The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09
THE NEWS m BRIEF.


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Fer tae Week EnAA.s o.. Z.
L FireatToolamne. Cal, destroyed tie
business section Of the town.
Rhode Island democrats have n-m-
mated. DIR. L. F. Garvin for gov
ernor.
Since July Is there have been 36,ess
cases of cholera in Egypt and 30,9SS
deaths.
3 The Ohio legislature. rejected the
home rule bill projected by Tom L.
johnson. Et aeSkes.s
/, Joseph NJ. Terrin (dem.l has been
elected governor of Georgia without
opposition. fS-ss'ass
+ Gen. Chaffee and Vice Gov. Wright.
of the Philippines, sailed from Manila
for San Francisco.
Z John Whitaker died at Eugene,
Ore, aged 50 years. He was tho
first governor Of the state.
S The Pennsylvania railroad, it is said.
will build the finest depot in Chicago
at Canal and Adams streets.
F John NJ. Burke has given $4,000, 900
as an endowment for q hospital for
convalescents at Marshall. MINI.
Seventy-three Chicago schools de-
pending on furnace heat will be closed
December unless the coal strike ends.
Naval estimates for 1904 show to-
tal Of over $50 ,0O0, 900, and make lib
eral allowances for all departments.
The government receipts in Sep
TENDER were $4s,5sO,3s1, leaving
surplus for the month of $11, 900 900.
Gen. Beta NJ. Hughes, one of the
nost noted characters in the history
of the west, died at his home in Dem
YER.
The ship combine, with an author
lied capital of $19o,ooo.o 900, has filed
incorporation papers at Trenton,
N. j. Is
Weekly reviews of trade, report
continued satisfactory conditions and
bright outlook, particularly in the
west. @
Frank Jones, millionaire brewer and
democratic congressman from 1873 to
1879, died at Portsmouth, N. H., aged
70 years.
gineers at Chicago conference de-
cided to request ten per cent. wage
increase.
In an elevator accident at shoe
factory in Lynn, Mass, two persons
were killed and II others injured,
some, fatally.
The monthly statement of the comp
troller of the currency says that the
total national bank circulation OUT
standing amounts to 1896. 900, 1893.
Two judges, sitting en- banc in Chi
cago, rendered decision adverse to
former Banker C. w. Spalding and
remanded him to the penitentiary.
Fred and Charles johnson, 20 and Fl
years respectively, and sons of one of
the best known residents of Wood
vile, Ind, were asphyxiated by gas.
The government has awarded the
contract for building the battleship
Louisiana to the Newport News Ship
building company at it's bid of 3d.
100000.
Leading men of all classes every.
where express regret at the failure
'of the conference. Many advocate
government reeeiyyeership Tor coal
properties. II" "a @4''sT s#'aS@
Over 1000 children under IA years
old are employed in Chicago factories,
sweatshops, and stores, in violation of
the state Law, according to compulsory
education department. figures.
William A. Pinkerton, discussing
crime in Chicago, favors the whip
ping post, and says the intelligent
criminals have been driven to Europe,
their places being taken by desperate
"hoboes."
Independent cigar manufacturers
will organize Cigar Manufacturing
Supply company, with $3,0o000o capi-
tai, to fight the trust. Leaf tobacco is
to be bought from growers instead Of
middlemen.
The viceroy of Chilli issued proc
lamation, in which he warns all peo-
pie of his province against conniving
with Boxers, threatening fanatics
and their followers with rigorous
punishment.
Massachusetts republicans nom
mated Lieut.. Gov. y ohm L. Bates for
( governor, pledged the state to Press
ident Roosevelt's denomination, and
Endorsed the presidents Cuban,
n r,,st md tariff snO1icios