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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17

Prof. Hannah, of Basel, an authori-
u on the subject, has lately printed
q paper dealing with the geographical
distribution of the Jews. He says the
total number Of Jews is 100000. Of
whom two-thirds are in Europe. Rus
STA has $500, 900, Austria Hungary L.
$50 900, Germany $4,000. Roumania
7 300 900 and Great Britain zoo, 900. Tho
United States has 100000, Asia has
25O, 900. Africa 270.OOO and Australia
1900. He says that not less than
200, 900 Jews embraced the Christian
religion during the nineteenth cen.
tilry.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Z. n. DAKOTA

Thomas >. Norris, Philadelphia
sseptuagenafian, stricken with q marx.
ed case Of consumption two years ago.
took to the life Of q tramp and fol.
lowed It with all its rigors for two
years. He has now returned to his
homo perfectly cured. II
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17

A dispatch from Tampico, Mexico,
says that DR.. Louis Hough. q yellow
fever expert, has discovered q new
treatment for yellow fever, which he
used successfully during the recent
epidemic. The treatment is: Quiet
the nervous system Of the patient with
bromides; keep the intestinal tract
clean by saline purges; change the acid
condition Of the blood to alkaline by
giving bicarbonate Of soda in large
doses. According to the theory adj
vanced, yellow fever is q toxic infec.
ton Of the nervous system.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17

As TO the horse-car line. Mr.. Stuart
remarked before the annual meeting
Of the street railway accountants that
It hadsbeen electricuted in almost ev-
cry city. While there were 81 COM
paniess using animal power and $50
miles Of track operated by such pow.
er, there were only So companies
which used animal power exclusively.
and their single track amounted to 1853
miles, being an average Of about three
miles for each company.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Married at Her Mother,s Bier

Married at Her Mothers Bier,
Toledo, O., Dec. 12.-Miss Hettie Giles
and Mr.. A. c. Norris, Of Rockford, ILL.,,
were married Friday beside the bier Of
the brides dead mother at Bowling
Green, O., and just prior to the funeral
service, Rev. Frank Essert performed
the wedding ceremony for the daughter
and then conducted the mothers funeral.
The latter was killed last Monday by be-
ing struck by q stone thrown into the
air as the result of q blast In sewer. It
was the desire Of Mr.. Norris that the
wedding should take place before his
brides mother was buried.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17

Prof. J. J. Thomson's latest .sugges.
ton on the subject Of the source of the
energy emanating from radium is that
there are q few atoms in each mass
Gin q condition in which stability
ceases, and which pass into some other
conaguration, giving out as they do
very large quantities Of energy" The
energy Of the radiations Of this sub.
stance is so great that one Of the cleo.
irons thrown OF by it. II set in chase
Of q Mauser bullet. would pass through
It as though 1t were standing STILL
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Troops Retreat.

Colon, Dec. 12.-Colombian troops
sent to the Atrato river for the purpose
of invading the isthmus and marching
on Panama have abandoned the attempt.
The French steamer Fournel, which ar
rived here yesterday, brought informa-
ton that the army of invasion had re-
turned to Cartagena.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17

"A few. years ago, when Car Alex.
ander III. was alive and his family in
Guided three sons, it almost seemed be.
.yond q doubt that the succession to
the throne was secured to his de-
scendants, and that it could hardly
pass to his brother or nephew. How.
ever, the eldest son, now reigning as
Nicholas H.. though married. is the
father Of daughters only; the second
SON is dead, and the third son, now Is
years Of age, is unmarried and appar-
emily content to remain 50.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17

To honor the memory Of Emilio
CASTELAR,. the celebrated republican
orator and fo~.aer president Of the
Spanish repu5fic, his friends intend to
raise monument to him 1t Madrid.
Subscriptions for the purpose have
been received from all quarters Of Eu-
rope. Mexico. Cuba and several coun-
tries Of South America.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Fire In . Palace.

London, Dec. 1.-THE life of Queen
Alexandra was imperiled early yester-
day morning by fire which broke out
at Sandringham in q room adjoining
that in which the queen was sleeping.
Only by fortunate circumstance was
the ire discovered and her majesty
aroused In time to prevent calamity.
As It was Queen Alexandra had an ex-
tremely narrow escape, being forced to
fee through the smoke from her room
In q dressing gown.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
scarcity Of paper currency of small d.
mensions.
Cash Balances.

