Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-10-12

caused DeICre Ille I1HlncS cOlllU NC IN
1inguiShed.
James Colquhoun. former city treas
uler of Glasgow. Scotland. and former
representative of the city corporation
on the university board. is charged
with cmbeZzling funds of the city and
of estates committed to his charge in
amounts aggregating nearly SSOO,0OO.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to five years penal servitude.
General.
Democrats held two-days' carnival
at Dallas. Texas.
Chambers has broken out among the
government stock at Fort Riley Kan.
Yellow fever has broken out nj Tam
pico. There have been seven cases to
date.
The rubber trust is scored in Il decis-
ion by the United States circuit court
of appeals.
The Norwegian Pioneer Association
Of America held it's second 1riennial
meeting
\ rubbernoSe sturgeon weighing.
siXty-cight pounds was caught in the
Mississippi at Savannah, Ill.
Homer ]. Beaudet. builder, has filed
petition in bankruptcy at New York.
Liabilities. S:}'3:3'.6O7; no assets.
Imports of dry goods and mcrchan-
disc at the port of New York for the
week We're valued at Sl1 .53S. 162.
The Seventh National Bank of New
York las passed into control of syn
dictate. headed by First Assistant Post
master General Perry S. Heath.
William Stewart an aged farm hand
working for Edward Hamilton. near
Charlottesville. Ind. eloped with Ham,
ilton'> 1iftcen-year-old daughter.
The Worcester Spy. the oldest news
paper in Massachusetts. was sold by
William S. Walker of Chicago to
Charles Mutt of New Rochelle. N. Y.
y syndicate has purchased the Nick
crSon shares of First National bank
stock AT Chicago. They number 1000
with Il value estimated at S2.1OO.OOO.
The trial Of DR.. j. w. Smith. at Ow-
enSville. Ky. on Il charge of killing
Henry Craig. near Darlington. twenty
two years ago. resulted i'll an acQuittai.
Tie factory of the Peoria Rubber
ana Manufacturing company. at Pc
oria. ILL.,. has passed into the hands OF
the American company and is now Il
part Of the trust.
The fourth annual convention of the
National EmbalmcrS' Association con-
7ened at Chicago. With nearly loo del
egateS present from all parts of the
United States.
The Sterling cycle works at kenoslla,
Wis. have been transferred TO the
American bicycle company. known as
the trust. The consideration is as
sumed to be $4,000.
Negotiations are pending between
agents of the British government and
dealers at st. Louis for 5000 of the
finest pack mules that can be secured,
to be shipped to South Africa.
The Lutheran general council decided
to send missionaries to Porto Rico. who
will found congregations, build church.
es and advance the work of the denom-
inatlon in every way possible.
The gold output for the Cripple Greek
district for September amounted to ST.
131,NW. surprising all records. The the
production Of gold in this district from
the time of its discovery in 1891 to
date, is S62 ,O57.2O2.
The committee of superintendent
and police of the Eairmount Park COM
mission OF Philadelphia decided to rec
Cmmend to the commission that auto
mobiles be allowed to enter the park,
being restricted to certain drives.
The petition to place the name of
Mayor NJ. Jones of Toledo, Ohio OH the
Australian ballot. as an independent
candidate for governor. has been filed
with the secretary of state. The petit
ton contains about HOO names.
The son of Gen. Sanguilly and the
three other young Cubans who We're ar
rested and locked up at Havana for re-
moving the Spanish flag from the
premises of the Commercial fire brig
AIDE and from the Spanish Clerks club,
will be released OH bail.
In Il decision handed down by the
United States circuit court of appeals
at Chicago. the verdict of $4,000 for
merly given against the Worlds Co
lumbar Exposition company in favor
of the republic Of France is reversed
and a new trial ordered.
DR.. Calvin Ellis. class of '46. who
died in 1883, and whose will has lust
been probated, left to Harvard univer-
sity, $4,000. Most Of this sum is to
be devoted to the education of his de-
scendantS and also for maintaining
three professors at the medical school.
The State League of Republican
clubs. in annual session at Harrisburg,
Pa, adopted resolutions condemning
the civil service law as being in opposi-
ton to the free Institutions of the gov
eminent, and requesting national and
state representatives tn have If mo6i
fled or repealed.
Saturday closed the fiscal years in
the Office of the secretary of state of
New Jersey. The records of the office
for the year show that 1915 companies
were incorporated and TINT $72S,O23
was paid into the state in fees. This Is
nearly, 100000 in excesss OF the fees re-
ceived from the saIap source, last year.