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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-28
NEAT SCRATCHING SHED.
Hens Cam Use 1t in Winter n. We'll as
Durin. the RainxtOrsns of
the Summer.

The cut shows the ordinary farm
poultry house. 70 which an addition has
been made in the form Of a scratching
shed. for use not only in the winter sea-
son. but also during the rans,orn> at
other times of Year
Such an open shed is also most CON-
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-28
TOO Difficult.

"Theres no use wasting time or
some psychological problems" re-
marked the man with white whiskers
and silver-rmmed spectacles. II am
always willing to express opinions on
telepathy. and mind cures. and re-
incarnation. and kindred TOPICS
We'll. there can't be many mystical
topics that you are afraid of
Only one. give up when it comes
to explaining how it happens that the
boy who won't get up till nine o'clock
if he can help it. on a school day. and
the boy who will be out with a brass
cannon at four o'clock in he morn
ing on the Fourth of July are one and
the same poy. "-Washington Star.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-28
How We ~
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DIDN'T z
CELEBRATE.

~ ~A RTH OF JULY
>\LIrL wv babe fair to be a
- 8 $50 dull day The Sc
>InN> iectnen of o u L
N', town had refused
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-28
An Early Start,

Hopkins-You country people start
into town early on the Fourth OF
July!
Perkins-Well. we have TOTO head
off our city relatives coming out to
see us.-Golden Days.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-28
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

ry ID. Brine, in Christian Work.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
CLERK A BIG DEFAULTER.
RoBS A STOCK EXCHANGE FIRM BY
NOVEL METHOD AND GETS AWAY.

The police and private detective agency are en-
gagged IN the effort 10 trace the whereabouts Of a
young man named George L. Merritt, who until
last Friday the cashier Of the Stock Exchange
firm Of Hough & Rowland. OF No 81 Exchange
Pisce On the day mentioned Merritt disappeared
and with him went N2.5s3 OF his employers money.
Accountants who have been at work upon the
firms books for the last two or three days found
that Merritt began about eight weeks ago to pilfer
small amounts by falsifying check balances. BY
this means he obtained s. 5Ss in ALL and when IL
became apparent to him that discovery of his pecu-
lations was inevitable he decided make large
haul as he could and get away. The method he
adopted to realize this aim ingenious and
somewhat ont of the beaten run Of schemes fol-
lowed by defaulters Securing a blank check that
had been signed by the hrm Merritt filled it up
and made il payable himself cashier for an
amount which enabled him to borrow one hundred
Rock Island shares On the pretence that his en-
pioyers were short Of these shares Merritt went
10 financial house and obtained the loan OF the
shares. deposting the check security therefor
Returning to his office. he Informed Mr. Hough that
ne had secured customer for the firm. Hand
ing over the shares he said they belonged TO a
friend of his named George Miller. who wished
them sold. The shares were accordingly sold for
$1,000. the market price. and as they had been
borrowed "ex Clearing House." the transaction
failed appear the Clearing House sheets of
his employers A few days later-on Thursday of
last week-Merritt went TO Mr.. Hough and said that
his friend wished TO Draw $sgW OF m ms accounn
Is margin for future rranSac ctions.
A check for the S9,0C0 made TO George Miller
was given TO Merritt who subsequently brought
back a receipt purporting to be signed by his
friend. Merritt at work the Friday before
La Dor Day. but since then he has not been seem
1t is apparent that he timed his theft take
advantage Of the three Stock Exchange holidays
get clear away.
Merritt is about thirty-three years old and lived
with his wife and children at No. SSi St Mich
olas-ave. He was a sergeant in the 22d Regi-
ment. and at the tire OF the Cuban went
into Government service with his regiment He
came the firm OF Hough & Rowland when 1t was
orcaniZed in October, 1893 Previous that he had
worked for Mt Rowland. then Of Rowland & Ken
drick, from 1892 until 1885 and in the intervening
four years was employed by the Astor estate and
by the Audit Company. He had always been
looked upon a reputable man. but since his
thefts have TO light inquiries TO his habits
have brought out the know ledge that he spent 4
great deal of his time at night in the Tenderloin,
where he posed man Of wealth. and was ad-
dicIed also to attending prize fights and frequent
ing Poorooms
II has been ascertained that on the Thursday
night before he absconded he played pool in a
downtown salocn until late hour ana ordered
no fewer than sixteen pint bottles Of champagne.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08