Z N08n 00x00Ce0s
Since 1890 the available cash balance,
including the reserve. has more than
doubled. rising from S17s, 259, s37. 1S to
$685. S6, 114.23. The cash in the gen
eral fund increased during the year by
So. 103, S69.67, and the liabilities in
creased $3.605, 1850. Thus the availa-
BILE cash balance at the end Of the year
1903 exceeded that Of 1902 by $26, 1885,
753.07 on October LIST last.
The total holdings of gold in the treas
ury amounted to 1864. s11 ZIG. The pub
lie debt shows net decrease Of $1s,-
625. 444, and the annual interest has
been reduced $4,000, s72.
Estimates for Present Year.
The revenue Of the government for
the current fiscal year estimated upon
existing laws will be 1914, 765, 664; the
expenditures for the same period are es-
timated at $3.50, 767 ,664, thus leaving q
surplus Of $14,0o0.000. For the fiscal
year Of 1906 the estimate of receipts is
$704, 472.060, the estimate Of expendi-
lures 1921. 474. 206, leaving an estimated
deicit of go. o02.146.
Large Foreign Commerce.
Foreign commerce of the year was
the largest in the history Of the coun-
try. The total imports were valued at
81. OPS. 1929, and the total exports at
q, 420, 141.6 79. This makes the grand
total of the years commerce 2,445, $780,
916. against $1,547. 02O, 1916 in 1883 and
81, 164. GIG, 1872 in 1873.
Inntgration IL Heavy.
immigration has been the heaviest in
the history Of the country, the total
amounting to 921, 315, or 1850 in ex-
cess of the largest number previously re-
ported for one year. OF these s14,5O7
came from Europe in the steerage, o.
966 from Asia and 1858 from all other
sources. s,
The estimated population Of the Unit
ed States November 1, 1903, was &, 1885,
600, and the per capita supply Of money
outside the treasury was S2s.99, a slight
increase over the figures Of the pre-
vious year.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17

The corn belt includes . little Of
Northwestern Ohio, Q consid erable strip
across North-central Illinois. all Of
Northern and Central illinois, the
whole state Of Iowa, Northwestern Mis-
souri,, Northeastern Kansas and South
eastern Nebraska. On the map 1t
roughly resembles an elongated kite,
with the little end in Northwestern
Ohio and the widest part on Missouri
river,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
GREAT THINKER DIES.
Herbert Spencer, Enelish Author and
Philosopher, Passes Away
In London.

London, Dec. 9.-Herbert Spencer. the
famous author, died yesterday morning
at his home In Brighton. His health had
been failing for some months. The ILL
ness took critical turn q few days age
and he became unconscious Monday
night. passing away without pain.
Herbert Spencer, whose work az sci
enlist. philosopher and author gave him
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Propose National Lockout.

PE0VO0C N0tIOmUI NOCRV0ts
Chicago, Dec. 12.-Preparations for q
gigantic struggle in the building indus
try, between the contractors on the one
hand and the unions on the other, are
imminent. They are the outcome Of the
two days deliberations of the National
Contractors conference. At the ban
quet last night utterance Of the purpose
Of the contractors all over the land to
preserve the open shop and establish "a
national lockout" was given unreserved
publicity by one of the speakers. and
cheered to the echo by all Of the dele
gates.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17

The annual report Of Gov. Brodie, Of
Arizona. is q brochure consisting Of
go pages Of fine print and 225, 700
words. He gives the boundaries Of his
territory. mentions its latitude and
longitude, dimensions in miles. yards.
feet, rods and acres. His description
Of It's resources is most enthusiastic.
The governor expresses the opinion
that the territory should be irrigated
and that his salary should be raised.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Accuses Dryan.

New Haven, Conn. Dec. I'm her
formal appeal to the superior court Mrs.
Philo 8. Bennett, through her attorney,
asks to have her husband g will set aside
on the ground that Mr.. and Mrs. william
]. Bryan manufactured the letter in
which Mr.. Bennett was supposed to give
$4,000 to Mr.. Bryan.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Victim Of Heart Disease.

