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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
NEWS Isl II BR1lEF.
Overflow From the Wires I'm . Cone;
deMsed Form.

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~ deMsed Form. a
Mrs. se1osina C. Patterson, widow
of the late Admiral Patterson, U. ,N.e
is desl at her home on Staten Island.
The cruiser Prairie, which is now at.
Havre, will take on board the United
States exhibits at the Paris exposition;
when She sails for New. York.
Mrs. Annie Dunmire, formerly wife
of Charles j. Guiteau, the assassin of
President Garfield, took out a license,
in Chicago to marry Enoch Allen.
News was received, in Washington of
the death from typhoid fever Of Mrs.
McIxinleys nephew, Assistant Pay.
master j. S. Barber. at Hongkong.
The dividends on the preferred stock
of the American Linseed Or company
has been passed, and the concern. it is'
said, is to be "amicabIy" reorganized.
All efforts to purchase the Rogers
locomotive works. at Paterson, N. j..
have failed. If the plant is not sold by
Dec. / Mr.. Rogers says he will close it.
James Lynch and Robert L. King of
Salt Lake We're sentenced by Judge
Booth to be shot OH Jan. IL for the
murder of Godfrey Browse in Septenl-
Der last.
Harry G. Moore, nineteen years old,
a freshman at the Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology Boston, was
killed in cane rush at the South. End
baseball grounds.
Work is being pushed on the laying
of the ]seels to the mammoth iron
steamships to be built at the works of
the Eastern Shipbuilding company at
Creation. opposite New London, Conn.
and the work of putting together the
hulls is being pushed.
The plant of the Hughesville furni-
ture Manufacturing company at
Hughesville, Pa, was destroyed by
fire, together with it's valuable ma
cEinery and a large quantity of manu-
featured goods. Loss, $4,000. Several
nearby residences were damaged.
The largest single order for paint
brushes ever placed in the United
States has been booked by Messrs.
Rennous, Kleinle & Co., of Baltimore.
This contract was given by the Pitts
burg Plate Glass company, and calls
for 3S5O00 brushes of different varieties
and sizes, valued at about 100000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22

A terrible scene was witnessed in a
menagerie at a village near Privas,
France. A butcher made wager that
he would enter a cage in which three
lions were enclosed, drink bottle Of
champagne, and play game of cards
with the tanner. All went we'll until
the butcher was about to leave, when
he foolishly thrust a glass of cham
payne under a lions nose. The beast
leaped furiously at the man and man
gled him terribly before he could be
released. -'%'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
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An international association Tor the
furtherance of the exploration of Cen
tral Asia is being formed. The princ!-
pal scat will be at st. Petersburg.
:, Collonia! Secretary Chamberlain has
informed the West India & Panama
| Gable company that the British gov
.ernn1ent will neither purchase it's lines
nor subsidize the company.
The committe on finance of the Span
sh-American congress has decided to
urge Spain and Latin America to adopt
common standard, with the object OF
securing monetary unification.
.Commandant General Botha, accord
ing to a dispatch to the London Daily
Mail from Pretoria, has sent to Lord
Roberts statement of the terms upon
which he Will surrender.
:. The sultan of Turkey is about to
jain the ranks of the automoblists.
His aidede-camp inspected an auto
naobile exhibition at Berlin with a
Nlew to purchasing 4 machine for his
majesty.
Late mail advices received by
French steamer from Carthagena .in-
dictate that Il decisive engagement may
have been fought between the revo-
lutionists and government troops in
Bolivar province.
The iron mines discovered a year ago
in the province of Kursk, i'll the south
of European Russia, for the working Of
Which eighteen companies were par
TALLY established, prove to be value
less.
1t is likely that Sir Wilfred Laurier
Will recommend Sir Charles Topper,
the retired Conservative, for q peerage,
for his work in bringing about the con-
federation of Canada and for the ill-
PRODUCTION of free schools.
The 1,0OO-ton steel order which the
subsidized North German Lloyd Steam
ship company has placed in America,
continues to be the subject of wild at
lacks from the jingoes and the ultra
protectionist press of Germany.
The Conservative newspapers Of Par
is are unanimous in their opinion that
receptions to ex-President Kruger
should not be made the occasion for
anti-government demonstrations, but
should be limited to the homage cue
him.
The director, manager and auditors
of. Dumbelrs Bank of Douglass, Isle of
Man, which recently failed for over
100000, We're found guilty of falsify-
ing the banks books. The jurymen
We're cheered by the assemblage of ru-
ined depcsitors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
peuDlc Talked About.

