Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-31

Verslty, in compliance with the con-
oltions of the will. The educational
work projected by Mr.. Rhodes will be
supervised by an Oxford man.
ACCIDENTAL HappeninEs
Dutch lieutenant and eleven sol.
diers were killed in brush with in
surgents in the island of Sumatra.
Two children of w. H. Feather OF
Pinto. Md. We're cremated in fire
that burned Feathers home. An ex-
plodtng gasoline stove caused the fire.
By the capszing of their sailboat on
the Ohio river at Aurora, Ind. Ben
Watts. Albert Miller and Robert Nc
Laughlin, young men, We're drowned.
Clayton Kaston saved himself.
Fire at greensboro, KY, destroyed
the Osborne planning mill, the CONT
nenta! Tobacco factory and a number
of railway cars. Loss, $4,000. A pass
ing engine is supposed to have caused
the blaze.
The business portion of the winter
resort Of Camden, S. c., is in ruins, as
the result of a fire which started from
the explosion of a lamp. Several hand
some old colonial reside noes and busl-
ness blocks We're destroyed.
A Baltimore & Ohio freight locomo.
tive exploded near Olney, III. Engineer
Conaty of Washington, Ind, was in
stantly killed, and Fireman Michael
Muster, also of Washington, was ia
tally Injured. Fifteen cars were COM
pletely wrecked.
Fire in the exposition grounds, in the
suburbs of East Dallas, Texas, in thir-
ty minutes, destroyed the main expo
sition building, one of the largest
buildings in the country; the music
hall annex, the poultry building and
several private buildings. The loss
will reach 100000
Otherwise.
Joe Cans knocked out Rufe Turner
of Stockton, Cal, in the fifteenth round
at Oakland, Cal.
Nineteen different unions are now
engaged in the garment workers strike
in New York, which includes some A.
900 people.
A Pana Gll) paper will publish the
Bible as serial. Fifty years will be
required for the purpose, as the INSTALL
ments will be small.
The Tocojo Cocoa and Sugar COM
pany, capital 100000, was incorpor-
ated at Trenton, N. j., to grow and
manufacture sugar and cocoa.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to give
$50 900 for the building of a library IN
Lorain, Ohio, on condition that the
CITY furnish a site and provide for Its
maintenance.
Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial Sec
rotary, who was recently injured In
cab accident, has started on a cruise
aboard the admiralty yacht Enchant-
1ess to recuperate.
Charles M. Schwabs residence, to
cost $3,500OO0, will not be located on
Fifth avenue, New York, but will be
the most palatial in the city, with large
grounds and an italian garden.
Justice Hail. of the state supreme
court of Utah upholds the Sealing for
eternity marriage contract, and de-
clares the church divorce Of John II.
Park and Annie F. Park void.
The supposed heirs to the "Cronk-
hite' estate of SSOO0O,0O0 in Amsterdam
are again pushing their claims. and feel
confident of success. through the eff
forts CT Mrs. NJ. L. Wood of Chicago.
Russell Sage. hanging to the hand
rail- was dragged some twenty feet by
an electric car in New York before he
could be released. A sudden start as
he was alighting threw him off his feet.
The Cane Town correspondent of the
London Daily Mail cables that the gov
ernment engineering commission mas
recommended an extension of the mar
Dor works at Table Bay, Cape colony,
at cocst of G3.5O0,O0O.
At a meeting of the Massachusetts
Republican state committee Hon. Johii
D. Long, formerly secretary OF inc
navy. was selected to preside over the
state Republican convention. which IL
was voted to hold on Oct. j.
From an official of the Cambria Steel
company at Johnstown, Pa, 1t IS
learned that about one-half Of the COM
nanv's 10000 employees will participate
in an advance of wages which Will aN-
praSe III per CeIl, " NoIS AA"AA'
Russell Wilson of Milan, Ohio, acting
&C nhysician with an alleged tlllpus-
terine expedition in Nicaragua, was
.cantured and sentenced to death, put
senator Hanna is endeavoring to Sc
cure his release.
Prenara,ions are being made for an
entertainment in New York of the thlf-
tiath convention Of the international
Association of Fire Engineers. which
;s to he he'd in the Grand Central fal-
ace, Sept. 1919.
Brig. Gen. Charles King has Ior'''-
,l,v notified the Council Fluhs, iowa
committee that he would surely oe ~
attendance on the third annual re"''".
or the National Society OF the Army ~
tine Philippines. which is to be he'" ~
INA, cjty Auy. 49, IA and 10,
1he American consul & "efal III ''l'
,,a., ,binIis that there will be great
hoom in trade in South Africa nov
,h,t nencr has Eeen restored NJ
country at present shirs more .E''
,wi,. as many goods to SoH'h Alfl''