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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
AWFUL DEED.
At 1apeer, Mich, John Best XIII. an
Aged Man, Wounds Mother and
Sister and Commits Suicide.

Lapeer, Mich, Dec. 17.-John Best,
aged 20, single, man of disordered
mind, during the night arose from his
bed and ran amuck through the house,
cutting Jasper Clegg's head nearly
off with razor, dangerously wound
ed his own mother, wounded his sis
ter and finished by shooting himself
to DEATH. Clegg, who was 60 years
of age, boarded at the Best home.
Best was committed to the insane asy-
lum about a year ago, but six months
later was discharged as cured. h
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Trade Conditions

New York, Dec. 20.-Dun & Co.. re-
view reports holiday rade:exceeding
all predictions. Industrial plants are,
busy. United States Steel company
has 5,2s0,OOO tons of untitled orders.
December railroad earnings are 10
per cent. above 1901.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

A combination is planned in the rub
Der industry to be known as the Inter-
national Rubber Co., with capital Of
$25, 100000. The concern, it is stated.
will operate under the laws of New
Jersey, Incorporation papers having
been prepared for filing at Trenton.
The combination is said to be backed
by Pittsburg, st. Louis, Chicago and
Philadelphia capitalists.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

French capitalists have subscribed
100,000,O00 francs to build ships to
transport American coal to French
ports on the Mediterranean and the
coast of Africa. Ex-President Cashier
Perier, who has large interests in the
collieries in the north of France, has
Joined the trust. It is reported that J.
P. Morgan and c. B. Blake, Of Cincin-
natl, are moving spirits in the COM
bine. Morgan is keeping in the back.
ground for fear Of offending England,
because the south of France uses Eng
lish coal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Posse Stays a Desperate Man.

Pennington, Ia, Dec. 2o.-In At
of ungovernable temper, maddened by
an attempt to arrest him, George Still
well shot and mortally wounded City
Marshal Robert Coulter, aged 60, and
Justice of the Peace A. E. Musgrove,
aged IS. After an exciting chase by
posse raised by Mayor B. F. Ketchum,
in which Stillwell firednumerous shots
without hitting anyone, he was shot to
death.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

The Kansas City court of appeals
has decided that the combination of
brewers that exists in that city is q
trust, and as such it is expressly for
hidden by the statutes of Missouri and
is unlawful. and that any man who
owes one of those breweries in the
combination need not pay his bill. and
the brewer can not collect the debt,
even by going into the courts.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Flre I'M Chicaxo.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-Over a score of
persons living in the apartment build
ing at 391 to S97 East Forty fifth
street, were forced to flee from their
homes Friday evening when fire was
discovered in one of the air shafts in
the rear of the building. Members of
~ families rushed through the smoke
filled Railways, some climbing down
the fire escapes to the street, while
others risked their lives by descending
the stairs, which were in flames. Loss
to the building and contents is about
$4,000.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Midget Clown Dead.

New York, Dec. 1s.-"Gen. Peanuts"
who for number of years was one
of the best known midgets and clowns
connected with Barnum's and Fore
paugh and Sells circuses was found
dead in bed Wednesday. The midget
was Japanese, 3s years old, and two
feet one inch high.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Big Lumber Deal.

Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 17-Alger, Smith
4 Co. and the Cliff Lumber company
have together purchased the north
shore pine owned by Thomas Barton,
of Ashland, and Frederick Weyhauser,
Of st. Paul, amounting to 100000, 600
feet. The consideration is 5000, 900 or a
little more.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

The new Union Steel Co. is to be
financed as a $75,000,00O concern, and
will enter upon its recognized exist
ence about the first of the year as the
strongest and most aggressive indie
pendent steel concern in the world.
An authorized bond issue of $25. 000,-
900 is. to be provided for. in addition
to the authorized stock issue of $780,
100000. OF the bonds about $4,000
600 will be issued at once, and about
$33, 10000 of the stock,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