Mr.. Thomas Arnold of the University
OF Ireland is dead. p;
Marcus DAILY of Montana and Henry
Willard died in New York last week.
Capt. John D. Hart of Cuban fllibus-
tering fame died in Philadelphia Of
apoplexy.
John w. Tindal, for fifteen years an
editorial writer on the Chicago Inter
Ocean, died after short illness.
Miss Clara Clemens, Mark rwain's
pretty and clever daughter, will be
heard in recitals in New York during
the present season.
Announcement of the engagement of
Miss Ruth Plumb, second daughter of
the late Senator P. M. Plumb of En-
poria, Kan, to Schuyler Colfax Brews.
ter Of lola, Kan, has been made.
Maj. Charles Alfred Booth, U. S. A..
quartermaster in charge of the United
States arsenal at st. Louis, died at
Louisville from pneumonia at the home
of his father-in-l law former Gov. John
Young Brown.
Thomas Hubbard Caswell, a Cali
fornia. pioneer of 1S4S, who was promi-
nently identified with the early history
of the state and the most exalted Mason
in point of rank in the world, died at
his residence in San Francisco.
Gen. Frederick Ellsworth Mather died
at his home in New York, aged ninety
two years. He was the last surviving
member of the original fourteen who
formed the Russell Trust association OF
v,,a university popularly known as
the Skull; and cross-Bones society. He
entered Yale in 1882 and 1orlneo the
society in the same year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Domestic.

A split has occurred in the *. of l..
general assembly.
Steel workers strikes, involving -
900 men have been settled.
A receiver has been appointed for W..
l.. Strong 6. Co. of New York.
Terry McGovern whipped Kid Broad
IN six fast and bloody rounds.
A serious defect is discovered in
Iowa's new biennial election law.
Gov. Beckham of Kentucky has been
warned that an attempt will be made
upon his life.
The belief is expressed that the e1S-
listing general average of stock prices
is not too high.
:. Prof. W. II. Rosenstengel, OF the
of Wisconsin, fell dead dur
ing meeting Of the faculty.
Two thousand cigarmakers at Tam
pa, Fla, are out of employment be-
cause OF labor union troubles.
Thirteen insane soldiers from the
Philippines have been sent to the gov
ernment asylum at Washington. D. c.
Two-thirds of the entire potato crop
Of Michigan has been ruined by recent
storms. The damage amounts to some
100000.
The National Civic federation has
called a convention for Dec. II at Chi
cago to secure arbitration in the set
Element Of Industrial disputes.
The United States turret ship Mont
Grey has returned to Hongkong. hay-
ing failed to reach Canton, owing to an
accident to her machinery. II
The American Steel Sheet company
has ordered the big Reeves plant at
Canal Dover, Ohio, placed in condition
to resume work at once. fa5
The State of Indiana has entered
suit In the supreme court against the
Big -Four. Railroad company for s227,-
600 damages for alleged violations OF
the state law requiring railway compa-
niles to post bulletins announcing the
arrival and departure Of trains. 4,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
THREAT AGAINST BEC1xHA,I. J
Governor Of Kentucky Warned That
an Attempt Would BE Made Upon
His Life la4. ri (.

Governor OF Kentucky Warned That
an Attempt Would He Made Upon
His Life. M
Frankfort, KY, Nov. 16. - A threat
has been communicated to Gov. Beck
ham through personal friend who
reports the words as coming direct
from Berry Howard, indicted as one
of the accessories to the murder of
William Gocbel The communication
was written at Pineville on Sunday by
a prominent Democrat who does not
want his name used for the reason
that it might endanger his life, and
was addressed to a prominent Demo-
crat and close friend of the governor
here. 1t said: N
II was in Pineville last night when
n gentleman. and Democrat, said to
me: Berry Howard was in Pineville
a few days ago With his Winchester.
When leaving he is quoted as having
said: well, l. guess Beckham is
elected governor, but he won't be gov-
ernor II. Gre than nine days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22

