Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Oct. q.

For the Week Ending Oct. q.
| Fire destroyed large portion OF the town
! of Byesville. O.
Snow To the depth Of eight inches fell
| al I-cadville, Col
| Melbourne VIII be the capital of confed-
Grated Australia.
| Allan II. Chandler (dem) was elected
| governor of Georgia.
A German firm has built locomotive on
| the American pattern.
| Benjamin Price New York's oldest cit
| lien, is dead. aged l0G.
| The Chicago a. Alton will exclude news
| agents from moving trains.
A boiler explosion near WaeIder, Tex.
| killed three children of Steve Wilson.
The New York Central railway system
decided to award prizes for good work
The census bureau gives the population
of Arkansas as l,3l1 56i. against l.l2S. l79 In
| 1890.
The international peace congress con-
| dennis Great Britains course in the Trans
| wall
| Gen. Wood in his annual report COM
mends the conduct of American troops in
| Cuba.
The Independent democrats of Montana
have nominated Thomas Hogan for gov
ernor.
Massachusetts republicans have renom-
| mated Winthrop Murray Crane for gov
| ernor.
Warrants have been issued at Pittsburgh
| for the arrest of 4l9 dealers IN oleomar-
| garine.
| George Brooks a farmer of Greensboro.
Ky, committed suicide on his eighty-tifth
birthday.
Massachusetts democrats have nominat-
| ed Robert Treat Paine, Jr., of Boston. for
| governor.
Lord Roberts reports daily fighting with
the Beers in both the Transvaa and the
Free State.
| Los Angeles. Cal, has a population Of
| 102, 479, which is more than double that of
| ten years ago.
| The pope is pleased with American treat
| ment OF the Catholic church in Cuba and
the Philippines.
| The sultan of Turkey is paying his in
| debtedness to the United States on the
| installment plan.
| Andrew ]. Waterman, former attorney
general of Massachusetts, died at Pitts
field, aged IS years.
| Fire destroyed the large shoe factory OF
j. f. Dayton & Co. at Williamsport, Pa.
| the loss being $500, 600.
| John Brennan, editor of the Northwest
ern Catholic and we'll known as an orator.
died at Sioux City, la.
Mrs w. w. Smith, wife OF a wholesale
dren and killed herself
South Dakota midd!e-of- the road popu-
lists have nominated l.. Z. Stair. of Dav
son county, for governor
Red Wing, Mimi. was cut off from COM
munication with the outside world by
storm that Gid great damage.
Maxwell w. Long, of New York broke
the worlds 440-yard running record, GO
ing the distance in Al seconds.
Robert T nd ,,r+ bo %
| the trading bark Almond We're killed by
the natives of Los Negroes island
The American Bankers association in
session at Richmond. Va, elected Alva
Trowbridge. of New York. president
Benjamin Blackwell Campbell, who drove
the first oil Well in the United States, died
at Santa Barbara. Cal, aged - years.
The la test report of the damage to cot-
ton in Texas by the recent floods places the
loss at 100000 bales valued at $40. 900 600.
The contract for Pacific cable to cost
$l0.DO0Oo has been awarded to the Tele-
graph Construction and Maintenance COM
pany.
The United States military post at Vail
des, Alaska. will be hereafter known as
Fort Liscum, in honor OF Col Liscum,
killed In China
At Salt Lake City Charles and Glenn
Turvile rode a mile in l:27 rs on motor
cycle. breaking the worlds record for an
eight-lap track.
A force Of $40 Beers attacked a convoy
consisting of % wagons and 60 mounted
ritlemen near Dejager's drift and only II
of the latter escaped.
The first football fatality OF the season
recorded was received by L. A. Pierson, OF
Lake Forest university, dying of injuries
sustained Wednesday.
Fire losses In the United States and Cam
ada during the first eight months OF this
year were $17, $50. against sS6, 500 $50 in
the same period in 1899.
owned by G. \. Mcmahon. broke the
worlds record for pacing team on half
mile track, doing it in 2:l3.
Michael Moynahan. who shot and killed
II. e. {. Benjamin. the noted negro law
yer, editor and lecturer. at Lexington Ky.
Tuesday, was acquitted on the plea of self.
defense.
The Michigan supreme court in unan-
1mous opinion handed down declared tho
act granting a bounty Of ono cent per
pound on all beet sugar manufactured in
the state unconstitutional.
AT one o'clock Tuesday morning three
burglars entered the bank at Export,
northern Iowa. blew the safe to pieces and
secured $l.eo0 in cash and valuable papers
When pursued they fired a dozen shots al
citizens and escaped.
The monthly statement issued by the
director of the mint shows that during
September the coinage executed at the
minis of the United States amounted TO
S6,44093S. as follows: Cold s. 2933 333355, Sill
yer. $3,SS2,l 1855: minor coins. s.l5,4lS