Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Aug. -.

Ut WV W &C - AuB Sd.
Colorado and Wyoming forests have been
damaged $4,000. 900 by tire.
AT the present time there are :. 6Ss 90 peo-
pie receiving relief in India.
Drought and forest fres We're destroying
the crops in North Carolina.
The Beers captured five British officers
and - men near Ventersburg.
Five miners We're slnothered to death in
a Goa! mine al lsaquah. Wash.
The census gives Chicago population OF
1,6SS.5 gain of 59s, rs in zen years
From indications war between Morocco
and France seemed to be inevitable.
"A monument to the late Senator Z. B.
Vance was unveiled at Raleigh. N, Z.
In picnic riot at Doolittle Mills, Wis.
w persons We're hurt. six probably fatally.
Mr.. Bryan opened the democratic cam
pa!gn in Nebraska with a speech at Wahoo.
New York city is flooded with photo but
tons of Bresci. the assassin of King Hum
bert.
The democrats Of the First Wisconsin
district nominated Ct. F. Hodges for con-
gress.
Theodore Tilton will return to the Unit
ed States from Paris and take to the lecture
platform.
The official census gives Philadelphia a
population of l,29S. go, a gain of 246, 1873 in
ten years.
Harry Davis an aeronaut, was killed by
falling while making a balloon ascension
at DelphoS, ..
Gustave Paul ClusereL ex-minister OF
war in France and the hero OF many wars,
died at Toulon.
Frederick Geddes, herder and 1000
sheep We're burned 10 death in forest fire
at Battle. Wyo.
Joseph Is. Noble, a Mormon pioneer, IA
Their OF the first polygamous child died at
Bountiful. Utah.
Wisconsin prohibitionists nominated
state ticket headed by j. b Smith of Madi-
son, for governor.
The independent populists of Michigan
have nominated Daniel Thompson of Sagi-
nav, for governor.
The census gives ST. Louis SIS. 22ss popula-
ton. a gain of IL. i6S, and Indianapolis. l69.-
164 a gain of So, ,2S.
George H. HoSmer, one of the best
known oarsmen in the world. died in Bos-
ton. aged A. years.
The regular republican (ant-Addicks fac
tion) in Delaware nominated Martin Is.
Burris for governor.
Iowa democrats nominated John Foley
for congress in the Fourth district and Rob-
ert j. Dale in the Tenth.
The transport Strathgyle sailed from
San Francisco for China with 763 horses
Tor the use of the army.
Schekih Bey has been appointed Turkish
minister to the United States i'll place Of
Ali Ferrouh Bey, recalled.
Mrs. katherine Funk Rice celebrated her
one hundred and fourth birthday at her
home in Mount Morris, Ill.
Carl Smith. the sculptor of Washington,
died at Copenhagen. He was widely known
in art circles in this country.
In freight wreck at Coshocton. o.. En-
glneer Doyle, of Cleveland. and Fireman
digger, OF Canton. We're killed
The steamer Tacoma arrived at Port
Townsend, Wash. With 100000 in gold dust
and $50 passengers from Nome.
The production of iron in the United
States for the year 1899 amounted to a.
6So.ll3 tons, breaking al! records.
Encouraging reports are sent from
Guantanamo of the revival of agricultural
industries in southeastern Cuba.
Post office officials in Chicago passed a
rule barring employment to any boy who
is addicted to the use of cigarettes.
Italy will send a second corps of de-
tectives to the United States to enter the
Italian colonies and watch anarchists.
Deputy sheritfs discovered counterfeit
ers' mint in cave at Sodus, Mich, and CAPE
tured three men, two of whom confessed.
Rev Enoch Marcellus probably the old
est Baptist clergyman in the state. died
at his home in Fulton. H.. aged IS years.
The Beers in the southwestern part of the
Transvaal are becoming more aggressive
owing to Gems. DE Vets and Delarey 5 en-
ergy.
The lS-inch Gathman torpedo gun was
tested at South Bethlehem, Pa, and more
than met the requirements of the govern.
ment.
Cashier Balch, Of the Omaha national
bank. was assaulted in a sleeping on
the Northwestern near Boone, la. and
robbed Of $50
The census Office gave Cleveland 2Si, 169
population, Il gain of l20,4lo; Cincinnati,
59o2. a gain of 2o,99i, Omaha, $40, $50 de.
crease of 81 .S9..
Mrs. Charles Gloeckner's baby died of
starvation in "a courtroom III Chicago while
the mother was testirying against her hus-
band for abandonment
Bethel Baptist church, at Fairview, Ky,
built as memorial on the site of jefferson
Davis birthplace, struck by liz htning
and totally consumed by the flames. Loss
Sl9G,o
Two military companies have been or.
gained in the hridewell in Chicago, and all
the recruits eager to Join the United
States army as soon they regain their
liberty.
The vault of the Lyons DAD post office
was blown open by cracksmen. The bur-
glars secured small! sum in cash and
stamps. The same Office was looted In q
similar way seven years ago.
An ante bcllum negro association to COM
prise all the southern states, will be or
ganzed in Macon. Ca. September IS Its
object is to discountenance the crimes OF
young negroes which lead to lynchings and
to establish better race relations