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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Legislatures Request Declined.

In the lower house of the Minnesota
legislature a joint resolution was
passed last week in reply to the re
cent North Dakota legislative resolu-
ton about grain inspection at Super
ior. The resolution recites that there
has been no opposition on the part of
the Minnesota inspection department
to the establishment Of what the
North Dakota resolution termed an
Reputable grain inspection at Super
Tor" Nor has anything been done on
the part of the department to prevent
competition in Superior. 1t points to
the efficiency of Minnesota inspection
saying that Minnesota certificates are
accepted the world over as prima
facie evidence of weight and grade.
No evidence is at hand, the resolution
says, to prove the implied charge that
a few persons control the storage
capacity of the terminal elevators in
this state. Minnesota dockage. it
states, is applied under the most liber-
al rules to the shipper and cannot be
called excessive. The resolution fin
ally declines to amend the laws as re.
quested by the North Dakota legis-
1ature.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
CALLS on ROOSEVELT
J.. PlERPoNT MORGAN HOLDS a
SHORT CONFERENCE WITH
THE PRESIDENT.

washington, March FL. Pierponr
to Washington in his private car az
night and went Immediately tn the
White House, where he was in cor
ference with President Roosevelt for
than two hours. The object OF
Mr.. Morgan's visit was to urge the
president to take some action to al
lay the public anxiety now threaten.
ing to obstruct railroad investments
and construction Mr.. Morgan point
ed out to the president that the finar-
cial interests Of the country are
alarmed at the attitude of the admin
istration toward corporations and par
~ticularly the railroads.
At Mr.. Morgan's earnest requesy
President Roosevelt has agreed to
have a conference with four leading
railroad presidents, Nessrs. McCrea
of the Pennsylvania, Newman of the
New York Central, Mellen of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford, and
Hughitt Of the Chicago and North
western, to determine if some agree
ment can be reached as to the rela-
tions between the railroads and the
administration. 1t is probable that Z.
H. Hartman, head of the Hartman
lines, may also participate in the con.
ference. which, it is understood, will
take place at the White House some
time the latter part of this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
TWO CENTS STRAIGHT
NEBRASKA RAILROADS ABOLISH
ALL CLASSES OF REDUCED
PASSENGER FARES.

Omaha. March In retaliation for
adverse legislation. eliminating in the
passage of the 2-cent per mile passen-
ger fare bill by the Nebraska lesisla-
ture, all Nebraska railroads, includ-
ing the Union Pacific, Burlington,
Northwestern, Missouri Pacific, Rock
Island and Great Northern, have is
sued circulars absolutely abolishing
all classes of reduced fares. Under
the head OF special instructions" the
circular says:
Agents must not honor clergy per
mits. reduced rate orders, orders or
instructions for rates for disabled vol
unteer soldiers. orders for charitable
rates, or any other form of a reduced
order, whether for a state or inter
state journey. in any portion of Ne
braska.
All excursion rates. n way round
trip, whether on excursion or certiti-
cate plan, at present authorized ior
conventions, assemblies, events. ere,
h~omeseekers' excursion rates, one way
settlers rates, reduced theatrical Or
party rates. Communication rates or any
other special rates, either one way o.
round trip, applying between TWO
points, both of which are in the state
Of Nebraska, are hereby cancelled"
The circular concludes By declaring
that it is the purpose 10 make the >
cent rate ne only possible rate 10 ap-
ply IN Neb asaa passenger fares
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Monday, March II,

The Indiana legislature has adopted
a concurrent resolution favoring the
election Of United States senator's by
popular vote.
Isaac Freeman Rasin, who for near
Jy forty years has been the acknowl-
edged leader of the Democratic or
ganizaticn in Baltimore, is dead.
Tex Richard has just made the
announcement that he has signed Joe
Cans and Battling Nelson for a fight
at Ely, New. The date is set for July 4.
The letter carriers of Butte, Mont,
who resigned in a body because of the
small compensation paid by the gov
eminent, o desire to remain in the
service.
King Alfonso is fostering the forma-
ton of a society of private landowners
whose object it will be to bring gen.
eral agriculture in Spain under more
modern methods.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
soUTH DAKOTA LIQUOR LAW.
Federal Supreme Court Uphoids the
County License Fee.

