The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-11-20
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

FOR the Week EAAlag New. ~.
Caracas has been reinstated as the
sapital Of Venezuela.
A new cabinet has been formed in
Spain with Sagasta as premier.
Michael Clifford celebrated his one
hundredth birthday at his home in
Baraboo, Wis.
Eight persons are dead as the re-
suit of boiler explosion in fur
mace at Lebanon, Pa.
Pool operators in Wall street, New
York, were hit for $50,o0o,O0o by .
slump in the market.
Foreign commercial men were given
a banquet in Washington and were ad-
iressed by Secretary Shaw.
A cannon ball fred by the British
in the war of 1912 has been dug out in
. cut near Bladensburg, Md.
The presidential party in the Mis-
sissippi woods got bear, but tho
president failed to get shot.
Secretary of State Cook, of Mis-.
souri,. announces that the Democrats
plurality in that state is 1924.
The whisky tax law enacted by the
last Missouri legislature has been de-
clared unconstitutional and void
Weekly trade reviews show good
distribution of merchandise in prep
aration for heavy holiday trade.
Postmaster General Payne will urge
on congress two-cent postage rate
to England, France and Germany.
The American Bankers association
in session in New Orleans elected as
president Caldwell Hardy, of Norfolk,
Va,
The Burlington, Grand Trunk and
Wabash railways have increased the
wages of their employees ten per
cent.
The Princeton Qll.) football team
has won the championship of athletic
club football teams Of the United
States.
The total vote of Indiana at the
recent election was 5OO,O71, and the
republican plurality in the state was
1864.
Leslie Combes, of Louisville. has
been appointed minister to Guate-
mala, to succeed DIR. w. G. Hunter,
resigned.
Prof. Samuel NJ. Lindsey, commis-
sioncr of education in Porto Rico, says
the educational prospects of the is
land are good.
A syndicate of American capitalists
has bought 100000 acres of land in
Canada and proposes to settle 1880
families thereon.
The official canvass of the vote of
Illinois at the recent election gives
Busse (rep) for state treasurer q
plurality of s6,771.
In battle with four robbers Mar
shall Henry Krohm, of Elyria. o.. was
dangerously wounded and one of the
robbers was killed.
Col. Ed Butler, St. Louis million
ARE. has been convicted of attempted
bribery and sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary.
Four towns were completely buried
and thousands of people killed by the
eruption of the volcano of Santa
Maria in Guatemala.
The German reichstag adopted
tariff bill allowing retaliation against
countries that impose discriminating
duties on German goods.
John w. Holleck, farmer and al
legged pension agent, was sentenced
in St. Louis to ten years in the peni-
tentiary for pension frauds.
The Pennsylvania company volun-
tarily increased the wages of more
than 100000 employees, adding $s,OoO,-
GOO annually to its pay roll.
Brig. Gen. Hamilton S. Haw-
kins, U. s. A., retired. has been
detailed as governor of the National
Soldiers Home in Washington.
During a controversy over board
bill at Manchester o.. James Master
son fatally shot NJ. p. Birmingham,
owner of the Hotel Bratt, and then
killed himself.
Five men suspected of the Gardner
Gill; bdnk robbery, October 90, have
been arrested in Chicago after search
begun with bloodhounds. Alton train
men have partly identified them.
The United Statescomlnission in Ma
Mia has passed an actto assist thessup.
preston Of ladronism. 1t makes high
way robbery committed by three or
more persons capital offense.
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