Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-01-17

There were 573 business failures in
the United States IN the seven days
ended on the 10th, against $40 the week
previous and 1a4 the corresponding Pc
Rod Of last year.
The Euclid. Trust and Savings com
pany at Cleveland, with deposits of
nearly 81, SOC, 900, assigned. Officers
assert that creditors will be paid in
full.
Developments at Washington lead to
the belief that the Panama canal will
be purchased from France for $40,-
900, 900.
Long" Jones, of Milwaukee, maker
of two United States senator's aud sue
cessful as republican leader in Illinois
and Wisconsin, has retired from poll
tics.
Edward Cheney, of Galesburg, ILL.,,
in a quarrel over money seriously
wounded his wife and her sister and
then killed himself.
Smallpox has been discovered in the
New Jersey state prison, where 1900
convicts are confined.
Admiral schlsy's visit to Gen. Cor
don, of Savannah, Ga, was made the
occasion Of a great display of enthu-
siasm by the whole city.
Martin O'Hara. aged 10. and his
sister Mary, aged IS. were drowned
while skating at Osceola. Pa.
Secretary Gage will retain the
treasury portfolio till February i at
the request of Gov. Shaw.
The Minnesota legislature will
meet in extra session about February
1s to consider the tax commission
ers' report.
A memorial meeting in honor of
President Mckinley will be held in the
hall of the house of representatives
February ~.
Henry Pearlstein and his wife and
five children were burned to death in
Buffalo, N. Y.
Jim Mays, a negro who attempted a
criminal assault. upon a little white
girl, was hanged by a mob near Spring
field, Ky.
Nine. Lillian Nordica, the famous
singer, was slightly injured in a train
wreck near>Reeves Ga.
Admiral Schley was given an en-
thusiastic reception at Savannah. Ga.
st. Louis labor unions have declared
a boycott on the Louisiana Purchase
exposition because the officials are not
friendly to unions.
A mar who committed suicide at
Seattle confessed a murder for which
another is serving sentence.
Fire destroyed the American Malt.
ing company's elevator in Chicago
the loss being ove $500
A canvass among members of both
houses Of congress shows that there
will be practically no organized oppo'
sition to tariff reduction on Cuban
sugar and tobacco.
Richard Croker has resigned as the
leader of Tammany and Lewis Nixon
the maj who designed the Oregon
has been named as his successor.
A Virginia militia officer was ar
rested, charged with sending obscene
matter through the mails to Presi
dent Roosevelt.
Boer sy%mpathizers at a mass meet
ing in Chicago petitioned Presiden'
Roosevelt to prevent shipment O.
horses and mules to South Africa.
j. H. G. Saffel, a restaurant keeper
at Eureka, CAL, killed his wife in thu
presence of his sever young children
and then ended his own life. q
Senator Morgan questioned French
agents of the Panama Canal compan,
and told them they had nothing tt
sell for which clear title could b.
given.
The governors of New Mexico ant
Washington have set aside Januar,
80 MS Mckinley day.
Andrew Carnegie has offered Co
lumbus, o., 100000 for library pur
poses, and Lansing, Mich, $4,000.
The Peoples bank at gainesville
o., closed it's doors with liabilities o
$173,O 900.
Marconi will go to England t
hasten work on wireless telegraph,
stations connecting with America.