Japan is to have a new military dec
grafton Of the nature of the Victoria
cross Of the British army. Isl 81 personal
valor on the field of battle. which may
be conferred imme aiately, without red
tape. AS q companion to this intelli-
gence comes the praise Of the nurses
0f the Japan Red Cross on the hospi-
III ship Hakuai at Taku They bear
these poetical names: O-Tak-San,
1psanip the graceful bamboo; Umc-
-; IL plum blossom; o. Hagi-san,
thS modest meadow sweet; O-iasu-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22

In the Belleville quarter of Paris a
man named Wales recently died whose
career was unique. He was proprie-
tor of lodging houses, but made it an
1nvariable rule never to press tenant
OF sell one up for rent. He has been
known to give tenant who was I'M
able to pay his rent money to cover
the expense of removal, and in his will
he ordered that every. tenant was to be
allowed rebate of a TERMS rent. His
tenants contributed towards a huge
wreath for his grave.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
BorMA READY TO QUIT.

Sends Roberts a Statement of Terms
Upon Which He Will Surrender.
London, Nov. 16.-Commandant Cen
eral Botha, according to a dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Pretoria, has sent
to Lord Roberts q statement of the
terms on which he will surrender.
1--WE understand" says the Daily
News, that Lord Roberts has init
mated that it is impossible to with
draw more troops from South Africa"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
in TURKISH PRISON.
FIVE AMERICANS SUBJECTED TO
TORTURE.
Arrested ON the Charge of Con-
spiracy Against the Turkish
Government - Tortured by Mock
CruciGxion Confined ina Foul
Turkish Dungeon and Pressed by
Jailcrs. to Renouncc Christianity
and Their American Citizenship
Victims Remain Stubborn.
Victims Remain stubborn.

Vienna, Nov. 1s.-Fivc American Ar
menians have been arrested for alleged
completely in Il plot against the Turk
ish government, tortured by mock
crucifixtion, and are reported to have
been moved beyond the reach of help
to Mosul, near the site of Nineva.
They are confined to foul Turkish
dungeon, and their jailors are pressing
them to renounce Christianity and
their American citizenship aud EN-
brace Mohammcd"nism. as Well as
acknowledge themselves subjects Of
the sulten. The victims remain stub
born.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22

Devdtges VI gollff are ft0ifd of refer
ring to it as the ancient and royal
game" 1t is probably more royal. and
certainly far more ancient than: most
OF them have any idea. of. j.. At, all
events: pictured tablet was recently
nnearthed at Carchemish, the old capt.
tai of the Hittites, wherein are depict
ed men and women engaged in a pas
time, which,, if not - exactly golf as
played at present, Isl something extra.
ordinarily like it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22

So accustomed have Americans be.
come to think of the United States as
a new country that the statement Of
Mr.. Albion w. Tourgee that 1--WE are
one Of the oldest Of existing civilized
nations" seems to require an explana-
ton. Since the foundation of the gov
eminent, almost 112 years ago, there
has been no break in our Presidential
successor. During that period, accord
ing to Judge Tourgee, the form of gov
eminent in France has changed ten
times. Germany he adds, lis but
thirty years old. Austria. as nation,
is the outcome Of the Hungarian re-
bellion.. Italy is a still later product Of
popular evolution" ;
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
CasualitieS.

A steamer sank in the Bay of Funda
and about forty lives We're lost.
The interior Of the Lyric tlleater at
Chicago was badly damaged by fire.
Two steamers and twenty-odd sail
ing vessels We're wrecked in the Black
sea during the recent storm, several
laundering With their entire crews.
Fire destroyed the plant of the APP
pleton Manufacturing company in
Geneva. Ill. The loss is $250,000. The
company manufactured farm maclin-
cry.
The italian government has decided
to adopt serious measures for the pro-
lection of king Victor Emmanuel. a
special section of police is being Or
ganized.
~. desttroye;dd: The Wichita Falls
mill, and eleEaaar at Fort WoItt. Tex.
:OVef;Ea0o,0 0o:: bushels of wheat We're
burned with the buildings. The loss
is about STAG, 600; fully insured.
Ten people: We're injured, three seri-
ously,. in a collision between. a north
bound lake Shore passenger brain and
an extra freight train which met head :,
on three miles south of Kalamazoo:
Mich. "'-s'n"2. j. .''''''
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22

tinguished Greek. consuls from
our western cities. as we'll as hundreds
of Greeks in eastern. seaports, have
gathered the past two weeks. to do
honor to the Navarchos Miaulis, the
first Greek warship to visit American
waters.t'' Not only when Greek meets
Greek" has the occasion been nota-
BILE, but because Greece has taken this
opportunity to express to the world
her appreciation of the long and I'M
broken friendliness of the United
States,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Kittson Commits suic;.,..