Washington. March lin a de-
cision in the case of Delamater VS..
the state Of South Dakota the supreme
court of the United States sustained
the state law of South Dakota requir-
ing a license fee of 5000 a year for re-
tailin" liquor in any of the counties OF
that state. Delamater was prosecuted
for selling whisky in Potter county,
s. n, as an agent for a Minnesota
house and when he was found guilty
attached the verdict on the ground
with interstate commerce Is unconsti-
tutional. The supreme cou failed to
accept that view and affirmed the YER
dict of the state courts imposing a
fine of $3.50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
DOZEN PERSONS INJURED.
Violence Marks Street Car Strike at
Louisville.

Louisville, Ky, March 12.-Violence
resulting in injuries more or less Sc.
we're to nearly a dozen persons and
the feeble and spasmodic operation Of
less than 100 cars for a few hours un-
der apparently inadequate police pro-
lection marked the second da% OF the
strike of the union employees of the
Louisville Railway company. Few if
any of the cars operated We're patron
lied and a number were stoned.
The officials Of the street railway
company denied a report that they in
tended calling on Sheriff Bell to fur
nish full protection, which would
necessitate the use OF militia.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday,, March 8.

Sir A. Conan Doyle, the author, is
seriously i'll from ptomaine poisoning.
The condition of Archie Roosevelt.
who is ill of diphtheria, is reported
better. He is now said to be out of
danger.
Frank Campbell, former lieutenant
governor OF Iowa, ex-state senator,
commissioner of railways and veteran
editor, is at the point Of death at the
home of his brother at Lisbon, o.
H. a. Kennedy has been appointed
to succeed George I. Slade as general
superintendent of the Great Northern.
Mr.. Kennedy is now the assistant gen
eral superintendent with headquarters
at Seattle.
Right Rev. Thomas O'Gorman,
bishop of Sioux Falls, S. d., who is
now in Rome, will present several
prominent Americans to the pope in
the near future, including Mrs. Doug
las Robinson, President R%oosevelt's
sister.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Is Heir to Vast Estate.

Mrs. Robert Baum Of Grand Forks
has received word from her sister,
Mrs. e. Smith of Sank Center, Ia, to
the effect that Mrs. Baum is one of
the heirs to an estate said to be
valued at s160, 900 600, left by her
great-grandfather in Germany. Mrs.
Baum has received no official confirm
alton of her sisters news. According
to the letter. the estate is to be divid-
ed between 200 heirs. The owner of
the estate died some years ago, and
attorneys have since been searching
for the heirs in order to close up their
administration. Mrs. Raun's husband
is a labore:r and the family are in
humble circumstances.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
MEN PERISH
GREEK LABORERS MEET DEATH
in THE PITT RIVER IN
CALIFORNIA.

Redding, Cal, March 12.-Fifteen
men lost their lives in the ~treacherous
Pitt river in the afternoon. The mel
Were all Greeks employed in the con-
struction crews of the Sacramento
Valley and Eastern railroad, building
from the Delamar copper smelter to
the new station of Bonita, on the
Southern Pacific, three miles above
Kennel. The men started to cross the
river on the new ferryboat of the COM
pany.
When the boat had reached the mid
die of the stream the Greeks punched
upon the end of the boat. This
caused the boat to rise on end and the
men were thrown back. The boat
was overbalanced and every man slid
Of into the water. The ferryman and
the foreman were saved. Two other
men gained the nearest shore, but ff-
teen of the Greeks went down.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
DOWIE PASSES AWAY
FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN cATHO-
Lie CHURCH EXPIRES At
ZION CITY, ILL.

Although in Failing Health fer Sons
Time There Was No Indication That
the End Was at Hand-Utters De-
nunciations With His Old Time
Vigor During the Deiirium Accom-
panying His Last Hours.
Chicago, March 9.-The death of
John Alexander Dowie, founder of the
Christian Catholic church, while sud
den was not entirely unexpected. 1t
aad been Dowie's custom to hold re
llgious services every Sunday after
M6n 10 the parlor of Shiloh House,
HSbut $50 of his original followers re
manned faithful and attended these
sGfeices. Dowie always wore his
Apostolic robes and made a charac-
Artistic address. Five weeks ago
sHess meetings ceased and Dowie APP
teared no longer in public. The Sun
day meetings, however, were still held
BY his adherents. Since that time
Dowie had been gradually failing. The
afternoon prior to his death, however,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Thursday, March z.

