Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-12-19
Gen eral.

German agrarians will retard action
on the tariff bill until 1903, if possible.
Police Commissioner Murphy of New
York has announced that he will dis
miss Capt. Diamond from the police
force.
All the federal oficeholders in Colo
RADIO have received an order from Pres
ident Roosevelt to resign whatever po-
sitions they hold in political organiza-
tons.
Agitation has been started in North
ern Idaho in favor of opening the Occur
d'Aiene Indian reservation. This res
ervation contains more than 100000
acres.
Henry Reuping, one of the victims Of
the Depere Wis., wreck of June "a.
1900, has received verdict of $12, 900
damages against the Northwestern rail-
road company.
The eighty-third anniversary of the
admission of Illinois into the Union as
state was celebrated recently at the
state house, under the auspices of the
Illinois society.
DR.. A. Tetev of the c. L. Magee path
illogical department of Mercy hospital
in Pittsburg, has discovered what has
every indication of being a successful
serum treatment for lockjaw.
After many exciting adventures in
Oriental waters, having narrowly es-
capped laundering, the transport Sheri-
dan which left Manila fifty-one days
ago bound for San Francisco, has ar
rived there safely.
Charles M. schwab, president of the
United States Steel corporation, will
leave for Europe shortly after Christ.
mas. He will be absent nearly two
months, and win spend the time in
England and on the Continent.
1t is the intention of Tammany lead.
ers to turn over to the incoming ad-
ministration on Jan. l a city as clean,
morally, as it is possible to make it.
Looking to this end, an order has been
issued for the closing of all pool rooms.
Prominent cattlemen of the Choctaw
nation will be elected from the domain,
icing regarded as intruders by the
Choctaw tribal government, and the
Indians, it is asserted, have the backing
Of the interior department.
The Cramps Shipbuidling company
has notified the Porte that it is ready to
commence building a cruiser for the
Turkish government, and has asked
th,. government to send officers to SUI
Lervise the vessels construction.
Thomas E. Ferguson of Watonga as.
:,umed the Office of governor Of Oklaho-
me- recently. Gov. Ferguson made no
speech and vouchsafed no promises. It
is said all the officials of the Jenkins
administration will be removed at once.
A tract of 1000 acres of land near
Rowlands, Pa, has been purchased by
score of Norwegian families, who pro-
pose forming a colony to develop lum-
bering and quarry interests Forty
acres are to be allotted to each family
The labor trouble at the Prospect
Hill coal mine, rear Vincennes, Ind,
has been settled, the operators agree
ing to pay the scale, and the non union
men joining the union. All the strikers
with the exception of two have resumed
work.
Sunday funerals, except in cases Of
contagious diseases. may soon be an
event of the past in Chicago. The ur-
dertakers' association has resolved that
it's memrNrs are entitled to a day of
rest, and has set out to secure the co.
operation of c.c"gymen.
d. Cabanna, a wealthy st. Louis bust
ness man, became involved in fight
with a conductor and mOtorman on d
street car recently, and Mrg. Cabanna.
one of the leaders of the fashionable
set, received a blow in the face which
stretched her senseless on the floor nf
:hC car and almost broke her Jaw.