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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-25

he is to insist in his demand for re-
ciprocity with Cuba. It is understood
that he will fully outline his policy
regarding this latter question in
some Of the speeches he is to make
on his western trip. 1t also can be
stated on excellent authority that
the coal strike was not discussed.
i, Tariff and Trusts Separate.
It was agreed by all that there will
be no adherence to the theory that the
tariff can be or should be reduced
merely because certain articles were
produced by trusts or monopolies. The
effort will be made at all times to keep
the tariff and the trusts as separate
questions to be dealt with on their
merits, The plea will be made and in
sisted upon that any revision or read
justment Of the tariff should be made
by the friends of protection and not
by. free traders, and the country will
be appealed to not to jeopardize exist
ing prosperity by turning the tariff
over to it's enemies.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-25

Purpose Of the Conference
The presidents purpose in having
this conference was to ascertain if
there had been any marked political
changes in the different sections of
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-25
NOMINATION, IS, DECLINED
ut no 81 re Es 81
Speaker Henderson Refuses to Stand
as a Candidate for Reelec-
tion to Congress.
WITHDRAWAL ANxouxcEOia AleITER.

81 q g. . 9. "a IS
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
BY A WOMAN
Former Iowa Man Dies Very Suddenly at
seattle.

Benjamin Jones, n machinist of
Portland, Ore, died at Seattle from
what the coroner believes to have been
violent poison given by IL woman with
whom he was registered at the Hotel
York as HIS wife.
The woman came into the hotel Of
fee, announced that the man was Ill
and left, presumably for u physician.
She did rot return. and when the hotel
management secured "a doctor the man
wa found unconscious. He was re-
moved to a hospital. where he expired
a few hours later.
His clothing was stripped Of valua-
bles. Letters found In his grip reveal
that the man had parents in Oskaloosa.
la. He registered at the hotel under
the name of J. II. Sayre.
Benjamin Franklin Jones. who Is
reported to have been poisoned at Seat
tie Is known at Oskaloosa. Ia. AZ
Frank Jones. The Associated press
dispatch was the first intimation his
aged parents had Of the circumstances
attending his death. He bore an ex-
cellent reputation up to the time he
left Oskaloosa, eight years ago. John
Jones, a brother, Is q stationary en-
gineer. Frank Jones was ranked as
an unusually expert machinist and
commanded a high salary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Joke Nav Prove Costly.

A piece Of wood dipped in chocolate
was the cause Of the filing of a dam
age suit for $500 against c. II. Wild,
agent for the G. J.. Fletcher Candy
company Of Kansas City, Kan. The
plaintiff Is Mrs. Vina Green, who is
employed at Collins candy store. In
her petition filed in the common pleas
court Of Wyandotte county, she claims
that on March "a Mr.. Wild rendered
her what seemed to be a chocolate
drop; that she accepted it, and, at
tempting to bite it, broke n of her
front teeth. She found it was a piece
of hard wood. dipped in chocolate, got
ten up for the purpose of playing
tricks, and asks $500 damages for the
pain she suffered and the humiliation
resulting from the loss of the tooth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
GIVEN TO ITS FATHER
Affecting Scene Presented In Piattsmoutb
Court.

sNHtV'tNE IE'ssuteu III
Court.
A 7-months-old baby was brought
into County Judge Douglass court at
Plattsmouth, Neb.. by its grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Everett,
and a hearing was had to determine
whether the child should remain in
their possession or be returned to the
father. George l.. Briton. A large num-
Der of witnesses had been summoned
at the conclusion of the hearing the
court ordered that the child be given
to the fother. II was shown that the
mother of the child had departed this
life on March 1. 1902. and that It was
her dying request that Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett. her parents. should take the
child and real 1t. but the court did not
feel justified in holding that such re-
Quest was a defense to the writ of
habeas corpus issued. 1t was an affect
ing scene when the grandparents. with
tears streaming down their cheeks, re-
l~uctantly gave up the child which they
had learned to love as n of their
own.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Loss Runs Into Millions.

The food damage in Shelbyville and
Bedford counties, Tennessee. is esti-
mated at from 5 1,50o,0 200 to 81. 900, 900.
Relief committees are doing everything
possible, but there is great suffering
and assistance will have to be secured.
Hundreds Of families are homeless,
It being impossible. even at this time,
to give the correct number.
The only deaths reported are three
negro children.
Only one bridge across the Duck
river remains standing in the county.
all the steel bridges recently erected
at a cost of $50,0 600 being washed away.
The damage to the town is esti-
mated at $200, 900. Duck river is now
within its banks.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Elections In Nebraska.