Boston, Dec. 12.-Capt. Charles A. p.
Talbot, British consul at Boston. died
suddenly at his residence in Brooklyn
Friday. Capt. Talbot suffered an at
tack Of heart disease Thursday night
after attending q dinner at the Vic
itoria club. His condition rapidly grew
worse Friday.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
tn ne Fertile Earn,

Washington, Dec. 10.-secretary
Hitchcock sent to the house his report
Of the work done during the past year
in retaining the arid lands Of the west.
The secretary is Of the opinion that mil
lions Of acres Of hitherto desert lands
will soon be transformed into fertile
farms.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
powie in Control Ar.,..

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Zion City, its bank,
and its industries were restored to the
control Of John Alexander Dowie at
four o'clock yesterday afternoon. Judge
Kohlsaat, with the approval of the cred
ttors and Receivers Fred NJ. Blount and
A. ID. Currier, signed an order dissolv-
charge Of the Zion overseer's property
one week.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
$3.50 stg-s5.sl l@s-sstS s4ae ssG4F<
T. N.

front rank among the great men Of his
time. was SO years old, having been born
at Derby, England, in 1920. He was
never married. For many yeare. to the
end Of his life he made his home in
Brighton. on the south coast Of Eng
land. He cared little for society. his
only recreation being salmon and trout
fishing.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17

German scholars are noted for their
longevity, but even .fsw Of them retain
their mental powers o. long o. Prof.
Edward Zeller, who. at the OF So.
has just brought out the last volume
OF the fourth edition Of his history OF
Greek philosophy. with 63 pages added.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Trains Collide.

Steubenville, O., Dec. 11.-Fifteen in.
jured and one dead is the result of the
wrecking Of the east-bound Panhandle
flyer No. IA at New Cumberland juno
ton. The wreck was caused by an open
defective switch. Tie dead man is
Frank A. La Sale, an oil stock sales
man, who lived at Indianapolis.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Ninety-Four Victim.,

N1nety-FO0F Victims.
Chicago, Dec. 11.-Ninety-four lives
were lost in navigating the great lakes
during the season just ended. Ten Of
the victims were passengers, and these
fatalities were the first among them for
ten years. The number of sailors lost is
the smallest since 1896, the record last
year being 40 fatalities.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Nonunion Crew 8fobbed.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE spirit Of Law
lessness among union workmen and
their sympsthizers broke out with re-
newed violence yesterday morning
when a. crowd attacked the nonunion
crew Of q Halsted street electric car and
Conductor e. G. Kennedy and Motor
man Paul Ring were brutally assaulted
and had to flee for their lives. After
ward the crowd completely wrecked the
car.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Aged woman Murdered.

Washington, Dec. 12.-With six bull
let wounds in various parts Of her body
almost any one Of which would have
caused death, Mrs. Rachel Ann Beall.
II years old, was found murdered in
her home, 1874 H street northeast Fri.
day. Many mysterious features sur
round the case. The police have two
men and woman under arrest on sus-
picion of knowing something about the
crime. All Of them are members Of
the murdered woman's family and evil
dences point to long standing family
dispute as the motive for the crime.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Nero Haneea,

Peoria. Ill, Dec. 12.-John McCrea,
the colored murderer Of Detective VIII
liam Murphy on June Is last. was
hanged here yesterday. He died protest-
ing his innocence. s.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Givea Hls Freedon,.

Jefferson City. Mo-. Dec. l0.-The STU
preme court has reversed the decision Of
the lower court In the case Of Col. Ed
ward Butler. Of st. Louis. convicted at
Columbia. Mo-, IN October, 1902. Of at
tempted bribery. and discharged the
prisoner.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Opera House Burned.

McGreeor. Ia, Dec s.-Bergman's
opera house has been destroyed by lire.
The ground floor was occupied by the
Kramer clothing and dry goods houses.
Loss S56. 600.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
II. Need Of Aid.

