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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-03-06
WILLOW.
j. s.

Tho mail carrier on this route about
now, is earning all the shekels he re-
ceives for his service.
Iowa has q man by the name of Ray
Pettycoat, nice name. New York pro-
duces & man whose name will be
Grover Pants, SO far as the Presiden-
tial nomination next year is concerned.
Nels Tufteland lost the end of his
thumb from his felton,, but it didn't
kill him, as he was afraid it wsuld.
1t has been currently reported hero
for some time that DeForcst Conant,
(formcr county commissioner,trom this
district), died at Vancouver, Is. c., not
long since also that B. G. Bound, FORM
crly of Willow, lost his life, while at
work on log jun, no paticulars. Both
reports appear to be we'll founded.
There is snow enough ou the ground
now to wet up the ground considerable
and morea coming. Its about time we
had II wet season anyway aint it.
Lou Buckhcit had Il social gathering
and dance ut his place last Friday
evening.
Ole Thompson, says there is no fun
i" !, trip to the metropolis of Griggs, in
such weather rs last Monday and Tues
day.
Myself and family, have all been
having hard colds for the past two
weeks.
Let us be thankful that our leglsla--
turc has adjourned without doing any
more damage than they have. heard
II prominent business man of Coopers-
town remark that he did not object
to being taxed to pay the salary of our
representatives if they would only stay
away from Bismarck and not tinker
with our laws for five years to come.
A sensible idea, what say?
CHRIS x.
Governor Burke has appointed Ro-
UCIC II. w dlldCC VI OuulCSLOWu DuUklC
examiner.
Frank A. Wardcll, of Pembnaa, oil
Inspector.
VIC Langeon state veterinarian.
The following boards were appoint
ell:
Board of "'lucation-Joseph Tombs,
Grafton; A. l.. Hanscom, Towner; A.
b. Guptill, Fargo; w S. Buchanan.
Sargent county; William Dwycr, Ma
pie ton; j. II. Clark, Mandan.
State Board of Agricultural. Steele
Jamstown; Oscar Will, Bismarck; E.
H. Thursby, Towner; NJ. Sanford.
Jamcstown; William Weaver, Durbin;
A. w. Farley, Ashley.
Academy Of Science board-John
Nelson, M. L. Stevens. l.. v. Babcook.
Deaf and Dumb Institute board-H.
H. Ruger, H. Il. Dickicson, George
Juergen,, Edward l. Gager, James F.
O'Brien.
John +. Paulson is appointed on tho
insane asylum board vice J. Lonne, re-
signed.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-03-06
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the Griggs
County Blooded Stock Association will
be held at Hannaford on Tuesday,
March 10th, 1891, at 10 o'clock .. M.
for the purpose of electing nine dlreo-
tors to serve for the ensuing year and
for any other business that may b
properly brought before the meeting.
w. T. McCULLoCH, Pres.
! A. NJ. SINCLAIR, Sec.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-03-06
Some New Land Laws.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Congrcss, on
the bill to repeal the timber culture law
and amendatory of land laws generally,
has practically reached an agreement
on an entirely new bill, which will be
brought forward ut the first opportuni-
ty. The bill agreed upon will change
the general system of the government
The bill first repeals the timber culture
act but with reservation in favor of
bona fide claims heretofore initiated.
In completing the period of cultivation
in claims already accruing, it is provid-
ed that time shall run from the date of
entry If the necessary acres of cu;tiva
ton is performed within the proper
time. Presumption of land and the
planting of trees are to be construed as
acts of cultivation by person who have
coupled with the provisions of tile tim
Der culture act for four years must
prove up their claims by the payment
of 81 .25 an acre. The desert land act
is amended by requiring the filing of Il
map showing the proposed method of
reclamation, and no person shall re-
ceive patents for land under the net
unless he has expended in the work of
reclaiming at least 50 per acre, 81 to be
expended within each year after four
year; title may secured by the payment
of 81 per acre. Section 2,28s, revised
statutes, is amended SO that any bona
tide settler may have the right to trans
fer any portion of his claim for right of
way for irrigation purposes as we'll as
for church, cemetery, railroad or
school purposes. The pre-emption law
is also repealed, except as to claims
heretofore initiated and except us to
pre-emptions by counties under special
law. Section 2 2,2s0 is amended 50 that
persons already holding 100 acres of
land or who abandon their residence on
their own land shall not have the right
to make homestead entry. Entries
may be suspended for the correction of
clerical errors. The United States is
estopped from the vacation of any pat
ent or claims heretofore entered, unless
suit is brought within five years and on
future claims within years. 1t is pro
vided that in Colorado, Montana anG
South Dakota, Wyoming and gold and
and silver regions in Nevada and Uataf
it shall be sufficient defense in any
prosecution for trespass to show thai
timber culture was for agricultural
mining, manufacturing or domestic
purposes and WAS not transferred out o.
the state. This provision, however, j:
not to apply to railroads. Town ant
cities, it is teclared, may make town
site enterprise on mineral lands, bu
this right shall not interfere with the
wo, king of mineral claims; provision
is made for grants Of right of way fol
irrigation purposes, but reservoirs are
not to contain any more land than j.
necessary for their construction. The
amount of land which any person may
acquire is limited to $50 acres; a resi-
dent is given the right to set apart and
preserve in any territory forest lands
us part public reservations, subject te
be entered upon. This will meet the
principal aim of what is known as the
Yellowstone park bill.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-03-06
TIL E G o U R IE R
uBL1sHED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING
PERCY r. TRUBsHAw,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
Official DIRECTORY.
STATE OFFICERS,