Norristown, Pa, Nov. 1s.-Ja1nes L.
Kittson, formerly one of the proprie-
tors Of the Kittson stock farm on
Chestnut Hill, Pa, and a son of Com
modore Kittson of ST. Paul. COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
with rife. MIR. Kittson did not
make his appearance at breakfast,
and when q search was made his
body was found in his bedroom. Ill
health is believed to have prompted
him to take his life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
JErrn1Es AND suAR11nY.
Big Bruiscrs VIII Get Together in
Nav


New York, Nov. 16.-A match was
made in this city between James j.
Jeffries. the champion pugilist, and
Tom Sharkey. The terms provide:
Winner to take the entire purse; fight
May next before the club Offering the
largest purse: in Nevada, to a finish;
bids for the fight to remain open until
Jan. Is; Marquis of Queensberly rules;
five ounce gloves. Each principal de-
posted $4,000 to insure his appearance
in the ring. The articles provide that
should Jeffries make q match with
either Fitzsimmons or Gus Ruhlin,
that battle would be decided before
the present one. The same conditions
prevail in regard to a match being
made between Sharkey and Rhulin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
FIRE IN 4 HOSPITAL.

Fatal Results to Panic-Stricken Pa
ticnts Prevented by Employees.
New York, Nov. 1S.-Fire caused by
spontaneous combustion in the laun-
dry of the Hudson street hospital
started panic among the ffty-tive
patients. The nurses and doctors had
a hard time calming the frightened
inmates, a few of whom tried to jump
flom the windows. Mary Creigen, a
laundress, was severely burned. The
fire Was quickly extinguished.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Lost on IL Foul.

Savannah, Ga. Nov. 16.-Mysterious
Billy Smith, of New York lost his fight
here with Jim Judge of Scranton, Pa,
by fouling his man in the eleventh
round. The fight was fast and furious
up to the point of conclusion. Smiths
ring tactics We're condemned by the
audience.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Long Sleep Of n Blueax

Akron Ohio, Nov. IS. The corner
stone OF the old high school building,
which is being torn down to make
room for freight station, was re-
moved. The box it contained was de-
livered to committee of the Akron
lodge of Masons. When. opened big
blue fly buzzed moment and flew out
from among the papers in the box. The
boz had been buried in the corner
stone for fifty years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Deer Hunter Killed.

Iron Mountain, Mich, Nov 16. -
While hunting deer near Saunders a
distressing accident occurred which
resulted in the death of Fay Shad-
dock of this city. Peter Weber, who
was with him, fired at deer, but I'M
fortunately his shot passed through
the animal and entered Shaddock's
side, producing fatal wound.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Foreign.

Great Britain sends more troops to
South Africa. 2.-,
Great Britain must float another loan
for war expenses.
Baron Tolls polar expedition is Win
tering in the Karsk sea.
Predictions are made that England
will experience an industrial crisis.
Berlin papers criticise the emperor
for not summoning the reichstag earli-
er.
1t is thought that some of the pow
ers are planning .for, or. the partition of
China.
The West African gold fever is
causing q rush of brospectors to that
part Of the world.
Santo Domingo's congress will meet
Nov. 25 to discuss reciprocity treaty
with the United States.
DR.. Colvin of Glasgow estimates
that the bubonic plague has cost the
city of Glasgow SIS, 100000. /.
The Chinese population OF Tien-tsin
IS placed at 100000, ore-third OF whom
are supposed to be Boxers. 81
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Formulation of Io.xn,

Washington. Nov. 1s.The popula-
ton Of the State of Iowa, as officially
announced is 2,231. s53, against 1911 ,S96.
in 1880. This is an increase Of 319, 957.
or 1861 per cent. The population in
1880 was 1.624,615, showing an Increase
OF 2s77.2 S1, or It's per cent from 1880 to-
1890.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Both, Duelists Killed.

