah Moon threw out the mad
dening taunt that Hannah has better
crops and base ball players than Milton,
and Charlie calmly replies that if so
Hannah is very fortunate indeed
Grand Forks Herald.
***
John Karsky, the Langdon tailor of
years ago, spent last night in the city.
John, who now represents West Sup
erior grain commission house, has grown
thinner with the weight of years and
wealth, but his many Langdon friends
will be pleased to know that his four
little once are doing nicely and that
Mrs. K tips the beam at 295 pounds
Hannah Moon.
~
Last Monday, while out hunting near
Langdon with G. X. Wing. Geo. W. Mar
shall and Thos. Brown, A. D. Marble
stepped into badger hole and broke the
outer bone of his leg just above the ankle
and also sprained the joint badly. By
the time they reached Crystal the ankle
was so badly swollen that the physicians
were unable to set the bone for couple
of days.-Crystal Call.
~
At the Lsrimore depot on Tuesday
morning fellow filed up to the neck
with North Dakota prohibition booze
went fooling around Conductor Casper
Sands, and Casper not feeling IN humor
to be imposed on, planted his right hook
on the fellows countenance and he fell
as flat as a pancake. Chief Ross gather
ed the fellow in before the gong rang,
and that settled lt.-Larimore Leader.
*x*
The 2119-year old son of Lewis Mcleod
was run into by binder which his
father was driving Monday evening and
had his left arm and leg cut, the arm
we'll into the bone and the leg to the
bone only. DR.. j. j. Reilly was called
and reports the little one not entirely
out of danger. The arm will probably
have to be smputated. The child was
playing in the oats and was pot seen by
the father until after the injury was
inflicted Milton Globe.
~
Dave Tisdale of this city has recei we'd
a letter from E. o. Lint, who painted
about town during the spring and early
summer. He had faculty peculiarly
his own of doing the confidence act,'
and after working" the boys about
town quite faithfully, he gave it out one
day that he was going to Langdon. He
told the truth about going to Langdon
but he kept going till he reached st.
Paul where he enlisted in the u. s. in.
fantry. His letter was from Ft. Logan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-31

yyYOMAN's CATHOLIC ORDER oFlFoREs-
w TERS-St. Marys Court, No. 375 holds
regular meetings on the second and fourth Fri
days OF each month in their hall over thew. j.
Mooney State Bank.
Mrs. Amelia Belleheur Mrs Gertrude Boyd,
R. S. c. r.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-31
Teachers Examination.

The names of those who passed the
teachers examination of Aug 25th, 1899,
are as follows:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-31

,Mnh1, LANG DON LODGE NO. 121 A. o. q.
.:&SSGesH<. W. Meet in the X. of P hail Langdon
: ss5ssr-o ssGslslr=-ou the First and Third Monday
.-s1R.as.=- rs evening OF each month Workmen
'zfsytsS visiting in the city are invited to
tfS.EN meet With the lodge
Tuos, SHEEu,N J. S. LoYNEs.
Recorder. Nj. W.
The evening times., 1899-06-10
RAILWAY AFFAIRS IN CANADA.
Decision of the Government Concern
ing the Grant of Charters.

Decision of the Government Concern.
ing the Grant of Charters.
Ottawa. June 10.-The Dominion govern
ment has announced that 1t had decided
not TO grant any further charters to rail-
ways going into tie Yukon district from
points in disputed territory. In explaining
the decision the prime minister said that
Canada asserted ownership OF Pyramid
River. but the Americans have practical
possession OF it as they have of Lynn Ca
nal In chartering a railway from Pyra-
mid Harbor. Canada. would aid in build
ing up an American city there. making II
all the more difficult to regain the terri
tory which belongs to Canada and to es-
tablish the boundary where it ought to be,
which IS at the entrance of Lynn Ca
nal. BY chartering the British Yukon Rail-
way Company Canada contributed to build
up Skaguay, between which town and
Seattle there is a great and increasing
trade. and II another American city at
Pyramid Harbor was aided in like manner
1t was clear that the powerful interests of
these cities would weigh enormously at
Washington against the Canadian conten-
tion as to the true boundary. The railway
projects should be delayed until the final
settlement of the boundary dispute which
he believed would result in the recogni-
tion OF the contention that Lynn Canal be-
longs to Canada. II not. then access to
the Yukon must be gained by a route from
the Pacific through all Canadian territory.
Six Yukon railway bills now before Par
Lament will be effected by this decision.
The evening times., 1899-06-10
A PECULIAR LEGACY.
Mother of the Beneficiary Sues to
Recover $4,000.