Butler. Pa, Dec. 10-Fourteen hun
dred persons are down with typhoid
fever here. in many instances whole
families being Frustrated, and Mayor
Kennedy has appealed to the world for
help. The poor are suffering, and re-
lief fund of 500, 900 is needed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Prebably Bouna for Colo-

Probably Bouna for Colon.
Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-THE United
States gunboat Castine. in charge Of
Commander knight, left the League
Island navy yard Thursday under
sealed orders. It Is believed she is bound
for Colon.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
Editor AID Author Dead.

Philadelphia, Dec. 9.-Rev. Henry
Clay Trumbull. editor of the Sunday
School Times, and known throughout
the world as an author, died yesterday
at his home in this city, aged q years.
DR.. Trumbull was stricken with apo-
plexy Monday and remained uncon-
scious until the hour Of his death.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
~. lfeKnisht Convietea.

.ss Hrs. McKnight Convicted.
Cadillac, Mich, Dec. u.-Mrs. Mary
|AdcKnightwas convicted here Of the MUIR
der Of her brother, his wife and child,
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
'cOR1ELYQU Makes
HIS fIRST~REP0RT
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Says His Department Has BEN
~ ~ w. i-7C
Gifted the Country.

Ne Inj.ry WIN Come to Corporations
Fairly Condueted-Capital and In.
Dor TO Re Equally ConsideFed-In-
snlGration One OF Aamin ist n tsonse
Nest Inportant Preblens.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17

annual report OF the new department
Of commerce and labor, made public
to-day, Secretary Cortelyou devotes
considerable space to the workings Of
the bureau Of corporations under the
new law, and declares that the pub
licity provided for can work no injury
to fair dealing corporations.
The creation Of the bureau was
viewed by some with alarm. or at least
with suspicion he says. at was
feared that the powers granted might
be hastily or inadequately used to the
injury Of legitimate enterprise. No
such purpose actuated the trainers Of
the law; no such purpose will control
Its administration.
Publicity Not Hurtful.
Many corporations have been grant
ed important privileges by the public,
and some Of these corporations.
through consolidation Of capital, have
acquired extensive influence in the In
dustrial affairs Of the country. Such
privileges, If used improperly, not only
retard the progress Of industry, but
frequently breed corruption in poll
tics publicity will disclose unfair deal
ing. dishonesty and corruption; but IL
properly enforced it will not disclose to
trade competitors the fruits Of indi-
vidual thrift and initiative, nor permit
in any other manner the invasion Of
private rights I'D
On Equal Footins.
Concerning the bureau of labor and
its operations Secretary Cortelyou
says: Capitalists and wage receivers
are to be treated on an equality. for in
these matters relating to labor and
capital and to their respective repre-
sentatives the department must stand
in the position Of an educational Office,
collecting and publishing such infor-
nation as will enable each party to
understand more fully the prevailing
conditions. The department has no
executive functions relative to the set
Element Of labor disputes. It cannot
interfere on behalf Of either employer
or employee in controversies arising be-
tween them.
O0unV9 OO xmQO0010lG VhtmK0s
The new department should not be
expected to do impossible things II It
can be helpful to any considerable ex-
tent in improving existing relations as
between employer and employe; tf. its
publications can furnish facts from
which there may come fuller under
standing; II. having gained the conf
dence Of the people, 1t can, from time
to time. point the way to better feeling
and broader views as between contend
ing interests, 1t will accomplish one Of
the most beneficent results of its or
ganization."
Question Of Immigration.
In regard to the immigration bureau
the report says: Immigration is one
Of the departments most important
administrative problems OF the nu-
merous aliens coming annually to our
shores many possess the elements of
good citizenship. but others, by reason
of physical or moral defects, are
strongly Objectionable, and out of re-
gard for our national well-being should
be refused admission. Progress has al
ready been made in the enactment Of
laws on this subject and in their en-
forcement, but much by way Of detail
remains to be accomplished"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-17
stole 8 Larre ~

Lodi. Wis. Dec. 8.-Burglars entered
the store Of P. ]. WEIGH. cracked the safe
and carried OF $4,000 IN cash.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-31
A WISE ACTION

