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ROYAL GORGE RAILWAY.
Contracts Let and Work Progressing
Rapidly.

Denver-A News special from
Canon City says: The Canon City and
Royal Gorge Interurban Railway Com
pany let contract Monday to J. b.
Harrison of Cripple Creek and r. ].
Knight of Canon City for the pole line
and overhead work of eleven miles OF
its line from the city barn to the top
of the Royal gorge. The contracts call
for setting 700 poles and stringing one
feed wire and one trolley and placing
the trolley brackets on the poles.
Work will start tomorrow morning
with a force of fifteen men. Harrison
and Knight are both employees of the
Colorado Light and Power Company.
which will furnish the electric current
for operating the line. The contract
calls for the work to be completed by
June 25th and will cost for labor nearly
$4,000. The poles already are arriving
on the ground. Three hundred and
thirty-five men now are at work on the
grade to the top of the gorge, building
bridge abutments and culverts and
making the roadbed.
Contracts have been let to the Bull
len Bridge Company of Pueblo for
fifteen iron bridges, which will be re-
quired in reaching the summit OF the
Royal Gorge park. Nearly all the ties
are delivered along the roadbed and 1t
is hoped to have the line to this point
finished by July list. At the rate OF
progress now being made 1t will be ac.
complished II there is no delay In the
arrival of the steel rails. The car barn
and Office buildings will be erected on
a half block of ground just east of the
State Penitentiary on the corner oil
First and Main streets.
The Ordway new era., 1906-05-25
OF THE WEEK
|nortant Happenings of the
fpast Seven Days.
items Gathered from All
/ I, III, world Condemned
small spncc for the
an, ,f our Headers.
Personal.

Francis of St. Louis. president
louisiana Purchase exposition
byed several letters threaten
ASSASSINATION unless he i'm
II pays the writer $1,000.
spt Palma has again been In
N ms president of Cuba.
Hunter Corbett. d. D.. has
bsen moderator by the Pres
I general assembly in session
bloines. Ia.
1 wellman. the American en-
kecently delivered n lecture In
More the Society of Aerial
Ian relative to his proposed
Expedition TO the north pole.
kics recently made public In
keet show that the income of
Rockefeller from standard Oil
hone Is more than sl.0O0,oOO
k,h Ward. Or. John Tigert and
kes Atkins have been elected
| by the general conference OF
/. Church. South. at Birmins-
j.
Alexandra and Princess Vic
! he returned TO England afteD
kded cruise in Mediterranean
The Ordway new era., 1906-05-25
NjIssciIoncOus.


hib.treasury ~ New York has
bed s34 i9I 200 to San Fran
bee April Is. the date OF the
Ike.
rprtmc court OF the Unite |
aS granted the petition of the
Kansas to file n suit against
lied States and others In the
blying the NJ. *. & T. railroad
pn, through Indian Territory.
Presbyterian general assembly
Moines Ia. provided for the
Rtlon Of q society to be known
Presbyterian Brotherhood.
for its object the bringing ot
more closely into the church
supreme council of the Royal
OF the United States. in ses-
Old Point. Va, Howard c.
was reelected supreme re-
the entire list OF officers was
b.
rolt against Cuban authority
lsle of Pines in the near future
icted unless the United States
authority over II.
supreme court of the United
has approved the decision OF
louis court against Senator
Of Kansas. wherein he was
fed to six months in Jail and
a fine of s2.5OO.
asserted that the Goo marines
were hurricdly gathered for
pit on the cruiser. Columbia are
fi for the protection of the
ftne on the isthmus in case of
ionary troubles at the coming
4 elections.
faty has been signed between
i'atives of the United States
FMeo regulating the use of the
|oi the Rio Grande which it is
nl remove what has long been
Oh friction between the two
Presbyterian general assembly
toh at Des Moines, Ia, passed
'tion calling upon the churches
denomination to raise 100000
y relief of San Francisco
the National Editorial as
~ visited Oklahoma City last
ae city officers appropriated
lot entertainment. They have
zen arrested upon Indictment
erahd jury for misappropria-
mahent organization of the
r"ce commissions of the coun-
II organized at a recent meet
(a at Washington. Charles 8.
VI The New York city COM
was elected president.
standard Oil company has
VI oihcial statement denying
ses In the recent special mes
,Uheress and in the Garfield
.ne statement declares the
w OF the trust is not due TO
as'oie methods.
.sl =. Office department has been
mat navigation on the Yukon
A'aska will open on or about
,'k OF Missouri has commut-
=, seath ~ sentence of o. P. Nc
bnr ~ a.. Francois county, to life
|fpmeht pt in the penitentiary.
+ soone Cereal mills, at Boone,
(s,,, ,,,ecehtly totally destroyed by
s.,,ns ..naq a loss of 100000.
srssembly grounds OF Mount
| n .S' ~ were recently damaged
. ~ extent Of 425.000.
~ ,ss are sweepins northern
~ sno Michigan. Two hun
miles have besn burnedg
'svsrai ls,npes scwzg ~
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday, Dec. t..