Former President Grover Cleveland
has left Princeton for a trip of a fort
night to Georgetown, S. G.
DR.. Karl Heinrich Won Boetticher is
dead at Berlin. He was born in 1888
and served as German minister of the
interior under Bismarck.
Demanding an increase Of pay from
"a to $3.50 per day, all the timers at
work on buildings for the jamestown
exposition have gone on strike.
Leslie M. Shaw, whose resignation
as secretary of the treasury went into
effect on Monday, has taken up his
duties as president of the Carnegie
Trust company of New York city.
Frank 7. Campbell, for many years
prominent as a leader in the Repub-
lican party of Iowa, is dead at Lima,
O., aged seventy-four years. AS com
missioner of railways in Iowa MI.
Campbell is said to have framed the
revised freight tariffs adopted by
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14

there was no Indication of the APP
preaching end. He received a few
followers and prayed for some people.
His condition seemed to be about the
same as for the last two or three
weeks. One of the attendants re-
malned with him until midnight and
was relieved by the other attendant.
Shortly before l a. IN. Dowie became
delirious and his talk was the same
as at a religious meeting in the days
OF his prime. He denounced people
with the old time yigor, ordered the
guards to throw out dist,lrbers and
acted Just as he had on so many pre-
vious occasions. He gradually became
weaker and weaker and the attendant
te!ephoned for Judge D. \. Barnes,
who reached Shiloh House at ! a. N.
Forty minutes later bowie died.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Tuesday,, March IL.

Knoxville, Tenn, by a majority of
nearly 1000 votes has decided that
the saloons must go. Six months will
be allowed the saloons to close.
The Pennsylvania state supreme
court has affirmed the judgment of
the superior court permitting the con-
solidation of Pittsburg and Allegheny.
Former President Grover Cleveland
and party are having an enjoyable
time hunting on the game preserves of
General Z. P. Alexander at Ford'y
Point, S. G.
The lower house of the Kansas leg
tslature has adopted the senate 2-cent
tare bill. 1t provides for 500, 1000 and
1000 mileage books, the 1000 mileage
books to be Interchangeable.
King Alfonso of Spain, who has
been suffering from influenza, is i'm
proving. His fever is diminishing and
the physicians consider that the kings
complete recovery is probable in the
course OF a week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
ITEMS OF A WEEK FROM VARi.
GUS PARTS OF THE STATE.
Great Northern Passenger Train Is
Wrecked Near Grand Forks and
Two tfen Are Killed and
Seven Injured.

Great Northern train No. 2 was
twelve miles west of Grand Forks,
tust east of Ojata station. Two per-
sons We're killed and seven injured.
The train was running fifty miles an
hour, when it is supposed that spread
rails caused the engine to jump the
track, and it broke away from the
train and ran 200 yards. The tender
was overturned, the mail coach was
cut in two in the collision with the
tender, the smoker left the track, but
remained right side up, and the day
coach passed on and crashed into the
wreck ahead. The rest of the train
remained intact. The dead are: w.
c. Andrews, Minneapolis, paper sales
man; III. B. Lanagar, Crookston, Mimi.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Runaway Boys Eight.

Three Indian boys who escaped
from the Fort Totten Indian school
last week, were captured at Trenton,
N. D.. In spite of the fact that their
feet and fingers were badly frozen
and that the had eaten but four meals
in five days, the boys fought desper-
ately against being taken back to
school. 1t was necessary to shackle
them and tie them securely to the car
seats on their return journey, to pre-
vent them from leaping from the
train.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
THREE BULLETS IN HIS BODY.
Premier Petkoff of Bulgaria Killed by
an Assassin at Sofia.

Sofia, Bulgaria, March I'm. Pet
koff, the premier and minister of the
interior, was assassinated here during
the day. NJ. Petkoff. with other min
listers, was walking in the Boris gar
den when he was attacked by an I'M
known man. who fired at him with a
revolver. The premier was wounded
by three bullets and died instantly.
NJ. Geumadieff, the minister of com
merce and agriculture. who was ona
Of the ministers accompanying NJ. Pet.
koff, was wounded in the arm.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
PERKINS REPAYs MONEY.
Campaign Contribution Returned to
New York Life.