The House OF Delegates has at last
aroused itself to the fact that one
hundred men are engaged daily in
doing work which can Just as easily
be accomplished 10y three OF four,
and having at last awakened TO this
fact has passed the Cabell resolution
providing that a committee OF three
from the House and two from the
Senate be appointed to look after
the all important work of putting
the new Constitution into effect, and
providing further that the Legisla-
ture adjourn until this work is ac-
complished, in other words. from
May 18th to November 18th. This
is as it should be, and while the com
mittee to do the work might be slight
ly enlarged, We have no doubt that
the Senate will cheerfully adopt the
resolution which comes from the
House. The present Legislature has
been an industrious body and many
OF the measures enacted into law will
long remain on the statute books to
the creditof that body and to the
welfare OF the State, but there is no
necessity for the Legislature to re-
main in session longer than it will
take to enact other necessary legisIa-
ton such as the revenue bill and tie
exposition bill and the general game
laws bill, etc. After this is done men,
bers can eatrust the remaining woi K
to the committee provided for in Mr..
Cabell's resolution, meeting again in
November to amend, if necessary.
and adopt such work as the law of
the land
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-31
Wild ow Wants n Veteran

\ nurfy was caused ia the hearts OF The
veterans AT the Lee Camp Soldiers Home
KichmO nd, when the superintendent
arose iu the mess hall aud read an offer
of marriage from d widow in Roanoke
The let ter was from Mrs. l.. B. Harper,
who stated that she was n refined widow
quiet and of good character She wrote
that If there = ~ Il geutlemaH in the home
who desired to correspond with her she
would be gisd il the superintendent
would give her address Her require
Inen,s We're that he be between - and
- years of age. sober an I IA refined gen
Jleman. About hall "a hundred of the old
veterans took Mr.. Harper address. and
a. j. probable that her mail will be heavy
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-31
VIRGINIA n EWS.

Mr. {. Conway Baker has announced
himself u candidate. subject to The Demo
cratic Convention, for Common wealth *
Attorney Of Nestmorelend county.
The Anti-Saloon League carried the
day in the election ~ Blackstone. " here.
by the majority Of 33. the people de-
clared against licensing the sale of iig lor.
At the esiiencs Of Mr. and Mrs Spescer
George, at Neems, Lancaster county,
Miss lone George. their eldest daughter,
was married To Luther burlington. Ol lr-
,iugton, on Thursday, March 20, by Sev.
II. l. Walton.
The organization " Spanish War Vet
Grams, effected in Richmond 10y Adult ant
General Dyer, developed IA movement to
have the Rext grand encAmpment meet IN
iiichn ard a strong sentiment in
favor Oh General Fitzhugn Lees being
made commander 81 the Virginia division
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-31


Ne cannot understand why the
Legislature of Virginia should be
toue alarmed as 10 the States Il
names simply because OF the decline
IN Virginia bonds, and while we are
for economy always, when such econ.
omy is wise, yet we do not for AN in
slant fear that the State is giving to
be bankrupt just because the bond
holders say so The bonds issued by
the State of Virginia are liable To
f1uctuation exactly as are bonds OF
railroads and other corporations.
and the State legislative body is not
supposed to be governed by the
swaying this way or that of the
stock market pendulum. Our bond
obligations are sacred and there
must always remain in the treasury,
no matter what fails of accomplish
nent, enough money to meet the in
terest on these bonds. There the oh
legation OF Virginia to the bond
holders stands discharged ard the
Legislature can proceed to make ap-
propriations regardless Of whether
spectators see fit to bull or bear the
market. The men who purchase
these bonds do so presumably with
an idea of investing their money
and drawing the interest and if any
OF them do so with nidea of specu-
lating in the securities why they
must take their medicine if the bonds
decline, since the State of Virginia
guarantees nothing except the
prompt and regular payment of in
terest- We have no particular sym
patty with the bond holders in their
wall that the State is on the road to
bankruptcy, knowing that such is
not the case and believing our Il.
nances to be in excellent condition.
and we think that these people will
find that the decline of few cents in
the market price of the bonds is
nothing more than an ordinary
1uctuation which is liable to happen
at any time and which not long since
operated vice versa and sent the
price up instead of down. Tenn
porarily they may not be able to dis
pose of their holdings at a profit,
but they can hold on to them con-
fident that the State will never fail
to meet the interest payment and
equally confident that the Lcgisla-
ture OF Virginia has no idea OF wreck
ing the treasury and bankrupting
the State