David Wallace. a pioneer contractor
of the Northwestern states, Is dead at
La Crosse. Wis. aged seventy-four
years.
The steam trawler Forsoget has
been sunk In q storm off Christian
sand, Norway. All of her crew, num-
bering twelve e were drowned.
Seventeen thousand members OF the
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters In
New York city will demand an In
crease in wages from $3.50 to S. a day.
San Francisco proposes to have a
worlds fair in 1913 to commemorate
the 4OOth anniversary of the discovery
of the Pacific ocean by Balboa and
the completion of the Panama canal.
Harry H. Allen has been arrested at
Kansas City on information sworn out
by three members of the finance COM
mittee of Ararat Temple of the An
cient Order of Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine of that city charging him with
the embezzlement Of 1854.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
TOTAL OF $210,00O,000
GREAT NORTHERN DIRECTORS IN.
CREASE CAPITALIZATION By
SIXTY MILLIONS.

New York, Dec. 13.-At a meeting
of the directors of the Great Northern
railway it was voted to authorize an
increase of $4,000, 900 in the com
pany's preferred stock and to give
stockholders the opportunity of sub
scribirg therefor at par. Payments
on the new issue are to be paid at
periods extending over two years and
on all such amounts the company will
pay interest at the rate of 5 per cent
per annum until the full amount is
subscribed for.
The present amount of Great North.
ern stock outstanding is very nearly
S150,000, 900, SO that the new issue,
when it becomes stock, will bring the
total amount up to $4,000 900.
According to a statement given Out
the proceeds of the sale Of the new
stock is to be used to pay for addi.
tional equipment, for additions to and
improvements of existing lines and
for acquisition, by purchase of their
securities or otherwise, of such lines
as the directors may decide to be nee.
eSSary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
Thursday, Dec. 10.

Letters patent have been issued
granting a constitution to the Trans
vaal. The terms were fully outlined in
the house Of commons July 81.
Joseph H. Andrews, identified for
many years in Chicago building and
commercial enterprises, died suddenly
at the Calumet club Of heart disease.
The Mexican government has COM
pleted negotiations for the merging of
the Mexican Central and the National
railroads. The deal involves $685.
900, 900.
H. II. Rogers and John D. Archbold
have issued a joint statement deny
ing they had said John D. Rockefel-
ler's income was $50, 10000 a year
and d%enouncing the story as prepos-
ferrous.
The French government has notified
the government Of the United States,
through Ambassador Jusserand, that
Henry White, the recently appointed
American ambassador to France, Is
persona grata.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
NO SALARY INCREASE
HOUSE VOTES DOWN PROPOSAL
TO RAISE PAY OF MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS.

Washington. Dec. 15.-By a vote Of
LOG to 1873 the house of representatives
refused to increase from $4,000 to ST..
500 the salaries of senators, members
and delegates. The house. however,
by an overwhelming vote increased
the salaries of the vice president, the
speaker of the house and members OF
the presidents cabinet to $4,000 each.
In anticipation Of the question of in
creasing salaries coming before the
house there was an exceedingly large
membership present and the debate
on the several amendments for in.
crease, which were offered by MI
Littauer of New York to the legisla.
tive appropriation bill, was followed
with marked interest.
After d%isposing of the salary ques-
aoon the house passed the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill and adjourned at 3:45 p. m.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
Arrested on Frand CHARGE.

