Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-05-10
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Ma, s

For the Week Ending May 5.
The town of Barrett. MINI. was wiped
GU, oy flre.
Snow fell and ice formed in Ash,abula.
| o., and vicinity =
| Nearly 5000 Spanish prisoners still ar6
! held by the Filipinos. =
! Sandon. a British Columbia mining town.
was all but obliterated by fire !.
George Gordon. n desperate negro. was
hanged at Albin. Miss. by mob.
The post Office department has appoint
ed over 20 postmasters for Porto Rico,
! Ten union labor pickets We're indicted by
the grand jury in Chicago for melting
riots.
A celebration of the fourth centenary OF
| the discovery of Brazil took place in Rio
Janeiro.
Canada's frontier militia is ready for 4
call to arms in preparation for an expected
Fenian raid.
Olga Nethersole has sued Rev. DR.. Eaton.
OF Washington for $4,000 for defamation
of character.
The republicans of the Sixth Illinois dis
trict have renominated Henry S. Boutell
for congress.
The post office department will issue an
| order forbidding use of the mails by ''di-
Vine healerS. "
Mrs, Maria Hook and Sadie Hill, grand
daughter, We're burned to death at Junc-
ton City, Wis.
Former United States Senator Mailman
| Thomas Wiley died at MorSantown, w.
Va, aged S. years.
The state G. a. r. encampment at Jack
sonville, Ill. elected Joel NJ Longnecker.
OF Chicago commander.
John r. Mclean, brother-in-law of Adj
miral Dewey has abandoned the latter in
his candidacy for the presidency.
The village of Grantsburg. H., was al
most wholly wiped out by fire, only the
post office and saloon being saved
At Bambers, S. G., Rev w. e. Johnson
killed his neishbor as the result of quarrel
growing out of the painting of a fence.
In April the total number of pieces of
money made at the Philadelphia mint
was 1881 100. the value being Sl2.954 4S0. )
John Green and Charles Brown were
hanged at New Iberia. La. for the murder
OF Young Sorrel at Oliver Station. La.
The trials of the kentuckians accused
of completely in the Goebel assassination
have been set for the second Monday in
July.
The United States asks England to ex-
plain boarding of American vessel by
British warship in neutral waters off east
Africa.
benjamin Douglass, founder of the r. c.
Dun 4 Co. mercantile agency. died sudden
ly at his home in Santa Barbara, Call aged
81 years.
Fire Insurance companies lost $2S6.S54 in
Illinois risks during 1899. losses reaching 90
per cent of premiums, with IS per cent. for
expenses.
The Ohio democratic state convention
will meet at Columbus June l. and the
Indiana democrats will meet at Indians
apolis June G.
The STANDARD Oil company has in.
creased the wages Of 5000 employees in
all parts of the country ten per cent. and
reduced their hours.
Counterfeit $40 bills We're discovered in
Philadelphia They are of the series OF
1880, check y. plate number :. T;lman reg
lister, Morgan treasurer.
Prominent lawyers uphold the opinion OF
Judge Lochrcn. of Minnesota, that Porto
Rico is under the operations of the
Cnbad States constitution.
Nebraska republicans nominated Charles
II. Dietrich of Hastings. for governor and
elected delegates to the national convene
ton instructed for Mckinley.
Nomina tons for congress: Fifteenth
Illinois district. e. f Marsh (rep),
nominated: Eighteenth, Thomas Nj. Jett
repl renominated: John ]. Brenho:
rep> Eighth Michigan district. Joseph
W. Fordney (rep.>. renom!nated: Fifth.
William Alden Smith (repD, renominated:
Ninth. r. =. Bishop GepD. renuminated:
First Missouri district. j. L, Lloyd uep).
renominated.
Congressional nominations: Illinois.
Eighth district A j. Hopkins Tcp).
nominated Tenth. q. w Prince Tep).
renomnated. Twentieth, ]. r. Williams
(dem.). renominatcd. Iowa. First dis
trict. Thomas Hedge rep) Wisconsin.
Eighth district. + S. Minor Uepl.
nominated. Missouri. Second district. w.
G. Irwin (repD; Eighth, James I. Moore
rep). Kansas, First District. g. w.
Click tdemD.