George ]. Gould is one of numerous
rich men belonging to the fire depart
ment Of Lakewood. N. J. The other
evening there was a fire in the home
of Mrs. Robert F. Westcott and Fire.
man Gould failed to respond when the
alarm was sounded. Because Of this
neglect charges were preferred against
him. The millionaire pleaded that he
had been kept at home by cold, but
this was not accepted as sufficient ex-
cuse and he was fined 81.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Representative Burnett, of Alabama,
has favorably reported from the COM
mittee on public lands the bill turning
over nearly 100000 acres of public
lands of the state of Alabama to the
common school system Of the state.
The subject has been agitated for
years. but until this season the ma
jority Of the committee has always
been opposed to the proposition.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
The, death Pepalty.

Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. 2O-Matth
Alexander (colored), on trial for the
murder of Thomas Burke and for CON-
uniting murderous assault upon
Mrs. Burke in the bedroom occupied
by the family on Sunday night, Sep
TENDER Z, was sentenced to be hanged
at Michigan City April 16. Alexander
killed Burke by cutting his throat
from ear to ear as Burke rushed to the
protection of his wife, who was first
assaulted.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Italy will accept anything Great
Britain and Germany agree to.
It is thought here that The Hague
tribunal will be called upon to act in
the proposed arbitration.
Bowen Asked to Arrange Terms.
Caracas, Dec. 10. = Lopez Baralt,
Venezuelan minister of foreign at
fairs, has transmitted to United
States Minister Bowen a document
signed by President Castro as consti-
tutional president of the republic
and countersigned by himself as min
lister of foreign affairs, in which Mr..
Bowen is recognized as the only rep
resentative of Venezuela in the mat
ter. of effecting settlement of the
present difficulty. According to the
terms of this document, Mr.. Bowen
may act without restriction, and he
is to use all means possible to pro-
tect the interests of Venezuela.
Events here are dependent upon the
receipt, through the state depart
ment, of the answers of the govern
ments of Great Britain, Germany and
Italy to the proposal of arbitration
advanced by Venezuela. These an
swers are expected to-day. Should
they be favorable, the Venezuelan
government strongly desires that a
conference of the ambassadors Of
Great Britain, Germany and Italy I"
the United States then be held in
Washington, and that Mr.. Bowen
leave La Guayra December % for
the United States on board the Red
sd" line steamer Caracas, which is
due to reach New York December 20.
Mr.. Bowen will meet the ambassadors
in Washington. No meeting to dis
cuss terms of settlement is to be held
on Venezuelan soil.
Pressure on Castro.
Caracas, Dec. 1S.-The leading cit
izens of Caracas have addressed a
Joint note to President Castro asking
him to give full powers to United
States Minister Bowen to effect ter
mination ofthe present difficulty. This
note was transmitted to President Cas-
tro at one o'clock Wednesday after
noon. 1t is signed by all the leading
merchants, bankers and agriculturists
of Caracas. 1t reflects truly the
consensus of current opinion among
the business element of this city. The
men who signed the note will meet
again to discuss ways and means of
obtaining money with which Venezuela
can meet her obligations, as well as
the guarantees which it will be possi-
BILE to offer to her creditors.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Pa.rdoned.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 20.-Gov. Savage
on Friday gave Daisy Lawrence, aged
ten years, of Norfolk, a Christmas
present in the shape of pardon for
her father, who is serving a three
years. sentence in the state peniter-
tiary for embezzlement. The pardon
was granted in response to pitiful
letter from the little girl.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Strasburg is about to erect a monu-
ment to Goethe. The German poet
passed some Of the best years of his
youth in the Alsatian town and refer
red to it frequently with words of al
miring affection in his memoirs. The
design for the statue has not yet been
selected, but no attempt will be spared
to make it worthy of the great name
which It is to commemorate.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Hone Abandoned.

Henderson, N. Y, Dec. 2o.-All hope
for the safety of the steamer John
C. Hall and her crew of nine was
abandoned Friday when portions of
wreckage which proved to be parts
of the missing vessel came ashore at
Stony Point, about 80 miles from Os-
wego. The John C. Hall went down
in gale on Lake Ontario ON Decem-
her IL
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
student Kill. Him.elf.