John M. Lund has been working ar
employment agency graft at Farg
with considerable success. He wouli
tackle men who seemed to be looking
for work and represent himself as thu
agent for a construction company il
the West. Prospective victims wert
offered high wages and free fare on
deposit Of $40. On payment of th
sum the victims were ordered to report
at the Northern Pacific depot at
certain hour, but Lund was missing
He was arrested, and complaints were
made by three men. 1t is claimed he
has caught several others.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
CABINET CHANGES OCCUR.
Encouragement of Certain Positions
Takes Effect.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Oscar S.
Strauss of New York has assumed the
Office Of secretary Of the department
of commerce and labor in pursuance
Of the Encouragement of the cabinet
recently made by President Roosevelt.
Secretary Metcalf. the retiring secre-
tary of and labor, was later
sworn in as secretary of the navy and
at IL o'clock Charles J. Bonaparte, the
retiring secretary Of the navy, took
the oath of Office as attorney general
and Immediately entered upon his new
duties.
William II. Moody, formerly attor-
ney general, during the day entered
upon his duties as an associate JUS.
tice OF the supreme court Of the Unit
ed States, thus bringing the court up
to Its full membership, He was In,
Quoted into office At the beginning Of
the days sitting VI the court.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
NORTH DAKOTA NEw,
ITEMS OF A WEEK FROM MA.
Gus PARTS OF THE STATE
Coal Shortage Has Become So a...
in Some Sections of the Stat. rh,.
Coal Has Been Delivered
by Express.

The coal shortage in various 49,.
lions of this state has become rosl,.
desperate and frantic appeals for sn,,
have been sent to the Twin Cities sn,
other distributive centers. Tho c;t"4
ton at Glenburn is said to be eytronsa
ly desperate and the citizens of ths,
town threaten to ask the governor n
use the state militia to run coal %trin,
to that place unless prompt relief n
furnished to them. The fuel situatio,|
at Larimore is getting to be very ss,l
ious. None Of the dealers hava :,
pound and many families are nesr,rl
out. The electric light plant has shn,|
down. So severe has become the cosl|
shortage in Ward county that touns
adjacent to Minot are ordering co,,|
sent to them by express. Minot is ri
a better position with regard to fual
the Ignite mines being close enoupb|
to town to allow the coal to be hrouobJ
In in wagons. The electric light Miami
at Rugby has been compelled to closJ
on account of the fuel shortage and
students at the schools have bea1l
notified that no more sessions will nj
held until a supply Of coal can hi
obtained. A prominent merchant Al
Sherwood, who has a quantity of bojl
day goods in his store, could not cont
duct a sale because Of the inclementI
weather and lack of heat. He teel
phoned to a Minot dealer and had
five sacks Of coal sent to him by eyl
press. A similar incident occurred al
Rerthold
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
ISSOLVESREICHSTAG
EMPEROR OF GERMANY ENDS ITS
EXISTENCE ON DEFEAT OF
AN ARMY MEASURE.

Berlin, Dec. 13.-Emperor William
dissolved the reichstag during the day
and ordered new elections in conse-
quence of the governments defeat, by
178 to 1853 votes, on the bill authoriz,
ing what the ministry contends is an
adequate number of troops to end the
i%nsnrrection in German Southwest
Africa and hold the colony against a
recurrence of the rebellion. The Cler-
icals, Socialists, Poles and one wing
of the Radicals voted against the gov
eminent, while the Conservatives, Ma
tional Liberals and Moderate Radicals
supported the government.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
DEATH TO siMPLIFiEp SPELLING.
President Consents to Withdraw Or
der to Public Printer.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The house OF
representatives has declared in favor
of the old style of spelling and Pres
ident Roosevelt has consented to with.
draw his order for the use Of the
simplified spelling in all government
documents.
This action was taken as the result
of an interview Representative Lands
had with the president in which the
president said that if the house should
go on record against the new spelling
he would abandon his effort in that
direction. The house was prompt in
meeting this condition and the reso-
luton was adopted by a unanimous
vote.
The system of reform spelling was
put into effect by the president during
the recess of congress, Aug. q last.
and all public documents supplied to
the executive departments have been
printed in the simpliied way.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
RELIEF is PROMISED WORK OF CONGRESS-
"Wednesday. Dec. II.

