Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-13
General.

General.
The Delargiche Antarctic expedition
is success.
A cold wave in South Carolina has
about ended the chances of early fruit
and vegetables.
1t is said that efforts are being
made for combination of the pad and
paper interests Of the United States.
The employees of the Scranton (Pa.)
stove works were notified of 10 per
cent Increase in wages. to take effect
Immediately.
The Pittsburg presbytery recently,
for the first time in its history, elected
colored man for moderator. He is
Rev. NJ. b. Lanier, pastor of Grace Me-
mortal church, Pittsburg.
Capitalists from Chicago and other
cities are attempting to secure an op-
ton on all the laundries of Indianapo-
lis, with q view Of purchasing them
and putting them into a combination.
The Great Falls Manufacturing COM
pany Of Somersworth. Mass, will
adopt the scale of 1890. Over 1000
hands are employed in the mill. Cot
ton goods are made.
The strike of the operators and con-
ductors Oh the Wheeling & Elm Grove
electric road is settled, the company
granting the mems demands. 20 cents
per hour and nine hours work.
At the tenth annual conference of the
NJ. E. church at Newburg, n. y, a res
olution was adopted protesting against
allowing Congressman Roberts of Utah
to retain his seat
Mrs. Charles Totten has been chosen
mayor of Beattie. Kan. and five of the
council and city clerk elected are wo,
men. The men elected are the police
judge and the marshal.
Contractors have begun work on an
extension of the Bristol & Elizabeth.
town railroad, from Eliza BEETHOVEN to
Mountain City, Tenn. The extension
will be twenty-eight miles in length.
A report from Birmingham. Ala,
says: The striking coal miners at
Belle Ellen and Hargrave resumed
work. The strikers at Redding and
other places continue out
The interstate commerce commission.
IN an opinion by Commissioner Prouty,
decided the case against the Kansas
City. Memphis & Birmingham Railroad
company and others, which mainly in.
wolves floating cotton"
The miners Of the Danville IllD sub
district struck recently, pending an ad
justment of differences between the
drivers and operators. About 1000
men are out. The drivers demand 80
per day.
The elevator companies at Buffalo
have formed a new association and
agreed on uniform rate of - cent a
bushel. The association comprises
twenty-one elevators With rail connec.
tions.
A general strike of the glass blowers
OF South Jersey is not probab lp. The
workers committee reports the pros
poets as bright for unionizing all of
the factories without a conflict eycent
at two works.
Judge Peabody of st. Louis held that
under certain conditions a husband has
a right to beat his wife. He discharged
husband who had beaten his wife
because she would not agree with him
in the management of their children.
Auto. .obiles may soon replace cabs
on the streets Of Chicago. Articles of
incorporation We're issued in Spring
field to company whose avowed OBJ
iect is the operation Of from one to
two hundred automobiles in Chicago.
The Belgian Geographical society has
received dispatch stating that the
extreme latitude reached by the Ant
arctic steamer Belgiac was 71.6 south.
Much bad weather was encountered by
the expedition but no intense cold ex-
cept during the month of September.
A bill has been prepared in the I'LL
nois house providing for a Lincoln
monument at Springfield to cost 81 ,OOO.-
COO OF this 100000 is to be appro-
priated by the state. 100000 by con-
gress and 100000 raised by popular
subscription.
Two thousand suits against owners
Of buildings at Chicago who have
failed to provide proper fire escapes
are under preparation by the city pros
ecuting attorney. The authorities have
been collecting evidence against own
ers since the disastrous fires in New
York.