Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-03-23
eral.


An effort is being maze to form
pipe organ combine With $5O,OOO,OOO
capital.
Word has been received of the strik-
ing CT a tremendous oil we'll in Elk
Fork. near Marietta, Ohio.
A movement is on foot to form a
combination Of plain and decorated
lamp chimney manufacturers.
The cast iron pipe combine has been
formed and the first assessment for
consolidated stock has been made.
Cleveland has been selected as the
next meeting place Of the American
Bankers association.
The Syracuse Tube Company OF
Syracuse, n. Y, has given its 300
workmen q 10 per cent increase IN
wages.
Twin girls born prematurely, owing
to an accident to the mother, will be
reared in an incubator at New AL
bany, Ind.
The gunboat Wilmington. which has
just completed cruise UP the Orinoco
river as far as Cuidad Bolivar. has
arrived at Para, Brazil.
The town of Woodlawn, near Biz
mingham, Ala, was visited by a severe
windStorm. A church and several
dwellings were damaged
The West Boyleston Manufacturing
Company Of Worcester, Mass. en-
ploying 300 hands, will. on April l., re-
store the wages Of 1898.
The Sixth United States volunteers,
colored. was mustered out ut Atlanta,
Ga. The Third Mississippi regiment
was mustered out at Albany.
The governors of the New York and
Boston stock exchange have stricken
the securities of the Bay State Gas
Company Delaware from the list.
The American steamer Mariposa.
Capt. Hayward, has sailed from Sgd
hey, n. S. W., for San Francisco, hay
ing on board 100000 in gold.
The Pennsylvania Tube company OF
Pittsburg. Pa. employing several
thousand men, has advanced the rate
of wages OF all employees 10 per cent.
The employees of all the different
mills controlled by the National Tube
Works Company Of McKeesport are
preparing to make a request for 10 per
cent advance in wages.
The railroads about Chattanooga,
Tenn. We're heavy losers by a storm
Tuesday night. which followed two
days of heavy rains. Trains have been
delayed for many hours.
Notwithstanding rumor of a strike
Of coal miners in the Pittsburg dis
trict on April /, both operators and
mi, ist 1,of
ment will be reached
The Inter1la tional Air Pump Com
rany Of New York has changed it's
name to the International Power COM
pany and increased it's capital from
$7.O0O.OGO to $S.O0O,00O.
The option held by the National
Steel company on the Thomas Furnace
company at Niles. Ohio, has been ac-
cepted and the property passes into
the bands OF the combine May /.
Thomas Mcdonald, who has been
general superintendent of the Ohio
Steel company, is to be appointed man.
ager Of all the steel plants absorbed
by the National Steel company
The directors of the Pacific Coast
company have declared the following
6cull-duuldl ulFlueNlS. NO anu OLE
half per cent on first preferred; on
second preferred and l on the common.
Judge Walter c. Ong. of the COM
mon pleas court of Cleveland. Ohio,
has filed petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy i'll the United States circuit
$a3J, 600 and his assets at $4,000.
Residents Of the mining town OF
Hayden Hill. Lassen county. Califor-
MIA. are greatly excited over an ex-
ceedingly rich strike of gold ore, which
it is said prospects from $1,000 to S12,-
900 per ton.
The Missouri house killed the 2-cent
railroad passenger rate bill
Representatives of the independent
telephone companies of Ohio propose
to form d close association of all the
independent companies, in order to be
in better shape to fight the Bell COM
pany.
The differences between the raisin
growers association and the packers at
Fresno, Cal, have been finally adjust
ed. The association will make the
sales and the packers will receive a
liberal commission.