STATE OFFICERS.
Governor-John Miller
Lieut.. Governor-Alfred Dickey.
secretary--john Fiitiie.
Audltor-JOhn r. Bray.
Treasurer l.. E. Booker. - e..ss- ..s,..
Superintendent Of Public 1nstruction:-w.J
Attorney Gsnsral-Geo. +. Goodwin.
Supreme Csart Jadges-Guy c. H. Corliss,
Alfred Wallin. ]. n. Bartholomew.
Railroad Cemmies' 'oners-David Bartlett, Geo
s. Montgomery, T. =. Underhil.
Commissioner of Labor-H. T. Hegesen.
Commissioner OF Insnrance-A. l.. Carey.
Congressman-H. G. Hansbrough
Judge District Court, Fifth District t-RoderCI
Rose. Of Jamestown.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-03-06
COUNTY orrlcrRs.

Commissioners r. G. Cooper, chairman. c.
H. Moscley, IL. v. Stafford, Nels Hemmingson
Andrew Torfn.
Register Of Deeds-Rollcf Berg.
Clerk Of District Court-O. D. purinton.
Sherif-M. L Michacls
District Attorney-Iver jacobson.
Trees2ser-Knud Thompson.
Auditor-P. A. Melgard.
Surveyor-Martin A. Ueland
Supt. of Schoos-Dr. F. Kerr.
Judge OF Probate-Peter e. Nelson
Coroner-Dr. Kerr.
Commissioners Of Insanlty-Peter E. Nelson
T. F. Kerr and liver jacobson.
Justices Of Peacc-T. +. Warna, Coopers,own
Paul j. Nelson, Romness; Alonzo Ellis, Willow
w. A. Baker. Hannaford; NJ. A. Iceland. Gallatin
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-03-06
sl.5OPER ANNua

now. They think there is less danger
in it.
C''as. Palfrey has got a black eye.
All the same Charlie and his wife enter
tanned the Canyon boys in fine shape
Monday night,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-03-06