Barlow, Fla, Nov. 1e.-John Carter
and Oliver Moody became involved at
a turpentine camp near here over d
woman to whom both We're paying at
tention. They agreed to fight it cut
with guns, and having deliberately
planned Tor duel, fired simultaneous
ly. Both We're killed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Quarantine necessary.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Indian Agent
Getchell in charge of the Turtle
Mountain reservation in North Da-
kota, telegraphs from Rolla, N. d.,
that three more cases of smallpox have
been developed among the Indians
there. Quarantine must be estab-
lished at once he reports. Fort Totem
school is still receiving pupils from
Rolla, and it is urged that this be
stopped Immediately.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Conte.ti for Blackburn.

Washington, Nov. 16,--J. S. C. Black
burn, recently elected to the United
States senate by the Kentucky legis-
lature, may never take his seat in that
body. The right to his seat will be
inquired into thoroughly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
DISPUTES WITH CANADA.
Another Meeting Of the Joint Higl.
Commits AiOm MAY Be Held.

Washington, Nov. 16.--Re-establish
ment of commercial treaties and
permanent settlement of the Alaskan
boundary dispute are to be the pri-
mary objects of an assembly of the
Canadian joint high commission. The
elections in Canada held the day fol-
lowing the election in this country
have brought forward for settlement
questions between this government
and the dominion government which
will receive early consideration.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Fatal Riot Among Students.

Omaha, Neb. Nov. 1S.--A fierce riot
reigned for an hour at the Omaha
Medical college, participated in by a
hundred students and a dozen police
men. Joe Mccarthy and Dale Woods,
students, We're fatally injured and a
dozen others We're more or less hurt.
The dental students and the medical
students started the fight in the class
room over the question of seats.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
LETTER CARRIER ASSAULTED.
Serious InfractiOn of the Postal
LAVA in puert0 Rico.

Laws in Puerto Rico.
Washington, Nov. 16.-The first i'll
fraction of the postal laws under the
American regime in Porto Rico is re-
ported in cablegram to the postof
flee department received from the in
spcctor in charge, Leathernan, at San
Juan, announcing the arrest Of An
tonic Quinones for assaulting Letter
Carrier Jose Major With intent to rob.
The carrier will probably die and
Quinones has been held under $4,000
bonds to the grand jury.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
For KilIing Jennie no..cb,.ter.

New York, Nov. is. = McAllister,
Campbell, Death and Kerr, accused Of
causing the death of Jennie Ross
chieter in Paterson. N. J., by adminis-
tering a drug, We're arra;gned before
Supreme Judge Dixon in Paterson.
They ali pleaded not guilty. Trial was
set for Jan. IA.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Three KILLED i'm a Collision.

Oil City, Pa, Nov. 1s.-A2 head-on
collision between All extra freight train
and the regular Lake Shore passenger
train occurred two miles west of Polk.
Both engines We're demolished, all of
the passenger coaches left the tracks
and forty Oil and coal cars We're de-
rallied. The wreckage destroyed all
telegraphic communicated. Three
persons We're killed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22

Theg cotton crop of this country
amounted to only 100000 pounds in
1898, last year it was about 5,5Oo,o0o,-
900 posh4ntds, representing. three-foqrthFs
of thessatire croP. of the World andRa1-
ued atlss5o, 100000. 1t dpea 9,5oko@
bales. aid the 'iosAss ~ waste 4niciuehtat
to thefprocess of taking samples was
not legs than boo , ;.' ti ~ y
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
The. prunc Cron.

San Francisco, Nov 16. - According
to a local paper the California Cured
Fruit association is master of the
prune situation in this state. The
crop in the north and northwest is
marketed, and most of that bought, by
the outside packers in the state is
disposed Of. President Bond, of the
association, says the price will not be
lowered,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
Yirelnia .College lurned

Roanoke, Va. Nov. 16. Virginia coll
lege burned to the ground. No lives
were lost. but the young lady students
saved practically none OF their prop
terty. The loss is about $4,000; partly
insured. 4.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
EscaDing Pri.oner KIIIed.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. Is. - In "a
Jail delivery at the state penitentiary
one prisoner was killed by the guards.
Guard Swarts was seriously. wounded
and three prisoners made their en-
cape. IA i.