The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-07
THE NEWS IN HRlEF.
For che week E.A,.s May :.

For eAe Week Ea0t1g May h
The St. Lawrence river canals arc
opened to navigation.
Over foot of snow fell at Hough-
ton. Mich, and vicinity.
DIR. George Dana Boardman, author.
orator and preacher, died at Atlantic
City. NJ.
King Edward of England was well
coined at Paris by President Loubet
and stah.
April insurance losses for United
States totaled $13, ,s55, against 3d.
10000 for 1902.
One million dollars damage has
been caused by Pennsylvania forest
fires near Bradford.
The Illinois legislature has passed
a bill raising the limit of death dam
age from $4,000 to $4,000.
j. Wells Champney, famous artist,
was killed by falling down an ele-
vator shaft in New York.
j. C. McReynolds, of Tennessee, has
been appointed assistant attorney gem
eral to succeed James NJ. Beck.
Gen. Luke E. Wright, vice governor
of the Philippine islands, has arrived
in Manila from San Francisco.
John Plum Teeple, who on January
23 celebrated his one hundredth
birthday. dieo in Laporte, Ind.
Gov. Cables, of Laguna province,
and a party of volunteers captured
Rios, the fanatical Filipino leader.
The prohibition of American pork
into Turkey, which has been in eff
feet for five years, has been removed.
On April 80 the total circulation of
national bank notes was 1891 .151. 72s,
an increase for the year of So, 164,-
1923.
Paul Belloni Du Chaillu. an Ameri-
can explorer and author. who won
worldwide fame, died at St. Peters
burg.
Cattle men,are reported to have SUBJ
scribed for $25.OOO,O0O stock in CO.
operative company to fight the beef
trust.
Capt. John b. Ford, the pioneer
manufacturer of plate glass, died at
his home at Creighton, Pa, aged 81
years.
The indianapolis Journal (repub-
lican) has been sold to former Con-
gresham Charles L. Henry, of Andcr-
son, Ind.
G. Mailman Simms, the Atlanta
(Ga.) bank clerk who embezzled $94.-
900, has been sentenced to six years
in prison.
Government receipts for April were
1896, 100 and expenditures 41,763.-
s14, leaving a surplus for the month
Of $1.563, 1856.
Bishop Randolph S. Foster, aged SO
years, one of the most prominent
Methodists in the United States, died
at Newton, Mass.
Four county treasurer's employees
are dead and so i'll as result of tax
payers scramble in Chicago to avoid
delinquent penalty.
At Frankfort, KY, James Howard
was found guilty of the murder of
Gov. William Goebel and sentenced to
life imprisonment.
George Williamson Crawford, OF
Birmingham, Ala, negro. is one of
the winners in the Francis Wayland
prize debate at Yale.
At Springfield, ILL.,, the report of
the house investigating committee
finds that no real attempt was made
to bride Speaker Miller.
On the opening of the new Pacific ca
BILE on July the Postal Telegraph COM
pany will attempt to circle the globe
with message in 40 seconds.
Weekly trade reviews say there is
much activity in manufacturing, with
the exception of some textile mills.
Sales are reported good aud collec.
tions prompt.
Direct cable communication be-
tween the United States and Philip
pines will be opened on July !, ac-
cording to Vice President Ward of
the Postal company.
The worst blizzard of the year
ragged at West Superior, Wis. and
vicinity. Much snow fell, and the
temperature was seven degrees be.
low the freezing point.
Gov. Chamberlain, of Oregon. has
presented sword from the people
of the state to Admiral C. +. Clark,
who commanded the battleship Ore.
ron during the Snanish war.