ty possessed and enunciated by
James G. Blaine, will be the victor
at the polls year from next Nov
ember.-Fargo Argus.
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partment of the prison. and when the
armed men who got on the inside of the
jail found them the prisoners ran down
into the yard below. They begged and
pleaded for mercy, but for some of them
there was no mercy at the hands
of these outraged citizens When
the prisoners reached the yard
they tried to seek places Of
safety, but thereswas none to be found
and the shotguns belched forth and the
slayerS of HenneSsey fell dead in their
tracks. Macheca, the arch conspirator,
crouched down in corner with his hands
before his face and screamed. dozen
bullets entered his body and he pitched
head foremost on the stone pavement,
dead. In the great confusion it was
difficult to ascertain who had been killed.
While the work of vengeance was go
ing on inside, crowd of men came out
OF the jail with the crazy assassin POLITE.
Some one had rope, and as the miser-
able Italian was rushed to the corner the
line was thrown over an arm of a post
and POitz was drawn up in the air, but
before he strangled to death dozen
shots rang out and the body was riddled
with bullets
Then on the other side of the prison
Bagnetto, one of the assasSins, was,
brought out already in the throes of
death from bullet wound in the head.
A rope was thrown over the limb OF a
tree, and he, too, was hOisted in the air.
His face, covered as it was with blood,
presented horrible sight as the brains
ooZed forth.
Police Officer Heron, who was in the
prison. was shot in the neck, and he is
the only one outside the prisoners who
suffered.
After the work was done Mr.. Parker
son addressed the dense mob of citizens.
and advised them to dispense. They
frantically applauded, and when he fin
ished carried him bodily on their shoul--
ders. The multitude participating in
the avenging work then marched to-
Canal street shouting and waving hand
kerchiefS in the air.
Mass meetings of Infatuated Italians.
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PETER MASTERS. THE COBBLER OF GIROB
STREET. IN WHOSE BUILDING THE ASSAS-
SINS LAY IN AMBUSH.
guns and pistols. and who represented
not ONLY the humber classes but the
most prominent bankers, citizens, mer-
chants, and professional men in, New
Orleans. A wagon filed with police
dashed up to the scone, but they
were driven away amid q shower
of mud and did not seem anxious
to charge the crowd. The Sheriff's
deputies found that resistance was use
less. When apprised of the approach of
the mob the prison officials transferred
the Italians from the male to female de-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
NINE PATIENTS BURNED.
Victims of the Fire at the Tennessee In
sane Asylum at Nashville.

Victims of the Fire at the Tennessee In
sane Asylum at Nashville.
It is now known that nine patients were
asylum at Nashville, Tenn, but none of the
bodies have as yet been recovered. The
names of the victims are:
DR.. Frank Hollowell, of Davidson; John
PoindeXter, of Wilson; A. r. GOodlett, of
Davidson John S. Johnson, of Rutherford;
w. J. Settles, of Wilson; w. III. Beasley, Of
Hickman; J. Brooks of Davidson; John
Kelly, of Wayne; John Vance, of Smith.
The fire is thought to have been started by
a pyromaniac named J. Brooks, from
Davidson County, who has served two
terms in the penitentiary for arson. The
greatest excitement prevailed during the
fire. Many of the inmates, as they were
driven from the building, broke away from
their guards and scattered over the
country. About a mile from the con-
f1agration couple of lunatics were
found in their shirt sleeves trudging
along the highway with their arms
locked about each others necks. Hiding
in the shrubbery Immediately around the
road were many who had escaped when the
sudden exodus was made from the west
wing. Most of them were but partially
dressed. but almost without exception their
faces were covered with smiles as if the
downfall of their refuge was a source of
pleasure to them and the biting wind a
thing unfelt. The escaped numbered about
forty, but all of them have been recaptured
exceOt three
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
w. I'll. CRAWFORD HANGED.
The Murderer of Mrs. Matthias Executed
at Decatur.

The Murderer of Mrs. Matthias Executed
at Decatur.
William Fl. Crawford was executed in the
corridor of the Macon County (Ill.) jail, in
the presence of 200 witnesses.
The crime for which Crawford paid the
laws penalty was the murder of Mrs Lima
Matthias. On Aug. 25, 1890, the section was
startled by the discovery of the dead body
of Mrs. Matthias lying in an open field, with
the throat cut from ear to ear. 1t was
known that Crawford had been trying to
force his attentions on Mrs. Matthias, and
that his advances had been repealed. He
was Immediately suspected of the crime,
and a posse which started in pursuit
captured him at the house of his
brother in-law, but not until he had made
an attempt to end his own life by cutting
his throat Believing that his end was near
Crawford confessed to the murder, and after
one of the most sensational trials ever
known in the county, during which the
prisoner had to be constantly guarded to
prevent the people from lynching him, he
was sentenced to be hanged The con-
demned man was one of the most depraved
criminals that ever stretched hemp. His
last hours were taken up with SenSeleSS
profanity and threats against people
against whom he had a grudge He would
not allow a minister to attend him,
and resented all words of pity. He
slept sOundly and ate a hearty break
fast. He permitted barber to shave him,
and then prepared for his walk to the gal
lows. He was pinioned after the death
warrant was read to him by the Sheriff.
Crawford walked up the gallows step with
out break and took his place on the trap.
He had nothing to say, and Sheriff Perl
pulled the lever. He was pronounced dead
in fourteen minutes the fall of five feet
breaking his neck. Large numbers of visit
ing sheriffs and county officials were wit
nesses to the execution.
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Lots ofTimber Yet.