Winchester, Va. June 10.-Mrs. Mary
R. Trundle, of this city. has instructed her
attorney. NJ NJ. Lynch. to institute pro-
ceedings to obtain possession Of legacy
OF $4,000 left her daughter. Miss Hattie
A. Trundle. who is now dead, under the
will OF the late Adolph Sutro the former
millionaire mayor of San Francisco, Cal
About twenty years ago Miss Trundle was
travelling in the West and became ac-
Quafnted with Sutro and his family Later
she appeared as chief witness against him
in divorce suit brought by his wife. In
order to weaken Miss Trundle's testimo-
ny, it is alleged that Sutro caused stories
rejecting on her character to be published
in several Western papers. Miss Trundle
went to Europe, where she died in 1891.
Her body is inferred in the Sacred Heart
Catholic Cemetery in this city
When Adolph Sutro died last August.
the eighteenth clause Of his will was found
to contain the following: II will and be-
queath to Miss Hattie A. Trundle the sum
of $4,000 as a slight reparation for
great wrong done her." The wrong is
supposed to be the newspaper publications
referred to. Her mother. Mrs Mary r
Trundle, who is the only heir. is now seek
ing to obtain the legacy. Mrs. Trundle
was not party to the suit which alleged
heirs brought to break the Sutro will and
which was afterward compromised. ..t...
The evening times., 1899-06-10
A FATAL LIGHTNING FLASH
One Man Instantly Killed md Two
Rendered Unconscious.

One Man Instantly Killed md Two
Rendered Unconscious.
Sandy Spring, Md. June 1O-One of the
worst thunderstorms ever known to pass
over Montgomery county began yesterday
afternoon, and was accompanied by high
wind and very heavy rainfall.
At Spencerville the storm was exception
ally severe. A colored man named Base
Dorsey was struck in the chest by light
ming and killed on the farm of Charles
Ousler. Burt Black, a white man, and
Richard Thomas, colored, his companions
were both badly shocked by the same bolt,
but recovered. The three men were en-
gagged by Mr.. Ouser to pick strawberries.
AS the storm approached they sought shell
ter from the rain under a crate she'd in
the field Jeddie Yerkes, a young man who
was engaged in Grating the berries, re-
fused to remain in the building and drove
to the house of Mr.. Ousler, a short dis
tance off.
After the storm had abated Yerkes heard
someone calling, and he and Mr. Ousler
drove to the field, finding Dorsey dead,
Thomas lying outside the shed unconscious.
and Black badly stunned. but able to make
the faint calls which Yerkes heard. Black
and Thomas are now out of danger, but
the life Of Thomas was despaired of for
several hours. The fact that he fell out
side in the rain no doubt saved his life.
Dorsey was about twenty-five years Of age.
At Brookville a number OF trees were
uprooted and considerable hail fell, doing
little. if any, damage. At Rockland, the
home of Henry C. Hallowell, tree was
blown on the house, damaging it consid-
erably.
The evening times., 1899-06-10
ELECTRIC CARMEN
STRIKE IN CLEVELAND
Eight Hundred Employees Tie
Up an Entire System.
Crews Desert Their Stations and
Railway Traffic Paralyzed.
Hanna's Lines and the East End Ca
BILE Only in OperatiOn-Precau-
lions to Preserve Order.