New York, March S.-George w.
Perkins, former vice president of the
New York Life Insurance company
and a member of the firm of J. p. Nor
gan & Co., has sent to the New York
Life his personal check for $54,019.19
to reimburse the company for the Re-
publican campaign contributions made
from its funds in 1904, in connection
with which Mi. Perkins recently was
made defendant on a charge of lar
ceny. MI. Perkins was led to make
restitution because of a statement in
the court of appeals decision which
declares that a corporation had no
right to contribute its funds for polit-
ical purposes and intimating that Mr..
Perkins should be sued by the New
York Life for the recovery of the $751;
500.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
ACCUSED OF VARIOUS GRIMES.
Many Prominent Citizens of Peoria.
Ill.,, Indicted.

Peoria, ILL.,, March 9.--Aflcy eighe
weeks delioeration the srand jury has
reported ard returned indictments
against many prominent citizens, in
Guiding ex-Sheriff Daniel E. Potter;
Deputies w. +. Peters, Robert Conkey
and Sherman Hunt; City Clerk Roberr
Joos, the latter being charged with
em~bezzlenlent of city funds and mai
feasance in Office. Ex-sheriff Potter
and his deputies, ii is said, nave mis-.
used the county funds to the extent
Of $4,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Cramer Jury Failed to Aaree.

Unable to agree after nearly forty
hours deliberation the jury in the
charged. AT the conclusion the jurors
stood 8 to 4 for convicting Mrs.
Cramer for the murder of her hus-
band. Acting on the instructions of
the court they acquitted Arthur
Cramer, the sixteen-year-old son. who
fired the shot which killed his father,
at the command of his mother. Mrs.
Cramer will be tried again for the
crime at the next term of court and
Is held in Jail at Fargo without bail.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
CLAIM STRIKE WILL SPREAD.
Union Officials Declare More Ship
builders Will Quit Work.

Cleveland, March 12.-While the
strlke of shlpbuilders at yards of the
American Shipbuilding company is
thus far confined mainly to the Cleve-
land and Lorain, o., plants, officials of
the International Boilermakers and
Iron Shipbuilders' organization claim
there will be accessions to the ranks
OF the strikers during the present
week. They assert that the order for
the strike, which was issued Saturday
night, was not received at most of the
yards till Monday and that il will
soon be obeyed by many of the union
employees.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
IN HER SONS BEHALF.
Mother OF Harry Thaw Testifies i
Murder Trial.

New York. March 7.-Another dra-
of Harry *. Thaw for the murder of
Stanford White when the mother of
the defendant took the witness stand
TO contribute what she might toward
saving her SON. Mrs. Thaw's stay be
fore the jury was brief. Mr.. Delmas
limited her examination to the change
she had noted in her sons condition
following his return from Paris in
1908, after Evelyn Nesbit had told
him her life story, and the district at
torney conducted a short and ineffect-
ual cross-exanlination.
She said that when Harry came
home In 1903 he seemed depressed and
apparently had lost interest in life. He
passed sleepless nights, would often
leave the table at meals and go into
the parlor to play upon the piano, the
music growing softer and softer until
it finally died away. She told in a
motherly way of her solicitude for the
boy.
HE told me a wicked man-prob-
ably the w~ickedest man in all New
York-had ruined his life"
It was not until some time after he
had offered this explanation that she
learned the story of the young woman
who was to become her daughter-in-
law.
Mrs. Thaw told Of her son breaking
down at church in Pittsburg because
the young woman he loved could not
be at his side. Mrs. Thaw told of
coming to New York to meet Evelyn
Nesbit and of giving her consent to
her sons marriage-the one condition
being tha5 the girls past life in New
York should be a closed book.
rLpEE ELI Ers In Lilo DOM
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Lawmakers Finish Work.

At loon Friday the North Dakota
legislative session came to an end.
The house had a tremendous fight on
the senate valued policy bill, but
finally passed it. There was also a
rumpus over the senate hotel inspec-
ton bill, which was passed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
OVER 1000 MEN AFFECTED.
Strike at Pope Motor Works at To.
ledo, O., Settled.