Says a Western lumberman: 1.-THE.
signing of contract for 600.0O0,0 900
feet of pine in Minnesota should serve
as a reminder that the fear of American
forests giving out is far from being an
imaginary one I have been handling
lumber by the 10, 900 feet for two thirds
of a lifetime, but the figures in this
deal took me by surprise, and it was
some time before I could realize them.
The supply of lumber in the North is
steadily giving out, as the figures for
Michigan in particular show. Ten
years ago the annual output or product
was just about the size of the great
Minnesota contract just signed, for sin
gle companies, but the aggregate totals
for 1890 barely reached these figures.
We are lavish and extravaganza with our
lumber now, but at the present rate Of
consumption there will be precious lit
tie left to consume quarter of cen
fury hence, even making allowance for
what we can draw from Mexico after
Mr.. Blaine's reciprocity treaty has been
drafted and signed"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
TOWNS SHOWED UNDER.
Snow Shoes Furnish the Only Means of
Reaching SiIverton and Telluride.

Snow Shoes Furnish the Only Means of
Reaching Silverton and Telluride.
The snow blockade on the Midland road
near Ivanhoe, Col, where a passenger train
has been under the snow for twenty-four
hours, was raised, and all trains are now on
schedule time At Durango where but one
train has arrived in three weeks, the road
will be open at once. Silverton and
Telluride are still showed under by drifts
which in many places ere ten feet
high. Provisions are carried into these
towns on snow shoes, and all hope of rail-
way communication with them inside a
month is abandoned. The fall of snow
throughout the San Juan country and
southwestern portion of the State has been
the greatest for many years and for the
time being wrecking all classes of business.
AS yet no fatalities have been reported
Information from Santa Fe, N. NJ, says the
Rio Grande mail and express train has been
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
A. MATRANGA, ALLEGED CHIEF OF THE CON
SPIRATORS.


SPIRATORS.
Fury ungovernable was evident through
out that immense assemblage, which by
that time numbered fully eighty thou
sand people. "Shall you protect your
self?" eyes. "Self- preservation is the
first law of nature!" "This is the time
for action, not talk" "Come on, Wye
liffe" "Come on, Parkerson!" "We are
ready!"-were some of the cries which
escaped from the throng.
Sheriff Where was not at the prison
when the multitude reached there. He
was hunting the Mayor in order to have
the police ordered out. Attorney Gen
eraI Rogers also hunted up the Mayor,
as did the italian Consul, but they were
unable to find him, and the work was
done before the Mayor or the Governor
could interfere.
The parish prison was reached. The,
wooden door on Marais street was broken
in with large billet of wood used as q
catapult and heavy rocks were also
poured against it.
No material resistance was offered by
the police or the Sheriff to the work of
the citizens, who were armed with shot
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
FARMERS ARE FAVORED.

Prices for Their Products VIII Take an
Upward Turn.
r. G. Dun & Co. s weekly review of trade
says:
Foreign influences have again disturbed
the money market little. But there is
more active speculation in breadstuffs,
pork products and cotton, which have all
advanced, and the outlook for farmers has
rarely been better at this season than it is
now. OF the great industries nearly all are
expanding and employing labor fully, but
the coke strike and other causes have pro-
duced a remarkable shrinkage in the OUT
put of iron. The prospect for the building
trades is rather dull in New York. but at
other Cities particularly in the West, it is
remarkably bright. The wool manufacture
is doing remarkably well, though the
prices of goods do not advances the
mills engaged on dress goods and knit
goods are especially active, and the worsted
works are on full time, with fair prospects.
In the boot and shoe industry shops are all
fairly employed. West of Chicago heavy
SHOWS and bad weather have had much in
fuence, impeding the lumber trade. Re-
ports from the entire South are a shade
better, because cotton has recovered slight
ly in price, The business failures occurring
during the last seven days number for the
United States $50, and for Canada 81, or a
total Of 273, as compared with total of
265 last week. For the corresponding week
of last year the figures were 252.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
MASSACRED THE MALTA.
ELEVEN MEN KILLED BY A NEW
ORLEANS MOB.