Cleveland. Ohio. June 10.-At 8 O'Clock
this morning a strike on the Cleveland
electric street railroad car lines was de-
clared and this morning not a wheel on
the entire system is moving. Eight hum
dred men are on strike and 200 more are
out Of work by reason Of the trouble.
The entire system, including the Euclid.
Wade Park, Cedar, Central, Scovil, Will
son. Broadway, Jennings. and Brooklyn
lines is tied up. Word was sent at once to
committees at each barn to not let the day
cars start out.
President Bryan, Of the street railroad
company. declares that no more confer
ences will be held with the men.
At O'Clock this morning a delegation
Of thirty men arrived at the Lake View
barns and reported for duty to take the
strikers places. Ten promptly deserted
and Joined the men. The other twenty
went into the barracks at Lake View and
are ready to respond to the orders Of the
company. Not a car left any of the barns
during the morning. AS the suburban cars
from Painesville. Akron, and other points
entered town the crews deserted them, ut
terly paralyzing street railroad trafic.
Senator Hannas lines on the West Side
and the East Side cable system are the
only lines in operation. There are fifty
deputy sheriffs on guard and 200 police
men massed at the Fourth precinct ready
for any emergency.
The first attempt to start a car was made
at $50 o'clock from the barns at Lake
View. 1t resulted In an attack on the car
and the mOtorman and conductor. The
non union crew was brought in from Buf-
falo. As soon as the car started 1t was
surrounded by a mob Of 900 people. Mis-
siles were hurled at the operator and the
car stopped before it had gone 100 feet.
One Of the leaders OF the strikers appear
ed at the scene In a horse and buggy and
implOred the men to desist from violence
The order was for time obeyed. The car
again started, but was again stopped by
the men. An effort will be made to start
cars from all the five barns Of the COM
pany during the day. Violent scenes at all
these places are expected
The evening times., 1899-06-10
A MONKEY ATTACKS CHILDREN.
Organ Grinders Simian Crazed by
the OverpOSverinE Heat.

Organ Grinders Simian Crazed by
the OverpOwerinE Heat.
New York. June 10.-A monkey belong
ing to Pasquale Yocionce, an organ grind
er, of No. 246 North Fifth Street, Brook
lyn, went mad from the heat yesterday,
and. plunging into a crowd Of children, bit
one of them who was about to hand him
a cent.
Pasquale had noticed that the monkey
appeared to be affected by the heat, but
the animal did not show a vicious temper
until yesterday. PasQuale was then play
ing his organ in Middleton Street, and a
crowd of children was standing on the
sidewalk. Freda Greek, eleven years old,
df No. SO Middleton Street, stepped for
ward to offer q cent to the monkey and it
flew at her. It caught the childs hand
and bit her thumb. She screamed and
shook the animal of. 1t then dashed at
other children and tore a girls dress. 1t
then attacked the organ grinder scratch
ing his hands and face.
A crowd, attracted by Freda's cries, held
the man until Policeman Donohue arrived
A surgeon from the Eastern District Hos
pital cauterized the girls wounds and took
her home. Pasquale was taken to the Lee
Avenue stationhouse and was held on q
charge Of disorderfy conduct. He begged
that the monkey be put In the cell with
him, and this was permitted
The evening times., 1899-06-10
ALCOHOL AND HEALTH.
Prof. Atwater Says Two Ounces .
Day Do No Harm.

PrOH. Atw0tef says Two ounces q
Day Do No Harm.
Middleton, Conn, June 10-The first Of
fetal announcement OF the results Of Prof
Atwater's experiments on the value Of al
cohol as food was made yesterday in q
circular issued by the Middletown Scien-
tiic Association.
Professor Atwater. Of Wesleyan College.
is the United States expert on alcohol, and
his elaborate experiments were made with
the greatest scientific accuracy
They proved that two ounces of alco-
hol taken in twenty four hours have no
bad effect on man. More than two
ounces act as a poison.
These particular experiments were con-
Quoted under the auspices of a committee
of fifty for the investigation of the drink
problem. Of which committee the chair
man is Seth Low, president of Columbian
University, and delegate to the Peace Coll
gress at The Hague. They establish the
fact that two ounces Qour tablespoonfuls)
of alcohol in twenty-four hours, and no
more, supply the human body with fuel to
produce heat and muscular power-that
is. act as food. not as an intoxicant.
Prof. Atwater experimental with per-
those who never tasted a drop" The re-
suits were the same. All doses below two
ounces in twenty-four hours produced no
bad effect: at the end Of the day there
was no trace Of alcohol on the breath. the
body was In the normal condition, and the
alcohol was completely oxidized, having
been turned into heat.
As soon as Prof. Atwater learned that
more than two ounces was harmful. he
went no further in that direction He had
no desire to learn how much a man can
drink, but how much he can drink without
hurting him.. q
Prof. Atwater will tell Of his expert
ments more bully IN a lecture before the
Middletown Scientific Association, in Low
er Chapel. Of Wesleyan College, next Tues
day evening. H
Scientific men the world over. physicians.
who prescribe or refuse to prescribe al
cohol for their patients, the advocates of
temperance and their adversaries, will
await this fuller exposition with intense
interest. The last of the series of ex-
periments. that on: Mr.. Osterberg. attract
ed attention everywhere.
The evening times., 1899-06-10
A FRU1T-1MPoRT1NG COMBINE.
Philadelphia and Baltimore Compa.
niea Unite to Fight BOatOn Trn.r