iron beam and eight small cables Containing
telephone wires which run beside the track. On
these meagre supports the hanging engine rest
ed. Had the collision been little more forcible
the engine would have plunged to the street.
dragging with it two cars which were filled with
passengers.
The collision threw passengers on both trains
into panic. Women screamed, and added to
the general confusion were the shouts of the
pedestrians below, who yelled to the people to
get out of the Finally the guards opened
the gates, and the passengers scrambled across
the tracks to the platform on the Tillary-st.
station. Traffic on the Kings County Ele-
waited Railroad was blocked by the accident up
to 10 o'clock last night.
J. c. Breckenridge, general manager Of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. was at the
scene OF the accident fifteen minutes after it
occurred He declared that the blame of the
accident rested with John Rosenkranz the en-
gineer Of the Fulton Ferry train When the
collision happened, although Rosenkranz felt the
engine falling, he did not leave his post notwith-
standing he had an opportunity to jump back on
the track With his fireman he remained in the
cab, and climbed out of his engine only when
it could be seen that he could be of no service
there.
According to the railroad officials, the Manhat-
tan Beach train had the right of way to pro
ceed up Fulton-st. from the Bridge yard. The
signal for Rosenkranz to hold his train it Is
asserted, had been set right. There is another
story, that the blame for the accident belongs
to the negligence of the man who operates the
switches. several hundred feet away in the
Bridge yard. 1t is also said that a series of
mistakes was made with the switches and that
the Fulton Ferry engine jumped the track not
so much by reason Of the collision as because
the rails had not been set right
The rear car Of the Manhattan Beach train
was badly splrtered. squad of police was
sent to the scene. and kept pedestrians from
walking on the southwest side of Fulton-st for
fear the engine would fall. Surface cars were
not allowed for an hour to come up Fulton-st
from the Bridge underneath the suspended en-
gtne The cars were switched from the Bridge
up Westinghouse.
When at last the derrick of fiat elevated car
lad grapoled the engine with chains to pull IL
back TO the track, traffic on the surface road
vas resumed An upright irCn beam was plant
ed underneath the elevated structure to helm
support the structure while the engine was be-
ing pulled up on the track 1t was not before a
conductor Of one Of the cars, who was collecting
fares on the sidestep of car, was struck that
IT occurred to the officials TO station a man to
warn the people and conductors of the danger
Of this iron upright. which was close to the
track. The conductor who served as an object
lesson was Michael LAWN, of No. 941 Jeffer-
son-ave. He hit by the beam on the head
md thrown heavily to the street. rib was
broken and his scalp cut.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
KILLS WIFE AND HIMSELF
GERMAN WAS A HARD DRINKER AND
JEALOUS OF THE WOMAN

John Reider. German. sixty-three years old.
jealous OF his wife and stupeed by the beer he had
been drinking. shot and killed his wife yesterday
morning. in their rooms on the ground floor of the
tenement house. at No. 1244 De Kalb-ave. Then
he placed the revolver to his head and sent two
bullets crashing through It, ending his life.
The tragedy created considerable excitement In
the neighborhood. A crowd gathered the shots
rang out. Reder served as private in the Civil
War. and recently secured employment as census
enumerator. Most OF his earnings went for beer
and little went to his wife, Gertrude. who was
looked upon by her neghbors thrifty woman
She took in washing and helped support him.
When his employment ended Relder. It is said
made frequent demands his wife for money. and
when II refused threatened TO kill her. Charles
a son. twenty-four years Old took the side of his
mother
Lilly sutter. ten years old, living in the same
house. passed the Reder rooms at 10:40 o'clock yes
terday morning She says she distinctly heard Mrs
Reider say. as she bent over the washtub
You're an old fool! What do you talk that way
for?"
There was a pause. then the woman cried out:
Look. there's nothing in It," the replied
In sarcastic tone.
A second later the girl heard the crack Of the
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
DIDN'T WAIT FOR ANOTHER TRIAL.
BULLOCK. AFTER BEING TRIED THREE TIMES FOR

BULLOCK. AFTER BEING TRIED THREE TINES FOR
MURDER. ESCAPES FROM JAIL.
Freehold, Sept William Bullock the negro
who has been tried three times for the murder OF
the Chief of Police at Red Bank, escaped from the
Freehold Jail during the night
Sheriff Davis sent TO the principal cities and
towns a description of Bullock. ard offered 500
for his arrest. Bullock killed Chief OF Police Walsh
as the latter was about to arrest him on warrant:
On the first trial he was convicted and sentenced
TO be hanged. His case was appealed and the con-
vction set aside. On the second trial the jury dis
agreed. The third trial resulted in another
viction for murder in the first degree. but the
ground of newly discovered evidence in favor Of
the prisoner another new trial granted. II
was the intention to place Bullock trial for
the fourth time next month.
Chief Justice Depew has just rendered decision
OF eight thousand folios upsetting BullOck's last
conviction OF murder the ground that Illegal
evidence admitted at the trial. 1t is a strange
coincidence that the opinion should be filed the
day that Bullock escaped.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
WOODRUFF TO FIGHT FOR BRISTOW
BUT ATTERBURY MAY THROW WARD TO
BRITToN

Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff is expected In
Brooklyn on Monday. He will actively employ his
time that day in the furtherance of the candicacv
of Magistrate Henry Brstow for Congress in the
lid District He will appear in the evening at the
convention in the Athen@um. The situation in the
lid District is knotty Judge Bristow few
days ago seemed to have the won. The state
ment issued by Mr.. Atterbury that he is not a can
didate has put new phase things Mr. After
bury is to place in nomination at the convention
James Perry. of his ward for Congress honors Mr.
Ferry Is Grand Army and a member OF
the County Committee. After the first vote when
the vote of the Twenty-thrd Ward will be cast for
Ferry IT is declared that the ward on the second
pallot Will go to Colonel Edward r. Rritton whosc
9eleat at the primaries short time ago seemed 10
peaI the deathblow TO his aspirations He now
however. comes prominently TO the front again ''
bsnd Goionei ne Michael Dady has held out the glad
naHd 10 Appleton's forces in the First Ward and
the denomination OF John Hin Morgan The -, I,oI,n aI
fieights lawyer for a second term as Asaemhiv
seems now certain. ~ S'H" man
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
BROOKLYN NEWS.
MANY LIVES IN PERIL.
ELEVATED ENGINE JUMPS TRACK IN
COLLISION
HELD SUSPENDED BY COUPLER AND LIGHT
SUPPoRTs-PANIC AMONG PAssEN-
GERS OF BOTH TRAINS.

Through the failure of engineer to notice
signals or the omission OF switchman to clear
the switches-reports differ-engine No. 56 OF
the Kings County Elevated Railroad. eastbound
from Fulton Ferry. smashed into the rear car
OF Manhattan Beach train which was swing
ing into the Fulton-st. tracks from the Brook
lyn Bridge yard at Tillary-st and Fulton-st. at
o'clock yesterday afternoon That many deaths
did not result is marvellous. The rear car OF
the forward train. forced by the powerful inn
pact. jumped the track and landed on the ties.
The collision threw the engine off the track, and
it hung suspended. with nothing to save it from
falling to the sidewalk twenty-five feet below,
but the coupling to the front car, projecting
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
MRS. MoLLENHAGER NOT THERE.
BUT THE FOUR PRISONERS WERE HELD ON
THE TESTIMONY OF THE MAID.

Mrs. Julia Molenhauer wife of w j. Mollen-
hauer failed to appear yesterday in the Lee-ave
police court, at the examination OF the four men
whom she charged with assaulting and robbing her
on Sunday morning in a stable in North Tenth-st
The alleged assaants. William Blake. Peter Nc
Guire, John Clark and Peter Mcdonald, were held.
however for the action Of the Grand Jury. Magis-
trate Kramer held the men the testimony Of
Rose Holiday the colored maid who accompanied
Mrs. Molenhauer and who was also assaulted she
alleges.
In denying the motion Of John P Donnely. coun-
sci for the prisoners to dismiss the case. Magis-
trate Kramer said that while the women had been
indscreet, first going to the cakewalk and later
in going to the stable for the surrey ride. still they
were entitled to protection wherever they went
When the case was called yesterday morning
and Mrs. Mollenhauer had not appeared. Magistrate
Kramer was vexed and sent a court officer to Mrs
Mollenhauer's house. at No. 159 Rodney-st He
reported that Cne replied to the repeated rings
Of the bell, and that, as bread and milk had been
left in the areaway below IT indicated that
current yesterday that Mrs Mollenhauer, desirous
of appearing in court, had gone with her
husband to the country.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
VESSEL ARRIVES FROM GLASGOW.
so PLAGUE CONDITIONS ABoARD-BR1EF
DETENTION AT QUARANTINE.