Terrible Scenes of Blood Enacted by the
Enraged Populace-A Verdict of Acquit-
tai of the Accused Malta Too Much for
the Crescent City-Many of Its Leading
Citizens Lead in the RevengefuI Mission
of Death.
Eighty thousand Infatuated citizens
rose up in their fierce wrath at New Or
leans and wreaked summary vengeance
on the men whom they considered guilty
of the murder of Police Chief Hennessey.
The excitement throughout the city
over the miscarriage of justice in the
case of the alleged Sicilian assassins
leaped beyond all restraint The parish
prison was surrounded, the doors burst
open and the Sicilian assassns taken
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
NEW ORLEANS INDIGNANT.
The Assassination of Chief of Police Hen
nessaY Is Yet UnaYenged.

The Malta trial duplicating nine Italians
for the murder of Chief of Police Hennes-
sey of New Orleans, is closed. The case
has lasted month, and has been of great
interest not only to New Orleans but to
many other large cities.
When the jury handed in their verdict,
there was apprehensive silence. The pris-
oners stood up and there was a look of in
finite woe pictured on the face of Mecheca
and some of the Others Every spectator in
the courtroom was on his feet The States
attorneys sat at their tables. The jury
looked more concerned than any one
present in the room except the prisoners.
Chief Clerk Scriven did not keep the verdict
long. In voice that could be heard in all
parts of the silent courtroom, he spoke the
words that freed six of them, as far as the
present case is concerned, and virtually &C
quilted the other three. AS the verdict
was read each person in the courtroom
turned to the person next to him, and there
an audible expression of surprise and
dissatisfaction. When the jury appeared
on the streets they were followed by
crowd Of yelling and hooting men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19

IT is with seat in street car as with
a riddle-one disiikes to give it up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
sP1TTOoNs Ar TEN PAGES.

Two Members of the Arkansas Legisla-
ture Fall Out and Fight Novel Duel.
Great excitement prevailed in the Arkan-
sas House of Representatives, f. G. Mitchell,
of Boone and H. G. Head. of Little River,
participating in a fight. The lie was passed
and inkstands, spittoons, and other articles
that were calculated to do injury were ex-
changed between the two gentlemen. No
one was injured during the fight, but sew
eral members were well despatched with
ink and tobacco juice. The Speaker ordered
the Sergeant alta arms to place the disturb
ers under arrest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
McKfnleX,s Tariff Act.

The United States Supreme Court has ad-
vanced the cases of Boyd, Sutton & Co., and
sternback & Co., of New York, against the
United States and of Marshall Field & co.
against the Collector of Customs at Chi
cago, and assigned them for argument the
second Monday of the next term, but with
leave to submit them on printed briefs be-
fore the first Monday of April if that be
preferred. These are suits brought to test
the constitutionality of the Mckinley tariff
or
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19

showed under for three days between An
tonito and Tres Piedras.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
Fired on the British Flag.

A letter received at San Francisco from
Capt. Porter, of the British bark Stratheart,
dated at Pisagua, Chill, Jan. %, says all
the vessels at that port came in for their
share of shot at the taking of the town by
the Government troops. Capt. Porter found
that the British flag was no protection. He
had set the union jack in the stern Of the
boat, but it was made a target OF and he
found it best to take it down.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
DRIVEN TO SUICIDE.

Sensational Letter Left by Mrs. l.. e. Rein
hold, of Indianapolis.
At Indianapolis, an afternoon paper re-
ceived through the mail the following let
ter: "When this reaches you [ will be out
of this world. [ could not stand it. had
a bad, low husband, who beat and cursed
me and tried to make me believe | was not
virtuous. I could not stand it," At the
street number where this was written Mrs.
Kate Reinhold, the young and attractive
wife of L. E. Reinhold, a lawyer, was found
dead
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
Two Sad Suicides.

At Baltimore General Isaac b. Moore kill
ed himself while respondent. At Virginia,
Neb., Bella Preusch, aged IS, shot and NOR
tally wounded herself because she had
been suspended from school for thirty days
for alleged misbehavior.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
Breckinridge Very Sick.

Congressman Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
was believed to be dying at the Hotel Es-
Gambia at Pensacola. The naval physician
had the patient in charge. He has had an
acute attack of the grip, followed by ton
silitis. His temperature was very high.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-19
Five Vessels Overdue.

At New York, no less than five large YES
sells have been posted as either overdue or
missing in the last few days. These vessels
are: Nimrod, German ship; Thanemore
British steamship; Glenfnart, British ship;
Edmund, British brig; Mariana Greaves,
British brig. The German ship Nimrod
sailed from Pictou, n. S.. Oct. 81, for Liver
pool. That was six months ago. and not
one word has been heard from the vessel
since,