Philadelphia and baltimore Compa-
MES Unite to Fight Boston Trust.
Baltimore. June 10-A new combination
of fruit importing companies of Philadel-
phia and Baltimore is being formed to fight
the Boston Fruit Trust and compete for the
West Indian trade. The ]. H. Seward Com
pany of Baltimore is one of the leaders in
the movement. The Baltimore Philadel-
phia combination is to be conducted on 4
large scale. and on an entirely new line.
The objective point is Cuba, where large
plantations are already at the disposal of
the new combination. 1t is argued that in
the course Of time Cuba will be annexed
to the United States. and that products
from that island will be imported without
duty, whereas dealers bringing in goods
from Jamaica. Central America, and other
West Indian islands will be Obliged to
pay an import duty. which will put their
plantations at a disadvantage as compared
with the Cuban plantations.
The Boston Fruit Company has extern
sive plantations in Jamaica. and some in
Central America, but has little foothold
in Cuba. The new combination will con-
troll the bulk of the Western trade, ship
ments being made direct from the steamers
here and at Philadelphia to the West.
The evening times., 1899-06-10
A NOISY 1oyRrH PROMISED.
Firework Maaaf.ctureor Producir
an Extefisive supply.


FirewOrk Manufacturers Producing
IN EztrHsive supply.
New York, heft0.-Patriotic sentiment
will be displayed throughout the length
and breadth of the United States on July
4 this year as 1t never has been dis
played before oh the national holiday. Or
ders received by the dealers in fireworks
in this city show an increase Of more than
one-third in quantity over any previous
year, and significant feature of the busi-
ness this year IL that large proportion
of the orders are from south Of Mason and
Dixon's line.
The South has never given much atten-
tion to celebrating July 4. Chirsmas and
New Year Day have been the holidays
most observed there, and the manufactur-
ers and dealers In fireworks have always
looked for q large Southern trade in De-
cember. This year. however. they have
been surprised by an influx Of orders. and
they declare that the Southern small boy
and the boy Of larger growth will cele-
thusiasm as his Northern brother.
The cause Of this excess of patriotism in
the South. the dealers say. is undoubtedly
due to the unincation Of sentiment and the
disappearance Of civil war bitterness.
Much Of the increase Of 1ade in the
North is also attributed to the patriotic
fervor kindled in the small boys breast
by the recent war, and the indications are
that New York will be no place for those
with sensitive nerves on July 4.
The small boy, who has been alarmed by
the explosions In two large fireworks fac
tories on Thursday. and feared that the
supply Of cannon crackers and other noise
making devices would be short, can take
comfort. The manager Of both the Pain
and the Nordlinger- Charlton factories said
yesterday that they would be able to fll
their Independence Day orders.
There may be some delay In supplying
country customers. but the local trade
will not be inconvenienced. and. at any
rate, both the factories were devoted to
the production Of the more expensive kinds
Of fireworks. which are not SO much in de-
mand by the youth Of America
One thing that the fireworks men regret
is that Admiral Dewey will not be home
for July 4. Could he have timed his arri-
val for that day. they declare. their busi-
ness would have been increased fourfold.
Inspector George Murray, Of the Bureau
OF Combustibles. began yesterday to re-
ceive applications for licenses at Fire
Headquarters. and issued more than 500
permits during the day.
The evening times., 1899-06-10
TRIED TO WRECK A TRAIN.
ObstructiOn Uncovered In Time by q
Track Walker.