Newport News. Va, Sept = (SpeciaD.-The Brit
fish steamer Almora, Captain Fairly. from Glas-
gov Newport News, TO load general cargo. ar
rived al Hampton Roads this morning. and is de-
tanned at Old Point by the Marine Hospital au-
thoTities until instructions received from the
Surgeon-General al Washington relative TO pass
ing the ship up to this port Although the Almora
came from a plague stricken port, against which
the United States has adopted partial quarantine.
she has been on the water fifteen days, and on ar
rival Old Point her condition excellent, and
all Of her officers and crew are we'll. 1t is prob
able that the ship will be detained only two days
for disinfection as precautionary measure, al
though she has little infectious material
aboard Her certificate from Surgeon Thomas at
Glasgow IS said 10 be Al BY Sunday at the lat
est the Almora will come here TO load her cargo
for Glasgow. There is absolutely alarm felt
over the arrival OF the ship. and she will be al
lowed 10 go 10 the piers TO load she
comes up from Old PointosD ,1sG5
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES IN UNION.

Plainfeld Sept CspeciaD.-Democratc primaries
were held in all Of the towns Of Union County to-
night 10 elect delegates 10 the State convention. TO
BE- hello il Trenton next Wednesday, and TO the
Congress convention. to be held in Bayonne on
September ls. There were no contests in any
part Of the county. Thus far there have been no
aspirants for the of representing the With
District on the Democratic electoral ticket in New
Jersey At the Congress convention. however,
there viii be two candidates for the nomination
Frederick ". Park, Of Crawford and Edward s.
Wide. Of Glen Ridge. Park who is eager TO con
test the election Of Congressman Fowler the Re
publican nominee will probably have the support
OF the Union County delegation. Wilde says thai
II ne is nominated he VIII devote his entire time
the csmpaign
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
EW-JERSEY NEWS.
FIVE BOYS ARRESTED.

BELIEVED TO BE THE PIRATES" WHO HAVE
BEEN RoBBING VESSELS AT PERTH AMBoY.
Perth Amboy. Sept. (speciaD.-City Marshal
william Walters to-day caught five boys. who are
believed TO be the so-called pirates who have for
two months past been stealing lines and tackle
from vessels in the harbor. They were seen row
ing away from the steamer Colonta with Doat-
load OF rope.
the boys as they were entering the Raritan River
They gave their names as Arthur Henne, eleven
years old; William Dougherty eleven years old;
August Flochofski. seventeen years old. Frank
Dougherty, eight years old. and William Cole,
eighteen years old. They said Tottenville, Staten
Island. their home.
The boys will be arraigned tomorrow morning
before Recorder Ward and an effort will be made
to ascertain where they sold their booty.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
GoUR1EY FL4TTERs. DAVIS SMILES

City Collector Robert Davis has decided to run
his own campaign in Hudson County. and not to
ask the advise or assistance OF the Democratic
State Committee. The prediction OF State Chair
Gourley that there will be at least eight thou
sand majority for Bryan in Hudson County, and
the hattertng remarks he is making concerning Mr..
Davis's abilities as leader have caused much
amusement among the Democrats. who keeping
in mind the failure Of the State Committee to
change the date of the State Convention.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
OPPOSED TO DABBLING N POLITICS.

Plainfeld Sept. (SpeciaD.-The members Of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union in this city
disagree with the Indiana members of that order
who inaugurated the endless prayer chain to
help defeat President Mckinley who is accused
OF being in league with the liquor interests
cause OF his attitude on the Army canteen. At the
meeting of the local Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union to-day the proceedings almost
wholly taken up in discussion OF the scheme. It
was finally decided that the union should dis
eountenance the idea a. strongly possible, and
resolution was passed saying that they not in
sympathy with the action and that they considered
Il unwise for the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union TO dabble in politics
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
NOT TO BUY AMERICAN COTTON.
ACTION OF THE MANCHESTER sPINNERs-Tc
MEET AGAIN

Manchester, England, Sept AT meeting of
the cotton spinners here to-day it was decided,
practically unanimously not to purchase Ameri-
can spot cotton during the month of September.
Four -ffths of the employers in the trade were
represented. 1t is anticipated that the decision
will lead to the closing of scores of mills for
several weeks
Only three manufacturers opposed the resolu-
ton and their objection was that it not
strong enough, and that it should bind the trade
stop the consumption of cotton and not
merely to stop purchasing ii.
The meeting private but 1t was ascer-
tanned that during the discussions there was
sharp criticism of the Liverpool spectators, who
It was declared. made the crisis worse by
gambling.
Eventually the meeting adjourned until Sep
tember q, when the situation will be again CON
sidered
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
FOREST FIRE IN ATLANTIC coryTv