License or NJ license was the issue
in a large number of Nebraska cities
and towns. Here is the result:
Wet-Alma, Ansley. Beatrice, Car
roll, Clarks. Cozad. Creighton, David
City. Elm Creek. Fairbury, Filley
~Gothenburg. Geneva. Havelock. Har-
ward, Holdrege, Humboldt. Kearney
Lincoln, Lyons. Norfolk, Newport
Odell, Osceola. Silver Creek. Shelton,
Stromsburg, Syracuse, Tekamah, To-
bias. Wausa, Wymore.
Dry-Adams. Aurora. Benkelman
Broken Bow. Bellwood. Cedar Rapids
Clay Center, Elgin, Fullerton, Gibbon
Lexington. Minden. Nelson. Ord. Ris.
ing City, Stella, Tecumseh
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
SWEPT BY FLAMES
Atlantic city, y. H., Has n $780,
u Fire.

Atlantic city, y. H., Has n $780,
Twelve hotels and more than a score
of small buildings adjoining the board
walk which is built along the ocean
edge at Atlantic City, n. j., were de-
stroyed by n fire which swept the beach
front for two long blocks from Illinois
avenue to New York avenue The loss.
1t is believed, will exceed s750,000. In
this respect the confagration is the
most disastrous that has ever visited
the city. The loss will he only par
italy covered by insurance. as the
rate of 5 per cent charged by insurance
companies on property here is regard
ed a. almost ~prohibitive.
Fortunately no lives were sacrificed,
though probably II dozen persons were
slightly injured and burned during the
progress of the fire.
II was reported that six men had
persisted in the flames. but the rumor
vas without foundation.
The origin OF the fire is unknown.
bat II was said to have started in
either Brady's baths or the Tariton
hotel, which adjoins the baths at IL
linois avenue and the board walk, The
city is guarded by a company OF mil
tia who were requested by the mu-
nicipal authorities to aid the police in
the prevention of looting. About q
dozen men were arrested during the
day for robbery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Killed by u Horse.

Henry Westerhouse. a mar 60 years
old, who came from Coffeyville a week
ago. was instantly killed at Wichita,
Kan. by being trampled upon by a
frightened horse belonging to the
Wells-Fargo Express company. The
horse was crossing the Santa Fe rail-
road tracks as an express train was
coming in, and Westerhouse n and
tried to check it. The approaching
train frightened the horse. 1t reared
up and struck Westerhouse over the
heart with its heavy hoofs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Burned to Death In Car.

An unknown mar was burned to
death in a car OIL the Chicago e. Alton
road at Grigg's Siding, Logan county.
Illinois. The fire vas discovered while
the engine was taking water and the
crew set the car out on a siding to let
it burn. Today the charred body of a
man was discovered. His head, legs
and arms were burned away, and it
was impossible to identify him, but the
train crew believes the body that of
William Coffery of Monticello, Ky.
Coffery had been employed by the AL
ton to work in company with other
men in the camp car" Other &C.
cupants of the car cannot be found.
Coroner Boyden will make full investi-
cation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Mrs, Minnie DavIa.
Another Dend Sea.

The new dead sea discovered by
DR.. Sven Hedin, in Tibet, seems en-
titled to rank among the geographical
wonders of the world. 1t is described
as enormous in extent. but SO shall
low that to navigate it one must
wade half n mile to reach the boat.
before it can be tloated with a load.
But the most remarkable character
istic is the almost incredible amount
of salt. and the boat and oars are az
white as chalk; even the dress of the
rowers Don become whitened. while
drops Of the water sprinkled upon a
dry surface leaves globules like can
die d%rippings.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
FIGHT ON TIE RANGE
sheepmcn aud CattIemen Battle for su.
premacy.

sheepmcn and Cattlemen Battle for Su.
premacy.
A courier reached Rock Springs.
Wyo., from the scene of the fight be-
tween the sheepmen and the cattle
men east of Big Piney. He was on the
ground and states that no one was in
jurod, but that 10000 sheep were killed
and scattered. the animals being shot,
dubbed TO death and driven over a
cliff into n deep and narrow rayine.
Three sheep wagons were burned, to-
gethcr with the bedding and a p out
III OF the ~nockmasters.
The fight occurred between Sand
Springs and East Boulder creek, TWEEN
ty miles east OF Big Piney. The sheep
men were several miles beyond the
deadline and were encroaching upon
the reserve of tho Cattlemen. when a
band OF the latter appeared, heavily
armed and mounted.
After firing several shots at the
shcepmen. who returned the fire, the
cattlcmcn closed in and as they out
numbered the sheepmcn five to one.
disarmed the herders and tied them
and proceeded to destroy the outfit and
kill the sheep.
Tho courier refuses TO divulge the
am of those implicated in the out
rage. neither will he give the names of
the ~flockmasters, but he would not
deny that the latter were John and
Abe Hill. There Is considerable ex-
element in the upper Green river
country, aud further trouble is ex-
pcCted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
NIne Millions for Indians,

