Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-09
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A stock exchange seat sold at New
York for $4,000.
A gold strike is reported in the Isa
bella, near Colorado Springs, which
yields from $4,000 to 100000 per ton.
Manufacturers of the lower priced
derby hats have combined to regulate
the output.
DR.. Hit of India, who is visiting at
Battle Creek, Mich, says there are 532
cases of leprosy in the United States.
The Cherokee-Dawes treaty has been
ratified by the Cherokees by Il majori-
ty Of more than 1900.
The Car ferry Shenango No. is ice
bound with a load of cars twenty miles
oft Port Burwell, Ont An effort will
be made to dynamite her out.
The Cripple Creek district gold pro-
duction for January is the heaviest in
the history of the camp. having a total
value of $1,542,O00.
The publishers are so confident of
the success of John Morley's life of
Gladstone that they have paid him
100000 in advance for his work.
The newly organized American Sugar
Beet company will have capital of
$4,000 in preferred and Sl5.OOOOOO in
common stock. 1t will operate west of
the Missouri river
\ certificate of consolidation of the
Union Tobacco Company of America
and the North American Commercial
company was filed at Albany, N. Y,
With the secretary of state.
# ic pororto1 4l,o+ ~, r<1,,,,,1,:o
River Gamers association. recently
formed at Astoria. Or, is to consoli-
date with the Alaska Packers associa-
ton.
The Manufacturers Association of
New York held its annual dinner. Gov.
Shaw of Iowa made lengthy address
on the Evolution of Finance" 1t was
a plea for making the gold standard
more secure.
The local committee at Atlanta. Ga,
has taken up the work of caring for
the ninth triennial international Sun
day school convention to be held there
in April next. About 1000 delegates
are expected.
Capt. J. B. Moore, of the revenue cut
ter Winona. which has been searching
for the yacht Paul Jones. has reported
to the treasury department that he is
satisfied the vessel was lost with all
on board.
The directors Of the Glucose Sugar
refining company Of New York have
declared a regular quarterly dividend
of ~ per cent on the common and 1 81
per cent Oh the preferred stock, pay
able March 1.
Secretary Long has received an inv:-
tation from the mayor of Toruuay.
England, for the European squadron to
visit that place. The mayor congratu-
lates the navy for it's success in the
Spanish war.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Violet Deetritck, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. John Deetritck OF Youngs-
town, Ohio, and William Mckinley
Duncan of Cleveland, a nephew Of
President Mckinley.
All records of ice travel on the Yu-
kon have been broken by the recent
feat of the mounted police of the
Northwest Territory in bringing a big
shipment Of mail from Dawson to
Skaguay in nine days and ten hours.
The wine growers of Ohio are to
form combination. Circulars and
propositions were received in Toledo
from Sandusky soliciting the wine
growers there to join in the trust. A
meeting will he held next week to de-
termine the capital stock.
Mayor Quincy of Boston, in pursu-
ance Of orders for the reduction Of
salaries Of ell departments, has re-
duced his own Z 10 per cent. Nearly
5000 employees ou' of the 10000 will
be reduced and 100000 saved.
The steamer Chateau Lotfite, from
Cienfuegos, arrived at Barcelona with
$50 repatriated soldiers. all seriously
i'll. Fifty-six soldiers died du.lng the
voyage. The men disembraked by
torchlight and formed a gruesome pro-
cession, the sight of which caused a
painful impression here.
II. M. Buck, a Connecticut watch
maker, has invented a rotary cylinder
designed to increase the speed Of
steamships 80 per cent and do away
with vibration. The British govern
ment will pay $2s,OOO,OOO for the de-
vice IL It stands the test,