Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-05-18
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Northern railways consolidate.
The second section of the great cop.
per trust is being formed and the third
section is planned.
Stove manufacturers of the country
may form a combination.
A discouraging winter wheat crop re-
port has been made by the agricultural
department.
Hope of reconvening the joint Ameri-
can-Canadian commission has been
abandoned.
Edward Everett Hale pronounces the
Presbyterian church the greatest enc
my to freedom in the world.
The Kern Incandescent Light com,
pany, capital $12,OOO,OOO. has been in
corporated at Trenton, n. J.
The conference of the American Ii
krary association began at Atlanta.
Ga. with $50 delegates present
The Westinghouse Electric company
ut Pittsburg has received an order to
equip a trolley line between Philadel-
pha and Atlantic City.
Gov Roosevelt will sign the Ford
franchise bill despite the threats Of the
Plattites.
Yerkes will transfer his street rail
way holdings this week. The new cor
Loration will have S2OOOO,OOO capital
Canadian Pacific railway earnings
for the week ending May We're Sl13S.
600: same period last year 500 600:
increase. $31 900.
The Merchants Distilling company
will erect plant at Tcrre Haute and
fight the new whisky combine in the
bourbon market.
The English are worried because
American machinery is snpplanting
theirs. because made With more defer
ence to the wants of customers.
The directors of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company have declared the
regular semi-annual dividend Of IL
per cent. payable June 1.
Manufacturers of hay presses met
at Chicago and decided upon an ad-
vance of from 10 to ID pei cent in
prices. giving as a reason the increased
cost of raw materials.
William r. Kerr, former commissions
er Of the Chicago health department,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liza
bilities were placed at $4,000 and as
sets at $1,000.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
session was executive. and the princi-
pal business transacted was that Of eX-
amining the credentials Of delegates
\ telephone message from jefferson
! barracks. twelve miles down the river
from st. Louis. says the cruiser Nash
VILE arrived there and proceeded on
her way to the city. after exchanging
sa,ltcs with the military post there
The louisiana State Industrial fair,
which opened in New Orleans with an
| immense thrOng on the grounds. was
made the occasion of peace jubilee,
| celebrating the successful closing of
tie war with Spain.
The London Daily Mail declares that
a group of American and English lit
crary agents have formed syndicate
for the purpose of controlling the
| future productions Of Rudyard Kip
ling.
\ mammoth combine win succeed
the American Window Glass associa-
ton. which goes out of existence May
| ~. IL VIII De capltallZeu at SoO,VOu,UUJ
and control 90 per cent Of the coun-
try's window glass production.
| The New York Sons Of the American
Revolution resent the action of the
Michigan society in inviting Secretary
Of War Alger to a dinner in Detroit
and converting the occasion into q
demonstration in his honor.
Another meeting of the citizens op
posed to the continuation of the Phil
ippine campaign will be held in Chi
cago this month, at which will be pres
ent senators and governors who have
gone on record as opposed to the fight.
ing in the Pacific islands
All the Boston Chicago railways are
to combine to prevent rate-cutting.
| The anti-imperialistic league has sent
Il letter to Edward Atkinson stating
that it was not its purpose to circulate
| it's literature among soldiers in the field
ard protesting against it's documents
peing refused transmission by mail.