Toledo, O., March 1.-THE strike at
the Pope motor works was ended
shortly after midnight. The settle
ment resulted from the conference
which had been in session for two
days between Superintendent Schaff
Of the company and the men, in which
Mayor Whitlock took part. The men
will be ~reinstated at once. Between
1000 and 1900 men have been out
since Monday of last week, when the
strike was declared.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
MARKET QUOTATIONS..
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, March 11.-Wheat-
May, 1874 @7SMc; July, 79N @Soc:
Sept, 7Sac. On track-No. 1 hard,
815kc; No. / Northern, S05sc; No. .
Northern. 1875 @7S%c; No. 3 North
ern, 75M77c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Coal Gas Kills Two.

j. A. Dahl and his son were found
dead In their beds at their home in
Macville, having been asphyxiated by
coal gas. The gas escaped from a de-
fective soft coal stove which was used
In the sleeping room.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Has 1900 Contests.

There are more than 1900 contest
cases pending in the Williston land
office at the present time. Of this
number more than 900 are in
herited from the Minot land office,
which recently was consolidated with
the Williston Office. George w. Will
son, register of the land office. has
started to clear the land docket and
has sent out notices of the contests
and the time fixed for a hearing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE
Wisconsin Man Kills His Wife, His
~Stepmother and Himself.

Beaver Dam, Wis, March 11.-Ros-
o p. Miller, a former convict for
m%anslaughter, who had been freed for
good behavior, shot and killed his d.
vorced wife and also his stepmother.
He then committed suicide, shooting
himself in the right temple. 1t is said
there had been some trouble over
some property which was left to his
stepmother when his father died about
a year ago, Miller being cut off with
out a cent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
DuIuth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, March 11.-Wheat-To ar
rive and on track-No. 1 hard, 81Mc;
No. / Northern, SOac; No. 2 North
ern, 1890; May, S03sc; July, Sic;
Sept, 79Ac. Flax-To arrive and on
track, $1.20; May, s1.21; JulE ST.
21%; Oct, $1.18.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Railroad Employe Asphyxiated.

Ray Bright, who came from Elkhart,
Ind, was asphyxiated by coal gas at
McKay's boarding house at Devils
Lake. Bright was about 25 years old
and was a car repairer employed by
the Great Northern railroad. Several
other persons were also nearly killed
by the fumes, but it is expected all
will ecoYe
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
Archie Roosevelt's Condition Salts
factory to Physicians.

Washington, March 12.-Archie
Roosevelt, the presidents son. who is
Ill with d%iphtheria. continues to i'm
prove. There has been no further
setback and he is resting easy. His
condition is gratifying to the family
and the attending physicians.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March 11.-Wheat-May,
77% critic; July, 1875 @78Hc. Corn
May, 47c; July, 46kc. Oats-May,
41M @42c; July, 42A @42asc. Pork
May, 1890; July, $16.45. Butter
Creameries, 22@3Oc; dairies, 2O@27c.
Eggs-16c. Poultry-Turkeys, lie;
chickens, 12kc; springs, 12Ac.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, March 11.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, s5.50@6.25; common to
good, $4.OO@5.00; good to choice COWS
and heifers. $3.50@4.75; veals, $4,000
$50. Hogs-s6.65@6.75. Sheep-Weth-
ers, s5.OO@5.65; good to prime lambs,
Sc. 50@7.25.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Steve Adams Jury Disasrees.

Wallace, Ida, March 8.-The Jury
in the trial of Steve Adams for the
murder of Fred Tyler, after thirty-two
hours elaboration, announced that it
was impossible to agree upon a YER
dict and was discharged. The last
ballot showed six for conviction and
six for acquittal. This means that the
Steve Adams case must be tried again.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, March 11.-Cattle-Beeves,
$4.O0@6.S5; COWS and heifers, $1.70@
5.25; stockers and feeders, $3.50
400; Texans, $4.10@4.7O; calves, $500
@7.50. Hogs-Mixed and butchers,
$6.85@7.O2h; good heavy, $4,000
7.05; rough heavy, $6.75@6.S5; light,
$6.SO@7O2A; pigs, $6.OO@6.SO. Sheep,
$3.75@6.00; lambs, $4.75G7.75.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Will Restore Lands.

Washington, March 1~2.-President
Roosevelt will sign an order restoring
to the public domain approximately
100000 acres of land recently with
drawn as coal lands.