Ottumwa, Ia, Dec. 20.-Because he
thought he had failed. to pass his ex-
aminations, Everett Hartman, of NAL.
com, Ia, student at the Iowa Yves.
leyan university, committed suicide
Friday by cutting his throat with g
razor. The blade went to the bone
but did not cut the jugular vein.
Hartman died five hours after he in
fiicted the wound.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

An interesting experiment was made
recently, says the Philadelphia Med
ical Journal. A pint Of various fruits
was picked at random from one stand,
washed and the washings analysed.
From the pint Of fruit 100000, 900
germs were secured. All fruits that
do not have perfectly smooth surfaces
afford lodgings for microbes.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
The Fata1itie. at And,i...

Tashkend, Asiatic Russia, Dec. To-
Three officials, two soldiers and $50
natives, mostly children, were killed
by the earthquake which destroyed
the town of Andijan, Russian Central
Asia, Tuesday. In addition 300 ma
tives and II soldiers were injured and
5000 houses of natives and 100 Rus
sian residences were DESTROYED.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Drops Dead.

Toledo, O., Dec 19.-Charles P. Crit
fin, one of the best known politicians
in Ohio, and former speaker of the
Ohio legislature, dropped dead of heart
disease in his office Thursday morning.
He was So years of age.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
A SERIOUS CONDITION.
400, 200 Persons Are Destitute
and Starving.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 2o.-Four hun
dred thousand persons are reported
to be destitute and starving as re-
suit of the crop failure in Finland.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Senator Morgan. Of Alabama, has
succeeded In interesting the war de-.
partment and the president in q plan
to colonize the Philippines with Amer.
lean Negroes, giving each one y 20
acre homestead. r. Thomas Fortune,
q Negro leader. has been sent by Pres
ident Roosevelt to the archipelago on
. tour Of Investigation.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Over q billion Assessment,

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 19.-The state
board of equalization completed its
work Thursday and adjourned. The
total assessment of all property in
the state is $1,000, 1877 900, of which
Cook county gives $3.50, s10,072.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Victim Of Apoplexy.

Philadelphia, Dec. 16.-John w. Ella,
president of the Chicago civil service
commission, died here Monday from an
apoplectic stroke. He was 62 years
old, resident of Chicago SO years, and
q Trainer of municipal service law.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Death Of Gen. swayne

New York, Dec. 10. = Gen. Wager
Swayne died Thursday at his resi-
dence here Of a complication of dis.
eases. His widow, two sons and Q
daughter were at the deathbed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Department of Comm crce.

Washington, Dec. 2o.-A~department
of commerce bill, providing for new
cabinet officer, will be favorably re-
ported to the house and passage is GER
tain. George B. Cortelyou, the presi-
dents secretary, may be appointed.
It provides for bureaus for corpora
tions, insurance and manufactures.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
rhirty-Three Drowned.

Tunis, Dec. 1s.-Consequent on the
continued rainfall SO persons were
drowned at Tamis, a village in the
Cape Bon district, which was sudden
ly inundated Tuesday night.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Treaty Ratlaed.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
in executive session Tuesday ratified
the treaty of friendship and general
relations between the United States
and Spain.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Frozen to Death.

Sumpter, Ore, Dec. 19.-John Pow
ers, superintendent of the Tiger mine,
was frozen to death in the Greenhorn
district. He was GA years of age.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Beers Coming.

Denver, Dec. 1e.-Nearly 5000 Beers
it is said are preparing to trek" to
America and will settle in Colorado,
New Mexico and Texas.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Gen. Nord Occupies Paiace.

