Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-06-20
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the week Eadiu

IaE NEWS In O01EIs
For the Week Ending Jane 10.
Fire destroyed o business houses at
Conroe, Tex.
Mrs. Mary Bunton died in Martinsville.
Ind. aged 10l years.
A cousin of Charley Ross was kidnapped
at Atlantic City. N. J.
Exports for May showed large increase
over the preceding year.
The warship Oregon arrived at San
Francisco from the Philippines.
Out of G. applications for pardon Gov.
Yates of Illinois granted only one.
A farmer at Hastings. Neb.. was swim
died out of $500 by confidence men,
Hazen s: Pingree, former governor OF
Michigan. is seriously i'll in London
Barney Morris celebrated in Brooklyn.
N. Y. his one hundred and ninth birthday.
The University of Glasgow has conferred
the degree of LID. upon Andrew Car
negie.
Joseph Marobec was arrested in Chicago
for making his family live on three cents
a day.
Piow manufacturers completed arrange.
ments for forming trust with $15.VOVWV
capital.
q. 8. Bryant killed his young wife and
himself at Louisville. Ill. Jealousy was
the cause.
C. W. Raymond, Of Watseka. ILL.,, has
been appointed federal judge for the Indian
| Territory.
The Texas legislature will meet in extra
session on August 6 to- redistrict the state
| for congress.
Admiral Seymour speaking at Shanghai
says America is Britain'S greatest com.
mercial rival.
| Prof Truman Henry Stafford. famous
| mathematician and astronomer. died in
| Newark, n. ].
Tricey Griffin (colored) was hanged at
| Brunswick, Ga. for the murder OF Il.
| Marion Latimer.
London learns that the United States
steel corporation is planning 10 go altes
| the trade of the world
Rev. Richard d. Harlan. of Rochester.
| n. Y. has been elected president OF Lake
Forest ullD university.
| Eddie Guerin. notorious Chicago
| crook, is prisoner in Paris. France. for
| daring express robbery.
In a runaway at Anderson. Ind. Miss
Bertha Stewart jumped from the buggy
| and was Instantly killed.
Interesting exercises were held at the
University of Chicago Friday. beginning
the decennial celebration.
Engineering students from Michigan
| university are employed in place OF strlk-
ing machiEists at Detroit.
Fire in the ship yards near ST Peters.
burg, Russia. caused loss OF shooo'Ve
| and IL persons were Killed.
The 10 negroes threatened with lynchine
at Shreveport, La. have been taken IRON
| the mob and placed in Jail.
The Institute of Medical Research. found.
ed by John D. Rockefeller with a gift OF
500, 900. has been Incorporated
c. A. Pearson. owner of the London
Daily Express and 10 other English pup
IN
The. headless body of woman found
near Lowell, Mass, has been identified as
that of Mrs. Margaret Blondin.
Explorer Baldwin sailed from New
York for England, beginning the frs,
stage of his trip to the north pole.
Chicago owners of Indiana coal mines
are said to be planning combination tha'
will result in a $sO0,0C0.C00 coal trust.
| Secretary Root has ordered large mum:
Der of officers to relinquish easy posts and
join their regiments in the Philippines.
The annual report of the chamber o,
commerce of New York shows that Amer.
ica's trade balance is we'll over $5c0. GOO wv
James McLoid. white man under ar
rest for stealing pony, was taken IRON
Jail by mob and lynched at Hamburg
Ark.
The isthmian canal commission. in 1t.
Forthcoming report increases its estimate
of the value OF the Panama route by ST.
600, GOO
Three thousand veterans of the Soutf
African campaign were given medals bj
King Edward at an immense parade II
London.
Revs. James Chalmers and B. f. Tom
kins and IA native teachers were killed
by cannibals in New Guinea and the white:
were eaten.
1t is reported the Erie road will Absorb
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. ant
that the Big Four will acquire the Clncln'
natl Northern.
Lewis Hartman. Of New York. killed
Rose Violetta, an actress. at the Grea
Northern hotel in Chicago and then com
mitted suicide
The seventy-second commencement O
Illinois college was held at Jacksonville
A gift of $50. 600 by DR.. D. X Pearsons wa!
officially announced.
A negro appeared at an open air con
cert in New York with fiery shirt wdis
and a mob chased him several blocks, tear
ing OFF the garment.
Blunders have been disclosed by the pub
LEGATION of laws passed by the last Illinois
legislature. One bill that failed to pas
was approved by the governor.
Indictments were returned against Ian
Salisbury. city attorney of Grand RAPIDS
Mich. and four others accused OF briber!
in connection with the waterworks deal.
The Vanderbits and other large interest,"
| have formed a company to control trans
portation and industries of Nova Scott:
and establish an extensive line of steam
ships. q