Rockville, Md. June 10.-Three negroes
who live in a section known as Lincoln
Park were placed in jail last night on the
charge of having placed rail joints upon
the track of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road on the night of June 7.
The distractions we're discovered by
George Crown. a track walker. who threw
them on only a short time before the cary
morning expresses from the West were
due. Word was sent in to F. II. Shaw, OF
the legal department Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and. aided by Sherin Hor-
ton G. Thompson. Of this county. he dis
covered q by-path leading from the scene
up into a wood. 1t was learned that this
path was used by a negro family named
OIutt The Oxo went up the path and met
one Of the boys. who became alarmed.
when he was stopped. and confessed that
he, Charlie Ofutt, Arthur Ofutt, and
Barnes Offutt had placed four joints upon
the track SO as to derail some trains. be-
cause Arthur had a dog killed several days
ago upon the track about this point. The
negroes are from fifteen to twenty years
Of
The evening times., 1899-06-10
A Chinaman Attempt. Suicide,

New York. June 1o.-Chung Mon Now. a
Philadelphia Chinaman. suffering from con-
sumption. who had been treated by Phil
adelphia and New York Chinese doctors
without success. tried to kill himself in a
fit Of despondency yesterday morning in a
bunk in the basement of No. 10 Bowery.
He took an overdose Of opium. Chung Mon
Now lived with his family in Philadelphia.
He had been treated by great many Chi
nese doctors in that city. who had not done
him any good. and he came to New York
for treatment He went to live with
friend, a tea merchant, at No. 10 Bowery.
He got a letter from his wife yesterday
morning. In which she asked for money.
He had used up nearly all he had in trying
to pay the hills Of the Chinese doctors.
and the letter made him despondent, and
he swallowed q hot Of opium and lay down
In . bunk to die. The tea merchant found
him. An ambulance was summoned from
Gouverneur Hospital. ana the doctor took
Chung Men low away.
The evening times., 1899-06-10
Victim of a Runaway.

Cumberland, Nd, June 10-George B.
Kennedy. son Of Judge Kennedy. of Pitts
burg. who has country home at Forks
of Cacapon. Hampshire county. West vir-
ginia, was badly injured by his tandem
team running away at Wellersburg, near
Mount Savage, Allegheny county, Thurs
day. He was taking the team from Pitts
burg to his country home. apspread
fell out of the tandem while stopping at
Wellersburg. frightening the horses. He
tried to check the animals by seizing the
bride, but was knocked down, trampled
upon and crushed between q stone wall
and the vehicle. A bloodvessel In his leg
burst. and he was picked up unconscious.
Members Of his family were notified that
he was seriously injured and last night
reached his bedside He was somewhat
improved yesterday.
The evening times., 1899-06-10
ESCAPE FROM A FORTRESS.
Prisoners mt Castle Williams Seal
Wallis and Get Away.

Prisoners mt Castle williams Scale
Wallis and Get Away.
New York, June 1O.-For the enterpris-
ing warrior who has been sent to "clink'
in the Government prison on Governors s
Island the stone walls of Castle Williams
do not a prison make. nor its iron bars a
cage. Four CT these. all Of them host
ages of court-martial proceeding. gave
an illustration of that on Thursday night.
They were safe in their cells at O'Clock.
An hour later and they were gone, leaving
twisted bars and dangling rope to show
their way of exit.
The fugitives also left this note. address,
ed to Captain Roberts. the post command
ant:
We. the undersigned. not wishing the
other men in cell No. to suffer for the
work we have done. we say that the work
was done in the day time. while they were
at work, and they do not know that we
are going tonight"
The letter was signed with the full names
Of the four escaping prisoners. These are
Frank Harvey. OF Battery C. Sixth Artil-
lery; Michael T. Mccarthy, Company A.
Eleventh Infantry; Carl Decker. Battery
X. Seventh Artillery, and Frederick ST.
monds. Battery 1. Second Artillery. An
alarm was given as soon as the escape WAS
discovered, but no trace of the fugittves
could be found. 1t is believed that they
effected their escape from the island
through confederates. who had come by
boat from Manhattan or Brooklyn.
A description of the men was sent to the
police of nearby cities. Harvey was de-
scribed as being thirty years old. 5 feet
inches tall. blue eyes, dark brown hair.
and rudy complexion; Michael T. McCar-
thy. thirty-two years old. 5 feet 1-2 inch
es tall. dark complexion, blue eyes, and
dark brown hair: Frederick Simonds.
twenty-five years old, 5 feet 1914 inches
tall, ruddy complexion. blue eyes, and au-
burn hair; Carl Decker. twenty -four years
old. feet s "a inches tall, ruddy COM
plexion. brown eyes. and dark brown hair
The men were undergoing sentences i'm
posed by court-martial for drunkenness
and desertion.