Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-07-13

Otherwise.
Public schools. under American aus
pices, open in Manila.
The fiscal year just closed showed a
vast Improvement in the United States
merchant marine.
Chile and Argentina decide to give
United States Minister Buchanan
$lU,ooo for acting as mediator.
a reciprocity treaty is concluded
With British representatives for Jamai-
ca.
Between June s and July . lila
men, enlisted in Chicago. were sent to
the Philippines, breaking all records in
securing recruits.
Herr Christopher Ravn. the vice
consul Of Sweden and Norway at New
YORK, has been promoted to the rank
OF consul general general there.
The controller Of the currency has
issued 4 call for statement of the
condition Of national banks at the close
of business June 30.
Arrangements have been completed
for the annual meeting and election of
the International Acetylene associa-
ton in Chicago on Tuesday, July II.
AS a result of the failure to settle the
tin-plate wage scale at the Chicago
conference. all the tin-plate mills in
the country are preparing to close.
Martin Harrington, former chief OF
the weather bureau, has been dis
charged. He was detailed to establish
a service at Porto Rico. but he got into
so much trouble he was dismissed
Arrangements have just been COM
pleted for the annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the International
Ace1yline association, to be held in CHI
cago, July IL.
John Dyson, one of the most noted
confidence men in the country was
found dead in a miserably furnished
house boat on the Wabash river at
Ierre Haute, Ind.
1t is learned from a source which is
believed to be reliable that the CRYSTAL
Glass Company of Bridgeport, w. Va,
has sold it's plant and business to the
National Glass company for 500, 800
Thirty-two district clubs of the Gu
ban national party oppose even the
temporary withdrawal of Gen. Gomez
from the island. A fund is being col
lected to build him home
The contract for the construction Of
the government building at San Fran
cisco, Cal, has been awarded to the
Bentley Construction company of Mil
waukee. Wis, at 1902, 800, for Ray
mond granite.
At the reception given him by the
Cuban Orphan Fund in the chamber
of commerce, Gen. Wood said many
Cuban children were dying of neglect.
and that there was no better plan Of
relief than the orphanages.
! Consul Pratt not only denies the
Aguinaldo interview, in which he was
said to have promised Philippine in
dependence, but he has sued the pub
fishers of Foreman's book, containing
the same.
The Social Labor party of Kentucky
nominated Albert SchmutZ of Louis
vile for governor; James Delaney OF
Newport superintendent Of public in
struction; James O'Hearn of Louis
vile, commissioner of agriculture.
John Forbes of Fort Scott. Kan. has
just received big concession of min
eral lands in Haiti, and is organizing
stock company of large capital to de-
velop them. He claims to have dis
covered vein Of coal there thirty
three feet thick.
The Association of American Agrl-
cultural Colleges and Experiment Sta
tons and it's allied organization. the
Association of Official Agricultural
Chemists, met in joint convention at
the Academy Of Science in San Fran
cisco.
The papers at Havana devote con.
siderable space to the recent troubles
at Guanajay, deplore the action of a
few unprincipled men and congratulate
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee upon the prompt
measures he had taken to put stop
to them.
1t is announced at Montreal that the
recently formed Dominion Steel and
Iron company will take over the Do
minion Coal and Iron company and
will guarantee to pay at least q per
cent on the stock of the Dominion
Coal company, which amounts to $15,.