Atlantic City, Sept. IA forest fire has broken
out near Mays Landing. Gravely Run and Cedar
swamp are burning The farm of the Christian
Schumpaid estate and that of Prosecutor 7 7. D
Abbott of Atlantic County are threatened Several
nundred men are fighting the flames bur are max
lnP niue progress against them II Is feared that
rain Will be necessary TO extinguish the IRE 1"Ds
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
NEWAREs MAYOR MAKES yovIyATIo1

After months Of delay Mayor Seymour of Newark
last night sent in nomination for Tax Commission
er 10 succeed Frederick W. Paul whose term had
expired The denomination Of Mr.. Paul had been
opposed on the ground that he had neglected IN
adopt the advice Of City Counsel Price 70 assess
the freehold right Of way the street using cor
poTations as real estate the local tax rate ana
theTe has been much speculation as 10 the Mavor,s
proDabIe action. Last night he sent 10 the Conw.n
SSouhcli the name Of Colonel A Judson Clark
formerly Tax Receiver. The nomina fion was 10 "a
over TO be acted on at the next meeting ' '''u
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
ESCAPED IN THEIR NIGHT cLOTBEs

New-Brunswick, Sept. (SpeclaD-The Nonpareil
a restaurant kept by James E. Callahan at No 239
Burnet-st, was destroyed by fire between and 9
o'clock this morning The entire building which
was an Old wooden structure. quickly enyeIoped
IN names, and the proprietor and his guests were
forced to jump in their night clothes from second
story windows to escape with their lives The loss
on pudding and contents will amount to 5000
partly covered by insurance N-'Y0''
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
NAVY YARD NOTES

new Odd Fellows lodge will soon be formed
with the members drawn principally from the EN-
ployes Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It will start
with preliminary membership OF one hundred EN-
ployes OF the yard
Ihe Navy YARD Is crowded with Iandsnlen who
VIII VII soon pe sent out on cruises Yesterday sixty
oe oI .heo hhaneo men came from Chicago. making
rer p, tn9usand men who are quartered on the Cob
DoCh 11e Iopeka Will arrive from Portsmouth
neat @ Mosnaay and about two hundred OF the lands
men Will be sent on training cruise ~ S
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
HIS COMPANIONS RAN AWAY.

The body of the man. about twenty-five years
Old who killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad
train at Wavery, near Newark. on Thursday night
Is at the Morgue in Newark He was with two
companions. and started TO cross the tracks when
the engine of the train struck him His COM
panions, after witnessing the accident hastened
toward Elizabeth. and disappeared. card in the
pocket OF the man who was killed bore the name
OF Henry Elson, and the address, East Side Shaw
Ing and Hair Dressing Parlors. No. los Attorney
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
SAY THEY ARE IN EARNEST THIS TINE.

The Jersey City Street and Water Commissioners
yesterday instructed Water Registrar Peckhan to
notify all persons who in debt to the city for
water that they will have to pay Up at once or
else their water supply will be turned of. The
arrearages in water bills aggregate over 500 600
The city owes the East Jersey Water Company
more than $3.50 oOO for water furnished the City
treasurer has only about $4,000 to the credit or the
water account The Street and Water Commits
sioners declare they are in earnest this time
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
HoBsoy COMING TO BROOKLYN.
HE MAY SUCCEED NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR Bow1Es.

Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson who
leaped into fame because of his bravery in San
tiago Harbor, will arrive the Brooklyn Navy
Yard soon 10 report for duty. He comes from
Yokohama, where he has been supervising some
construction work 1t is said that it is not unlikely
that Lieutenant Hobson will become naval con-
structor at the Navy Yard succeeding Lieutenant
ceed Rear-Admral Hichborn
Lieutenant Hobson once before stationed in
Brooklyn. He has number of friends there
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
DISPUTE OVER RAISING cUcrvppps

Northport' Long Island Sept. 7.-CIinton Carl ~
Larkheld. ana Joseph Girard of Dix Hills. got into
a discussion few days ago at the East Nortbrort
railroad station over the best means of raising
cucumbers for pickles. Grard says he felt sting,
ing sensation caused by blow from the butt end
OF whip, which he alleges was struck bv CARL
Girard caused Carlrs arrest. The trial was most.
pOned Yesterday '-'@' was PoSt-
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08

afternoon Delaney attended church picnic AT
Middebush. He became involved In a quarrel WIN
several other negroes in which he was first beaten
and then shot at. The bullet struck button on
Delancys trousers and did not penetrate me ht neS
far enough to cause death. Delaney was prougnt
10 the hospital here and was attended oy ,DIs
Walsh who says that the wound, although pao
one. may not prove fatal