Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-10-03
Foreign Gossip.

The overdue steamship Oregon has
arrived at Port Townsend from Nome,
bringing 414 passengers and Si50,t00 in
gold.
Broom corn is on the boom and the
farmers of Central Illinois are profising
by the rise. During the last three days
the price has jumped from s95 to $3.50
per ton.
W. c. Whitney confirms the report
that he will withdraw his big racing
stable from England, and in future con:
fine his racing operations to American
tracks alone.
immigration inspectors at the port OF
New York are exercising a greater de-
gree of vigilance now than formerly,
as a result of the general demand fo1
the exclusion of anarchists.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago has a
bodyguard nowadays, whose only duty
is to keep watchful eye on the move
ments of suspicious characters who loi-
ter too near the chief executive.
A very svere frost was experienced
throughout Central and Northern New
York recently. Ice formed III shallow
water, and great damage was done to
all garden and truck farm products.
Katherine Kupfer, a young artist.
whom the late George F. Gilman OF
Bridgeport, Conn.,, befriended, has filed
claim for $4,000 against his estate for
SIS, 600 for services as an artist for six
years.
The American delegates to the Meth
odist Ecumenical conference have de-
cded to raise funds in the United
States to put a stained glass window in
Wesley's chapel, London, to commem-
crate their visit.
P. NJ. Hanney, chairman of the COM
| mittee in charge of the arrangements
for the dinner in Chicago in honor of
Sir Thomas Upton, announces that the
dinner will be given on the night OF
! Saturday, Ost. 5.
! Mr.. Rottemley, an agent for the Mar
conf sytem of wireless biography, who
has arrived at ST. Johns, n. F., from
Cape Race, has secured an excellent
site near the signal station, and hopes
| 70 have the system working there very
soon.
George w. Bowman. wealthy mine
owner. has agreed to give to the Peo-
pies Church of America 100000 of the
earnings of his mines to further the
work of the church. 1t is said that
''other millions will be forthcoming if
needed.
| Philip W. Bull has been appointed
! temporary receiver for the Aluminium
Press Company of New York, whose
factory is at Plainield. n. j., on the
application of a majority of the direc-
tors fol- voluntary dissolution of the
corporation.
Garrett Nugent. nineteen years Of
age, who is alleged to have embezzled
about $4,000 from his employers.
Townsend & McIlvane. lawyers Of
New York. by means of false entries in
the firms bank book, has been arrested
at Memphis. Tenn.
Mrs. H H. Paxton of Ann Arbor
Mich, has been selected by the officers
Of the National W. C. T. L. to go to the
Philippines and work among the SOL
diers, and also collect evidence against
the canteen. She will sail about Nov.
Is. and will be gone two years.
The plant of the American Tin Plate
company at Lisbon Ohio, has started
up in all its milling departments. and
the tin house men will go in as soon as
the black plate is prepared for them
All Of the old employees except three
who assaulted the manager, We're put
hack to work.
The University of Southern California
has been opened at Los Angeles under
favorable auspices. The 100000 endow
ment, to which Mrs. Anna Hough, {
sister of the late Jay Gould, subscribed
$4,000, subject to the condition that tho
University authorities raise the balance
by Nov. /. is now complete.
President w. F. Slocum, who has re
turned to Colorado Springs from
summer spent in the East, has an
nounced to the trustees OF Colorado
college the receipt of 100000 cash to
! ward the erection of hall of science
The generous donor withholds his name
at present. ....