Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-15
Foreign.

Russian aggression in Persia causes
anxiety in India.
The first election in San Juan re-
suited in Il fatal riot.
John Redmond las been chosen lead
CT of the Natienalists.
\ Belgian girl is said to have eaten
no food for eighty days.
The influenza epidemic is raging in
Germany with urabated fury.
Italy is pleased over the reciprocity
treaty with the United States.
The italian university wants to build
twertN-four tirst-class battlcships
Italy's quarantine regulations against
smallpox aroused Il storm Of protest i'll
France.
Great Britain will resent any foreign
intervention and is preparing for in
terfercnce.
The French government does not be-
licve Italy will furnish troops for Eng
land i'll Egypt.
French rltitica tiGn OF the reciprocity
treaty with the United States is said
to be assured.
Italy has been asked to send Il relief
expedition after the Duke of AbruZzl,
the Arctic explorer.
The betrcthal of Mara: Theresa of
Portugal to Prince Karl Ludwig of
Thurn is announced.
The people of Civic. Italy. recently
made 4 rotous demonstration against
an increase i'll taxes.
Gen. Kobbe has occupied and g:lrri-
n,S Hmm nina
; capturing 5000 prisoners.
\ vote Oh Lord Ftzmauricc's amend
ment resulted in Il big government vic
tory in the house of commons.
\ st. Petersburg paper says the en-
peror of China was not depoSed but
that his successor was named.
The. German press declares that
France is trying to make trouble be-
tween the Kaiser and England.
Labouchere attempted to address Il
peace meeting, but was hit Oh the head
with a missile and driven away.
The British ambassador to France
left that country last week on leave
of absence, due to the anti-BritiSh feel
ing.
The coal famine in Germany, due to
the strikes, is assuming Il threatening
aspect. The question is now discussed
of forbidding coal exports until normal
conditions are restored.
The semi-oftic;al Berlin Post severely
scores Duke .Albrecht Of MecklenlJurg.
Schwaerin for allowing himself to be
interviewed by the Eclair of Paris, IL
we'll known rabid anti-Grrman paper.
General.
\ postottice inspector will survey Il
mail route to Cape Nome.
!. The Corbett-Jeffries fight will be
pulled off in San Francisco.
The New York legislature will prob
ably repeal the Horton priZe-tight law.
OF twenty-five Cinnamon on trial at
Fargo nineteen We're ordered depOrted.
The Fort Dodge (Ia.) Beet Sugar COM
Iany was incorporated; capital. $3.50.
coo.
\ plan has been formed to rehabili-
tate the United States Milling COM
pany.
The National Cyclist association held
its annual meeting in New York last
week.
Factories throughout the country are
said to be crowded to their fullest ca
pacity.
The Diamond Match company's an
nual report shows net profits of over
10 per cent.
The Northern Pacific turns Seattle
down very hard by securing terminals
at Everett.
Montith Portland Cement company
will dam the st. Joseph river at BTiS.
toll Ind. and erect Il plant.
Control of practically I'LL the lines
west Of Chicago is reported assured to
the great railway syndicate.
Charleston. S. c.. has been formally
chosen as the place for holding the
next educational convention.
Congressman Babcock has been re-
elected chairman of the Republican
national congressional committee.
The directors of the Standard Oil
| Co., New Jersey. have declared divi-
dend of 500 per share. payable March
10.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany has arranged to float S1O,UNO00O
IL per cent bonds. 1t may enter the
telephone field.
Arthur Sewall. late vice-presidential
candidate. says he fayors expansion
and that he thought Bryan would be
renominated and Mckinley elected.
Financial statement of the r. ID. &
Robert l.. Spencer Banking company.
which suspended at Thompsonville
Conn. shows liabilities of 500 III and
assets S1O.S25.
The anthracite coal miners of Tioga
Pa. have been granted an advance Of
10 cents per ton for mining. Over
1000 of the men have been On strike
for several weeks.
Representatives of eight furniture
| manufacturing companies of Wiscon-
sin met in Fond du Lac, and it devel-
oped that the Wisconsin Furniture as
ISOLATION had been organized at Osh
| kOsh last October.
The franchise and plant of the Osh-
kosh Northwestern Telephone COM
pany have been transferred to the Erie
Telephone company of New York, rep
| resenting the Wisconsin Telephone
cOmnany of Milwaukee,