Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-05-03
The NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending April %,

For the Week Ending April %.
Hal: the business portion OF Croveton,
Ten, was burned
Confederate Memorial day was observed
in the southern states
Alabama democrats have nominated w.
j. Sanford for governor.
The town OF Panuer Mex CO. was COM
p!etely destroyed by fire,
Two thousand coal miners at Spring VAL
ley. III, Went on strike.
Burglars robbed a bank at 'oulterville,
III. securing booty OF 5000.
One man was killed and man others in
jured in labor riots in Chicago
Robbers secured 5000 from the Mas
sanutten bank at Strasburg. Va.
a. S. Hallidie. inventor of the arst cable
car system died in San Francisco.
The Turkish torpedo boat Schnnyl blew
up i'll Beyrout and % lives We're lest.
EN-Congressman David G. Colson was
acquitted of murder at Frankfort. ~.
Illinois midtlle-of- the-road populist nonl-
mated y. C. Tyne, of Flora for govrn
Unusually hot weather caused al out
break of yellow fever at Vera Cruz Mex.
The little town of Laurel Forge. Pa.
was almost wiped out of existence by fire.
l.orin F. Wolcott celebrated his one UNI
dredth birthday at his home in Sparta,
III.
HaTlt'S f1erDeFt AlleN. lte newly p
pointed governor of Porto Rico, arrived at
San Juan.
The statement that Germany has c.
cided to exclude American meats is denii
authoritatively.
Mrs. Susan Simmons Winans. first whit
child born in Chicago, has just died i!
Santa Ana. Cal
Or. Irvine deties Bishop Talbot and re-
fuses to retire from the Huntington (Pa)
Episcopal charge.
President and Mrs. Mckinley arrived in
Washington at eight o'clock Friday morn
ing from Canton.
Fire of an incendiary ORIGIN partially
destroyed st. Johns Reformed Episcopal
church in Chicago.
In battle with BOXERS near Picking
the imperial troops killed 20 OF the Chi
nese revolutoEistS.
j. w. Cardoni and Lillian WeiNelbaum.
\ two variety actors. were drowned near
. New Haven. Conn.
AT HAYS City. Kan. ls-year-old Peter
Goetz was sentenced to 70 years in prison
for killing his father
The Fifth Avenue hotel and Madison
Square theater New York. sold Thursday
at auction for 81, .25 900.
Wilson & McCulloch's fruit jar factory
at Paramount, Ind. was destroyed by fire.
ausng a loss of 100000
Massachusetts republicans in state com
'ention declared for Secretary of the Navy
ong for vice president.
Rajah, the man-killing elephant dieI
: ear Argentine. Kan, aged 30. During his
oreer he killed nine men.
The queen arrived al Windsor castle Fri
[ dy. Enthusiastic crowds greeted the
r4'al train at every station.
he steamship Ivernia reached New
Yrk with fully 500 Irish young women.
along them being 100 brides
he transport Sherman arrived in San
Frncisco from Manila with, .o3 soldiers
OF he Fourteenth infantry.
Nbraska republicans have nominated
l job r. Hays for congress in the Third
I distct and w. S. Morlan in the Fifth.
- Jon Watson and William Brown. both
whia and Sonne Grain, coored. We're
, hanrd AT McMmnvilie, Tenn for murder.
t American contributions to aid the starry
Q Ing i India will reach $3.50U.ppo. England
has contributed less than one-third as
mucl
Congressional nominations: Nebraska.
4 Fouln district. John d. Pope (rep } Sixth.
b NJ. + Kinkaid (rep). Michigan. Eighth
J, distrio, 2. r. Crosby (popD.
:, Ado'h Landauer filed personal petition
a in bankruptcy in the United States court
: at Milwaukee. Liabilities are stated to be
So'l.94 and assets $2S9.9ii 80.
The <rke of the job pressmen, feeders
and ASSISTANTS In Detroit, Mich, has as
! sumed anger proportions. Pressmens
, Union y. decided to support the Junior
- Union. ad its members were ordered out
S on a SYMPATHETIC strike.
s The Maons and Builders association Of
d Chicago, tanning to represent 300 build-
. ers and ontrac:orS wrote to the mayoE
y demandin adequate police provision to in.
l. sure publ safety from assault and other
l. interferenC They say 10000 men and
SIS. 900 cotal are idle.