Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-04-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
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For the Week Eaaiss April 49,
The Minnesota legislature has adjourned
Sine de fsssR
Women destroyed three liquor saloons at
Ce5terviile. Pa. 81
w. H. Chamberlain. assistant commits
s!oner OF patents. has resigned
Seventy Chinese were drowned In col.
llsion between Two steamers near, Canton. !
The Pixies peak region In Colorado was
buried under from two to ten feet OF snow.
Bert Cassidy. newspaper writer and art
list. killed himself with a revolver In Chica-
go.
A mob at Bradford. Pa. burned schools
house used as a smallpox isolation hos
p.tal.
French naval officers visited Mount ver-
non. placing a wreath on Washington's
tomb. III
Nearly 200 newly-enl!sted soldiers OF the
Fourteenth cavalry deserted at Leaven-
worth
Four transatlantic steamers that
reached New York brought 4.178 immi-
grants.
Two Of posse were killed near Whites
burg, KY, In an attempt to arrest two MUIR
0ererS.
Search for missing girl in Chicago led
to the discovery of a ''baby farm" on the
South side.
Milwaukee Is soon to have new Eng.
fish morning paper. to be known as the
Free Press.
Colorado Springs. Denver and Pueblo
will be connected soon by trolley line to
cost s2.500.000
Thomas E. Little. state treasurer Of Ar
kansas. died suddenly at Little Rock OF
heart disease. 8{
Col. McCook. United States consul for
the kiOndika district died Da Citv
OF pneumonia.
An Indianapolis suicide left a note to
Carrie Nation saying II was due to rum
and cigarettes.
Gen. William Booth. Of the Salvation
Army. celebrated In London his seventy
second birthday.
Gov. Gen. Allen OF Porto Rico after
seeing the president abandoned his in-
tention to resign.
Kruger's private secretary says he has
not decided as yet whether he will visit
The United States.
Secretary Wilson is planning to train
experts in soil and forestry from an agri-
cultural standpoint
Cats are found to be victims OF small.
pox at Anna. ILL.,. and physicians tear they
will spread the disease.
Mrs. NJ A. Radcliffe, OF Denver. Col. was
arrested on charge of illegal voting at
the last election In that city.
w. H. Champion. whose tongue IS to be
cut out because of cancer. talked lecture
into photograph In New York.
Rajah." the man-eattng tiger OF the In.
dianapol!s zoo. attacked his trainer and
muttlated him SO that he may die.
Mrs. p. D. Armour and ]. Ogden Armour
give $1,000, 900 to Armour institute, in Chi.
cago, enabling 1t to extend its work
Burglars at Pittsburgh. Pa. killed a man
who caught them robbing his house and =
mill n mo Tho 10 90 AyA AnNa 70
The Central Passenger association has
agreed to straight one.cent rate for the
grand army encampment at Cleveland.
Emperor William has decreed that the
English language shall take the place o:
French In the high schools OF the Ger
man empire.
An arbitration agreement between news.
paper publishers and the International
Typographical union marks an epoch Ia
labor affairs.
Three gold bars worth 5000 were stolen
from the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse during the voyage from New York
to Cherbourg.
Society women at Indianapolis. 50 strong.
visited drug stores In the suburbs ami
warned the proprietors to cease selling
liquor contrary to law.
Ibu Rashid has recovered the kingdom Of
Nejd. Central Arabia. ny defeating MAZDA.
ronk. sheik OF korveyr, in battle. in which
S.VOO are reported Killed.
Producers in the new Texas oil field are
planning an organization patterned after
that of the Standard Oil company. OH IL
TO be pipsd to Port Arthur.
Chicago packers will lose heavily in
trade because the British war once or
ders that after June ] only home meat
shall be bought for army use.
Operators and miners OF the Clay couE-
ty. district OF the Indiana block coal field
fall to reach an understanding and indi-
cations point to long strike.
Mayor Johns on has declared war on gam
blers and gambling In Cleveland and has
had notice served on keepers OF gambling
houses that they must close them. q
Senator Bacon proposes congressional +
expedition to the Philippines and the Sec :
rotary Of war viii give passage on army
transports to those who wish to 90.
John NJ. Pearson. Jr.. of Ripon. Wis.
was found dead al the door Of Miss Jessie
Ltsle. his sweetheart. with whom he had
quarreled. 1t Is believed TO be a case Of
suicide.
Lewis c. Tewksbury. former New York
broker. who disappeared last June. leaving
debts OF 100000 Is prospecting In Mexico
and offers to settle all claims in full with
interest.
D. Judson Hammond was convicted In
the circuit court at Lansing of soliciting q
bride OF $500 to kill an anti-trust bill two
years ago when he was a member OF the
Michigan house.
Miss Elvira Miller has been appointed
derson & st. Louis railroad In Louisville.
She IL the first woman passenger agent
in the United States.
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