Observation-Disclosures of William II.
Moody to be an associate justice of
the supreme court: Charles j.. Bona
parte, to be attorney general; Victor
II. Metcalf, to be secretary of the navy,
and Oscar S. Straus, to be secretary OF
commerce. confirmed. Considerable
opposition developed in the cases of
hoody and Bonaparte and about fit
teen votes were cast against the con
tirmation of Bonaparte.
House-Discussion of legislative, ex
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
continued. Public printer instructed
to use old style of spelling in all but
executive documents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
CONSPIRACY LAWFUL
COURT UPHOLDS ACTION WHEN
TAKEN IN EFFORT TO BET.
TER LABOR CONDITIONS.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 13.-"The right
to strike for any or no cause is
clear and fully sustained by all au-
thority. Even a conspiracy to strike
followed by legal damage is not I'M
lawful if formed to better labor condi-
tions."
This is an extract from the decision
of Judge Sanborn of the United States
district court, which was handed down
here in the case of the Allis-Chalmers
company against the 1ronmolders' un-
ion. 1t is probably one of the first
opinions wherein a conspiracy might
be sanctioned as lawful. The opinion
says:
The right of workingmen to com.
bine in trade unions in order to secure
the economic advancement of their
members is unquestioned and such
unions are generally regarded as bene.
fetal institutions in lettering the con-
ditions of labor and the relations be,
tween employer and employed,
Whether a threat to strike or bring
about a strike when made by a mum.
Der Of persons acting in concert is
lawful is an entirely different ques-
ton. The conclusion to be drawn
from the case, as is applicable to these
cases, that the combination of the de.
PENDANTS union, their members and
the defendant, O'Leary, to strike and
further, to enforce the strike and if
possible to bring the employers to
terms, was not unlawful because
grounded on just cause or excuse, be.
ing of economic advancement of the
labor unions"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
Cass County in the Lead.

Cass county excells all other count
les of North Dakota and is far abeaI
Of any single county in Minnesota |,
the matter Of drains completed, unde
construction or ordered begun. Whe,
the present plans are completely car
ried out the county will have 124 mile
Of drain, which will represent an ey
penditure Of $331,752.95. There ar
five drains already completed with
length Of thirty-one miles, which cos
$~74,S62.95; eight bitches are nearly fin
ished, covering a total of ~fortyfp
miles at a cost Of Sal, $50, and forty
eight and one-half miles of drains hay
been ordered, which when constructs
will have cost $115, 900.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR.
James Bryce Will Succeed Sir Henry
Mortimer Durand.

London, Dec. 1S.-In spite of the
fact that no official announcement yet
has been made it was declared in the
Hobbies of the house of commons at
night that James Bryce, chief secre-
tary for Ireland, had accepted the post
of British ambassador to Washington
In succession to Sir Henry Mortimer
Durand. No formal announcement is
likely pending a Encouragement of the
cabinet, but Mr.. Bryce is now univer-
sally regarded as the next ambassa-
dor to the United States.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
North Dakota Fuel Shortage.

Congressman A. j. Gronna of Mort
Dakota talked with the president las
week about the fuel shortage in hi
state growing out Of the alleged tal
ure of the railroads to furnish ca
equipment. Mr.. Gronna handed tot
president a letter from A. NJ. Bevei
1dge of Lakota saying the people ar
freezing to death because they are I'D
able to obtain fuel owing to lack 0
cars. The president listened cart
fully to what Mr.. Gronna had to Sa
and promised to refer Mr.. Beverage
letter at once to the interstate com
merce commission.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
Drainage Association Meeting.

The meeting of the Red River va
ley Drainage association at Fargo va
a huge success. The chief address,
were by President ]. l.. CASHIER
Grafton, C. G. Elliott, chief OF III
drainage division Of the reclamal"
bureau at Washington, GovernoI'eF'
Burke, State Senator Hanna. Colon
Benton, State Engineer Ralph OF MI
nesota, State Engineer Fellows
North Dakota, Governors johnson
Minnesota and Sarles of North u
kota and j. ]. Hill, president OF u
Great Northern.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
MRS. HARTJE WINS SUIT.
Court Decides Notorious Divorce Case
of Pittsburg Millionaire.

Pittsburg, Dec. 13.-The famous di.
vorce case, brought by Augustus
Hartje, the millionaire paper manu-
facturer of this city. against his wife,
Mary Scott Hartje. in which he named
Coachman Thomas Nadine as core.
spondent, has been decided in favor
Of Mrs. Hartie.
Judge Robert S. Frazer denies the
petition of the plaintiff, but makes nc
reference to the Question of alimony
The children are to remain in the Gus,
tody of Mrs. Hartje until a further or
der of court. The court costs of the
entire proceedings must be paid by
Hartje.
Attorney William B. Rodgers, Of
Hartje's counsel, announced imme
diately after the filing Of the decree
that the case would be appealed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
Friday, Dec, IA.