Port au Prince, Hayti, Dec. TO-
Gen. Nord, having been proclaimed
president Of Hayti by the army, took
possession of the national palace
Thursday morning.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Rank Robbed,

Mullins, S. c., Dec. 19.-The bark
here was broken open Wednesday
night, the safe dynamited and shout
$4,000 in cash stolen.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

The Anglo-American church here
has undertaken to feed and clothe
the school children of four Finnish
parishes, and Pastor Francis has is
sued an appeal for assistance in this
work. He says the conditions to-
day are worse than those of 1857,
when 100000 persons died.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Many Die of Cold In Hungary.

Vienna, Dec. ls.-According to dis
patches from Hungary, 60 persons
were frozen to death there during the
last three days. Wolves are devas-
'tating the sheepfolds and have de-
voured three shepherds.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Parliament ProroEued

LONDON, Dec. 19.-Parliament was
prorogued Thursday afternoon by
royal commission until February IL.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-13

had not long to wait for a moment lat
err a little, old lady. who may have
been seventy some years ago, stepped
briskly up. She lifted one jelly like
mass high in the air. scanned it
through her glasses, paid the Chinaman
eighty-five cents for it and walked
away. carrying it proudly as she limp
ed slowly over towards the region In
back of the Honolulu Iron Works.
She velly glood customer" said the
fisherman. ''she coma-longy evely day"
The next buyer was a Jap woman.
Her pretty eastern costume, her dainti
ly and wonderfully coiled hair, those
pretty white stockings, and delicately
tinted cheeks-one would never asso-
ciate than with devil-fish. Yet she
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-13

borer who bartered for 1t in regular
Chinese fashion. He finally got it for
seventy-five cents and as he walked
slowly away he refused to have it oone
up in leaves as he Wished every other
Chinky in the place to see him proudly
carrying home the much sought devil
fish.
The friends stood there and mentally
figured what would make them feel
worse-to have to eat one Of those jelly
like affairs or to have to get twenty
five cents in change from that China
man. for the Chinese put money re-
ceived right down among the fish on
the marble slab with all sorts of fish
juice floating over it At any rate they
could not make up their minds to try
the devil-fish.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-13
Official Notice
General Secretary of the American
Section, Theosophieal Society.

Notice is hereby given that Mr.. A.
Marques. having failed to obey the or
der to return the cancelled charter and
other property of the ALOHA BRANCH
has been suspended from the member
ship OF the Theosophical Society. by
order of the Executive Committee: also
the party signing himself s. w. Shaw,
Sec. Aloha Branch, Il. S." is not and
never has been a member of the Theo-
sophicaI Society and has no diploma.
New York City, July z8, 1909.
ALEX FULLERTON,
SPAS Gen. See, A. s., T. S.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-13

WHO EAT
DEVIL FISH

one often seeo those Shiny monsters
of the deep sea lying around on the
marble slabs of the fishmarket- The
devil-fish is probably the funniest
specimen in the fish line which is used
for human consumption in Honolulu.
The CLASSY looking thing with its 3eiiy
like long tenacles and hippopotamus
looking body. with two big eyes stick
ing out of it's back seems to remind one
of a time when he was seasick coming
down from the coast-a seasickness
which grew into a nightmare as eight
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-13

for them-can devour one at one din
ner
Two friends were curios to know
what class of people purchased these
fish and made their way to the market.
On the morning of their visit there
were only three fish of this kind in
the market and they were all at one
Chinaman's stall One could hear his
shouts a half a mile away and on close
inspection the jelly like mass in front
of him seemed to allow its red blood
to Jingle through it in an effort to
dance to the yellow mans shout of:
"Hiyaw - Hiyaw = Debily fish - Hi
yaw!"
The friends watched the stall. They
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-13

be the best in the house II should
be a disease broader, a nest for microbes.
figure what it will
Sanitary Appliances, such Roll Rim Enami
Closets Open Lavtoe ec All without
them,
escape in the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-08
The Market Made a Moderate Gain
May Selling Up to 70 3-8c
Near the Close.
SOUTHWEST MARKETS GAINED
Clearances Were Heavy-LOcal Cash
Market Very Firm-News
of the Trade.

Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce, April g.
All grain markets were quiet and dull to-
day. 1t was impossible to stdr UP activity and
to noon the market dragged in narrow
range with only an occasional small trade
pits were without life and this had further
effect on wheat. Corn showed nervous
and weaker tendency. For one thing 1t was
reported that Argentine has 90. 900, 900 bushels
Of corn for sale and that they are out to
sell it, in view OF the present high prices the
world over. Liverpool closed wheat I'M
changed, and on corn closed Il to I'D lower.
Local and primary receipts were again light
and the north western cash situation remains
strong as ever. After noon the market was
a trifs armer on the showing OF heavy clear
ances.
Primary receipts were 100000 bushels against
435, 900 last year and shipments I'll, 900 bushels
against $4,000 bushels. Wheat and flour
clearances 925,000 bushels. Minneapolis re-
Csiyed 1872 cars against 1903 last year, and
Duluth had SO cars against IS cars.
sd: mVSTd. gudappointso 1890 1905.
st. Louis turned very strong near the close
and gained nearly cents for the day. This
brought strength into all markets in some
degree. Minneapolis May sold to 70asc and
closed at 70AQ707sc. July closed at 7lasc
and September at TOO. Chicago May closed at
71HQTAc.
The cash market was active and strong,
No. northern selling at l1sc over May and
No. northern at the full May price to u
fraction over. No wheat brought 6SA@6sc
Rejected and no grade sold from Gre to Sc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-08
THE CASH TRADE
Easier Market in FIax-COrn Active
Oats Quiet.

FLAX-The market was unchanged to a
shade lower at FIRST and showed further
weakness later. Trades were reported in two
part OF No. 1 seed, one at STA and one
at SITS. One car Of rejected sold at S17012.
Receipts here were cars, against last year,
and shipments II cars. Duluth had 8 cars.
Closing prices: Minneapois-Cash, $1.73;
to arrive, s1.7S; April, $1.73; May, S174%.
Du!uth-Cash, $174A; on track. $1.74A; to
arrive, s1.74A: May, s1.74%; September, $l.s5;
October, $1.31H.
CORN-A fair trade noted in corn.
No. 4. grade and ear corn sold very close
together and on the narrow range from 54c
to 541sc No. yellow closed at 55@56c. Re-
cepts 10 cars; shipments. 2 cars.
OATS-There was light business in oats,
principally on account of the very light re-
ceipts. No. white oats closed at 41h@42c.
Receipts, cars; shipments, II cars.
FEED AND MEAL-Coarse corn meal and
cracked corn, $50; No. 1 feed, $21; No. feed,
$22; No. feed. 1923; graduated corn meal in
cotton sacks at the rate of $3.50 per brl.
MlLLSTUFFS-Bra in bulk is quoted at
Sl2 per ton; bulk shorts, $12; flour middlngs,
$l4; red dog; S15.75@l6; feed in 2O0-lb sacks,
81 per ton additional: in 100-lb sacks $3.50
per ton additional. Shipments, /, 44O tons.
BARLEY-Feed grades, 52657c; mailing
grades. 57@64c. Receipts, l car; shipments,
4 cars. -.
RYE-No. 2 rye closed at SIC. Receipts, i
car; shipments, none.
HAY-Ihe market is a little firmer Upland
FANCY, $84So0; upland, choice, $7D7. so; No. 1,
S6Q7; midland, $5.50@6; medium $5@5 so:
timothy, choice. $10Q11; rye straw, choice, SAC
$50; Receipts, 81 tons; shipments, 10 tons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-08
GENERAL PRODUCE
Official Quotations Minneapolis Pro
duce Exchange.
Tuesday, April 8.

n
Extra creamery butter, higher; ex-
+: ira dairy, Arm. Strictly fresh eggs !:
&: Arm. Dressed turkeys, steady; dressed
T: hens and springs, firm: live poultry, F:
firm. Potatoes. steady. Fancy coun-
I: try dressed veal, firm. Oranges, firm.