Senator Stewart, chairman Of the
senate committee on Indian affairs, re-
ported the Indian appropriation bill to
the senate. As reported it carries a
total appropriation Of s9.4l5. 339. a net
increase Of $973.S34 over the total as
the bill passed the house. Authority
is given to use the trust funds Of the
various tribes Of Indians to the aggre-
gate extent of s1.O3l. l9l for the settle
ment OF obligations and for other pur-
poses.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Ten Thousand Miners Ont.

After mass meetings of the Roches-
ter and Pittsburg Coal and Iron COM
pany's miners were held at Punxsutaw-
ney and Sykesville. Pa. the threatened
strike was formally declared. 1t in
wolves 10000 miners and will have the
effect Of curtailing the employment of
nearly as many more railroad men en-
ployed by the Buffalo. Rochester &
Pittsburg Railroad company, whose
freight traffic will be nearly paralyzed
In consequence of the strike.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
LUCKY FISHERMAN.
change Of flannel In Missouri Gave Him
100000 Property.

change Of Channel In Missouri Gave Him
100000 Property.
The Armour Packing company and
the Chicago Great Western Railway
company will probably be deprived of
the possession of forty acres of accre-
ton land lying to the south of the Mis-
souri, river by a verdict returned in
the district court at Kansas City. Kan.
The land is valued at 100000 and the
greater part of it has been held by the
Armour Packing company, which
caused S. X. Howe. an old fisherman,
and who claims to be the original own
ar. to be elected in 1896.
Many years ago, Howe, a poor fish
erman, located on an island in the
Missouri river. just opposite the Ar
packing plant. In 1894 the Mis-
souri, river changed its course, and the
land, which was originally an island,
became a part of the mainland. AS an
island, the property was practically
worthless, but when il became a part
OF the mainland It adjoined the land
of the Armour Packing company and
It's value was great. The %accretions
became greater, and the t~restle. over
which the Chicago Great Western en-
ters Kansas City. vas built on a part
OF the new land.
In 1895 the Armour Packing com
pany brought proceedings to eject
Howe, who insisted that the property
was his by settlers right. The Armour
company claimed possession because
It's land adjoined the new made ground
The Ease was brought originally in O
justice court, taken to the city court
and finally to the district court. where
Howe was given a decision.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Sister of J. r. Boyd Commits Suicid,

Sister of J. F.. Boyd Commits Suicide.
A dispatch from Philadelphia tells
of the death, by her own hand, of Mrs.
Mary Il. Clement, sister of Ex-Governor
Boyd. The dispatch says:
~"Disheartened because OF lack of sue
cess In litigation and heartbroken over
her inability to retain the affections
or secure the custody of her only son,
Mrs. Mary Il, c. Clement killed herself
In her fine home. 1917 North Broad
street. Her body. badly decomposed,
was found in a third-story room which
was filled with gas. and a rubber tube
attached to an open gas jet and reach
Ing to the bed upon which the body lay
told the story of suicide.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11

Some OF Carrie Nations Devotees
Get Busy at EddyviIie.
IHRfATfNfD WITH TAR AND ffAIHfRS
stabbed to Death By Negroes Dement,
ed Woman Tries to KIN Her Son
Suspected Of Poisoning Her Par
amour-AccideDt to Farmer.

Tho followers Of Carrie Nation.
twelve in number, closely yelled except
the leader, raided the alleged Joint"
run by Jim Hammond at Eddy
vile and broke his large looking
glass and destroyed several cases Of
liquor. He was given II day to get
out OF town on n threat of receiving a
coat of tar and feathers. One of Lex
ington's citizens. who has been trying
To eradicate the saloon evil was pres
ent to sec that all went well.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11

Walter Allen, n negro charged with
criminally %assaulting Miss Blossom
Adamson, a ~l5-year-old girl. in Rome,
Ga, was taken from the jail by 1000
people. who battered down the prison
doors. and hanged him to an electric
light pole In the principal portion of
the city. A volley was fred afterward
and fully a thousand bullets entered
the negro's body.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Kills Mother and child.