Secretary of War Taft has accepted
an invitation to deliver the commence
ment Grafton at Iowa university next
June.
A jury at New Orleans has convict
ed George Mehojeyich, a Turk, of
criminal assault on small girls. The
penalty is death.
Frank Walters has been appointed
general manager of the Chicago and
Northwestern road in Nebraska, South
Dakota and Wyoming.
Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn of
New York, who a few days ago was
elected secretary of the Smithsonian
institute, has declined the office.
Sir John Leng, M. p, who for sew.
enteen years represented Dundee,
Scotland, in parliament, is dead at the
Hotel del Monte at Monterey, Cal.
The United States Steel corpora.
tons improvements to existing plants
and the construction of the "steel
city, at Gary, Ind, call for an expendi.
ture of $%60,000,0O0 in 1907.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
KING OSCAR IMPROVING.

Condition Of Swedish Ruler Notice.
ably Better.
Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. liking
Oscar continues to improve, his gen
eral condition being noticeably better.
His recovery, however, is expected to
be slow.
The following is the text of the bull
letin issued by his majesty's attend
ing physicians:
The king passed a good, quiet
night. His temperature is 99.1, the
action of the heart is stronger and
the mucous in the trachea has not in.
creased"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
RAILROADS DECLARE ABILITY TO
BREAK FUEL FAMINE IN
THE NORTHWEST.

interstate commerce commission Ion-
ducts a Hearing at Minneapolis and
Complaints Are Received Of the
Lack Of Coal at Many Points-RaiI-
way Officials Agree to Attend to
the Matter at Once.
Minneapolis. Dec. 1S.-The fuel
famine in the Northwest will be
broken within twenty-four hours as a
result Of the interstate commerce COM
missions inquiry in this city. The
commission was represented by James
S. Harlan of Chicago and Franklin X.
Lane Of San Francisco. Mr.. Lane is
taking personal charge Of the fuel
famine inquiry, while Mr.. Harlan is
busily engaged in the car shortage in
quiry, the result of which is to the
direct interest of the farmer and the
small grain man. 1t "a decided that
since the fuel famine was the most
important. there being already many
reports at hand of suffering from the
cold in North Dakota, it should be the
first handled and settled for the relief
of the sufferers. Through kilograms
from two suffering North Dakota
towns Mr.. Lane quizzed E. C. Blanch-
ard, division superintendent of the
Northern Pacific railroad at Duluth,
and D. NJ. Philbin, assistant general
agent of the Great Northern road at
Duluth, and cleaned from them such
evidence of the possibility of their
filling and delivering such cars of coal
as the suffering towns needed. Be-
fore Mr.. Lane had finished his eXami-
nation of the witnesses. both had
promised that relief would be forth.
coming within the next twenty-four
hours.
1t puzzled the attorneys and judges
of the commission why 1t was that it
took a freight car on the average
about thirteen days to make a trip
which could be made at a ten mile an
hour rate in twenty-five hours.
Mr.. Blanchard declared that freight
moved on the average of ten miles ar
hour, and then testified that he
thought that from ten to fifteen days
was not too great a time to allow fol
g car to make a distance of 25O miles
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
Thursday, Dec. Is.

Senate-Mr. Dubois (lda.) spoke in
favor of unseating Senator Smoot OF
Utah. concluding with the charge that
President Roosevelt had used the
weight of his administration to assist
last election.
House-Simplifed spelling given its
death blow by unanimous vote. Reso.
luton adopted ordering an investiga'
ton of the so-called lumber trust.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
st. Paul Union Stock Yards

st. Paul, Dec. 17.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, s5.5O@6.25; common to
good, S3.25M4.0O; good to choice COWS
n heifers. s3.5O@i.5O; veals, $4,000
$50. Hogs-s5.95@6.O5. Sheep-Weth-
ers, s4,50M5.15; good to prime spring
lambs, $6.5O67.25,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
WOUNDPROVESFA FATAL
FORMER UNITED STATES SENA
TOR ARTHUR BROWN OF
UTAH is DEAD.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Former Unit
ed States Senator Arthur Brown Of
Utah, who was shot in his apartments
at the Hotel Raleigh Saturday after
noon by Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley of Salt
Lake City, died at midnight at the
emergency hospital.
Mrs. Bradley will be arraigned in
police court on the charge OF murder.
Her attorneys will set np the defense
that she was justified uEla:: the "un-
written law" in shooting Ny. Brown.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
Increases Capital Stock.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE directors
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railway company have voted 10
Increase the company's preferred
stock by $~66.327,l00 and It's common
stock by $33, 1870. This Is an In
crease OF about so per cent Of pre-,
ferred stock and rs per cen Of com
mon.