Fearing that he would be arrested
for theft. william II. Lane, a colored
butler, shot ard killed his employer,
Mrs. Ella J. Furbush. her ~12-year-old
daughter, Madeline, and probably NOR
tally wounded another daughter.
Eloise, aged Z years, at their home in
Philadelphia. Lane. who is n years of
age, escaped from the house and four
hours later was captured by Philadel-
phia detectives while waiting In Cam
den. N. j., to board a train for Bridge
ton. N. j. He was identified by little
Eloise and confessed his crime.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Uiawatha Postmaster Arrested.

John Schilling. a local politician,
caused the arrest of the postmaster,
Ewing Herbert, of Hiawatha. Kan, on
the charge that Herbert disturbed his
peace by calling him names and talk
ing to him in an insulting name
Herbert denies the charge and has de-
manded n trial by jury. Schilling
wanted his son made postmaster and
lost out. Herbert asserts that causing
his arrest was part Of a scheme to dis
credit him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Suspected OF Shocking Crime.

The dead body of Will Hayes, "a
years old. OF Wheeling, w. Va, was
found lying in a vacant lot g a the
business section of Wagner. l. II. A
pair OF bloody scissors with which
Hayes had evidently been stabbed ia
death. lay near the body. The mans
watch was missing, and his pockets
had been rihed. Six men and three
women. all negroes. were arrested on
suspicion of connection with the muir
der and, owing to threats of lynching
at Wagner, the prisoners have been
brought to Muskogee.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Convict Tried Suicide.

CODY Tidwell. a convict in the fed
eral p~enitentiary at Leavenworth. tried
to commit suicide by hanging. He was
working in the shoe shop and slipped
away. He was found hanging from the
bar across the top of a cell. He used
his suspenders for a rope. The guard
Tldwell came to the ~penitentiary from
the Indian territory a year ago to serve
a f~ive-year sentence for larceny. He
served terms in two other peni'
tentiaries before.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Great Mining Suit Regun,

What is perhaps the biggest mining
suit In the history Of Colorado has
been filed in the district court of Colo
RADIO Springs and involves mining
property valued at more than S., 1000
600. The property affected is all To-
Gated In the Cripple Creek district. The
suit Is brought by the minority stock
holders Of the Mount Rosa company
against the Woods Investment com
pany.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
TNARIVApI
Merchant at Shelby Accidentally
Receives Contents OF Gun.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN BOTH ltdS
large Hotels at atlantic Bity Destroye Il
by Fire FEATHER Gets Possession Of
His Child Amateur Athiets
Compete at Hastings.

Henry Burritt, a merchant of Shelby,
was accidentally shot at G. Defeats
seven miles southwest of Rising City,
Neb., by Levi Miller and seriously
wounded in both legs neal the knees
while engaged in c~harivaring Frank
Scheslinger and a daughter of Mr.. De-
Leaf, newly married. Mr.. Burritt is
said to be in no serious danger unless
blood poison should set in.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Current News
and Views
FRENCH STATESMAN IN TROUBLE.
Soldier Mistakes the M'n''iis OF Justice
for n uurgIsiV

SOiuler mistakes the mintsR OF vus''co
for q burglary
NJ. Caillaux, the French minister OF
finance, had a curious adventure In
Paris one evening recently. He was
invited to dine with his colleague, the
minister Of marine, whose residence is
opposite the ministry of finance on the
other side Of the Louvre. AS he was
late he took a short cut through the
garden, but found the gate locked and
that he had forgotten the key. NJ.
Caillaux is an excellent gymnast, and
proceeded to scale the railing. He had
just got on the top when he was spot
ted by the vigilant sentry, who men
aced him with his bayonet. His asser-
ton that he was the minister OF justice
was received with scorn, and his trans
fer to the guard house as a burglar
was only prevented by the arrival OF
the minister of marine, who rescued
him from the soldier.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Mrs. Esther Morris Dead.

A special from Cheyenne. Wyo.. an
nounce the death there of Mrs. Esther
Morris, known as the mother of woman
suffrage In Wyoming. The adoption of
the equal suffrage amendment in
~yoming was largely due t her eff
forts and she was the first woman JUS
tice Of the peace.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
May Prove Fatal.

Edward Mendeth, a farmer residing
in Otoe county. while working in the
field with a team, was kicked in the
left side of the face by one of the
horses. He has been taken to Ne
braska City for medical treatment. The
whole left side of his face Is crushed
in and il is feared that he will not re-
cover,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Strikes BOY with Hammer.

Mrs. Anderson. who, with her hus-
band and two sons. lives in the old
charity home at Shenandoah. Ia, I'M
der a spell Of dementia, struck her
youngest boy. II years old. with a
hammer with the intent TO kill him.
She said that God had told her to kill
the boy while he was yet innocent.
Overwork and worry had unbalanced
the woman's mind. She was COM
mitted to inc insane asylum In Clarin-
da. The boy will recover.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Gold Medal Contest.

Leslie Bratton won the gold medal
in the %pentathon contest at the young
mems Christian association gym.
nasium at Hastings, Neb., he having
scored sixty-fve points out of 100. Par
rott won the running high jump with
four feet nine. Bratton got first in the
sprint. In the fence vault PARROT won
the prize. In the standing broad jump
Sewell won the prize with nine feet
nine. The potato race was won by
Johnson.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11

Burglars entered the home of Charles
Jackson at Emporia. Kan, while the
family was away from home and Sc
cured about SIS in cash, some jewelry
and an $50 bank draft and some minor
effects. The home of j. NJ. Harmon
was also entered, but the burglars got
but little. These make foul robberies
committed within the last week.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11

A man who served a long term In the
Iowa p~enitentiary writes to his home
paper that he is convinced crime does
not pay, since he has lost $500 he
might have made by working at his
trade. while the property he stole
brought him only SGT.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Acquitted.

Mrs. Mabel Fenton Haines, on tria,
for a week past at Mount Holly. N. j..
charged with the murder of her 3-year-
old st~ep-daughter. Gwendolin. by the
alleged mean Of arsenic. was acquitted
by the jury's verdict, rendered fifteen
minutes after its retirement. The
courts charge was favorable to the de,
PENDANT.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
IS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES At as.

Mrs. Minute Davis of Omaha Holder OF
the worlds Record.
A most extraordinary record is that
of Mrs. Minnie Davis of Omaha. Mar
ried at 13, she was "a mother at IA. a
grandmother at rs and Mt As a great
grandmother. Mrs. Davis is a native
Of Boston and has lived in Nebraska
since 1865. Her first child. now Mrs.
Ellis Of Council Bluffs. born when her
mother vas IA. was married when 13
and had a daughter a year later. This
daughter at 10 became Mrs. Rigby OF
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11

Yet another step In the disappear
ance OF gold lace from British officers
uniforms. Brigade orders OF the Foot
Guards that gold-striped
trousers and overalls must be worn no
longer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
Guilty OF Murder In SecOnd Degree.

A special from Joplin. Mo-. says:
The jury in the case of James Wilson,
charged with the murder of Orville
Lyons. a neighboring farmer, thirty
five years ago. returned a verdict find
ing him guilty of murder in the second
degree. and fixing his sentence at ten
years in the penitentiary.
A motion for a new trial and an APP
peal was filed. Wilson was arrested in
Oklahoma recently after a search of
years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11

Miss Susan NJ. Hallowell, professor
OF botany for the last twenty-seven
years at Wellesley college. has ten
dered her resignation, Her retirement
withdraws from the faculty ranks the
last member who served In the open
ing year In 1875.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11

The board of governors of the demo-
cratic club at New York met and de-
cided to have an lat home" Monday
evening. April IA. and to invite promi-
nent democrats of IL country to at
tend.
Among those to be invited are ex-
President Grover Cleveland. William
J. Bryan, William G. Whitney, David
b. Hill. John q. Carlisle. Daniel s. La
mont. Senator Arthur Pue German and
all the democratic senators and repre-
sentatives in congress.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11
G BY HIS HORSE
suffers Internal Injuries aud lie May
Not Live.

W. '''Vs
A ~l0-year-old o of Sam Pinkerton,
VINO resides in Custer county. Nebras-
Ia, vas dragged to insensibility by a
horse. The hoy was herding cattle.
and as he did not return home at the
usual time. II search was made, and
he was found in an unconscious state
some distance from the house. APP
pearances showed that he had been
dragged about eighty rods. II is sup
posed he was attempting to dismount.
and as he had his feet in the straps
above the stirrups, his foot caught,
which frightened the horse, with the
above result. When found a doctor
vas summoned who found the lads
skull fractured and also internal in
juries. 1t is thought he cannot re-
cover.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-04-11

The ~viceroy OF India has announced
a detailed scheme for utilizing a quar-
ter Of a million sterling subscribed In
India for the Queen Victoria memorial
in building a great hall OF classical
architecture OF white Pentelicon mar
BILE to be brought from Greece.