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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
THE PRESIDENTS TOUR.
nJoyisG . Rest In Yellow.
stone Park.

Aberdeen, S. d., April 7.-President
Roosevelt yesterday traversed South
Dakota and made more speeches than
on any other day during his present
trip. He began with two speeches at
Sioux Falls in the morning and ended
his twelfth speech in the evening at
Aberdeen. The speeches were confined
for the most part to the tariff and
to the general prosperity of the coun-
try.
Aledora, n. D., April president
Roosevelt spent short and interesting
half hour in this town yesterday, which
was his post office address when he
owned, ranch near here 16 years ago,
and was sheriff of Billings county. Me-
dora is small, but the ranchmen from
the country for miles in this vicinity
came to town and united in giving the
president a truly western reception.
In the morning the president spoke at
Fargo on the Philippines, praised the
men in the army, declared our duty to
the islands had been done and all prom
Uses fulfilled.
: Cinnabar, Mont, April President
Roosevelt is taking a rest. He will
spend the next 16 days in Yellowstone
park, almost entirely shut off from
the world, guarded from intrusion, and
occupied only with camping and rest
ing. Secretary Loeb will remain here
and will be in communication with the
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

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approach until the houses were being
torn to pieces.
One of the first houses visited was
that of Nathan Griffin. The housswas
demolished and Mr.. Griffin and his son,
James. were killed. Mrs. Griffin was
so badly injured that she died at an
early hour this morning.
Homes Destroyed.
The home of Henry Mccoy, son Of
John Mccoy, received the worst inn
pact of the storm. His wife was severe
" injured. Two of his children are still
unconscious, and may die, and he and
his babes and two other children are
dead. He was still clasping his baby
in his arms when his body was found
close to the house.
The storm then took an easterly di-
rection and struck the house of Z. c..
Oden. The trees in the yard were
twisted into gnarled shapes, and even
the vegetables in the garden were torn
from their roots. Mr.. Oden was killed
outright, and so were his three daugh-
tiers, aged IS, IL and nine years, re-
spectively. Mrs. Oden received In
juries from which she died later.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

The poems Of southern Mexico are
singing the praises of John D. Rookie
Teller, jr., and wife. due to the prodi-
gality with which they have scattered
half eagles, eagles and double eagles
among them. Wherever they 60 they
leave trail Of gold behind. When
they crossed the Rio Grande they
brought with them several sacks Of
silver dollars, which soon found their
way into the hands Of the poems.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
COMBINE IS KILLED.
The Famous Merger Of northwestern
Railway Declared Illegal-Gov-
eminent Wins Its Suit.

St. Paul, Mimi, April 1o.-An inn
.portant episode in the antitrust war
occurred Thursday when Judge
Thayer. of the United States circuit
court of appeals, handed down a de-
cision declaring the $4,000, 900
Northern Securities company an
illegal corporation. enjoined it from
voting stock of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railroad COM
panies and decreed that this stock
should be returned to the former
owners.
The decree entered in accordance
with the finding is a drastic one and
does not leave n single peg for the
great merger of the Northern Pa
cific, the Great Northern and the
Burlington to hang upon. The Ian
guage of the court is pronounced to
the effect that where lines of rail-
way are parallel and competing such
! a plan as that of the Northern Sc
curities company, which places them
under control of one management, is
is contrary to. the Sherman antitrust
act and is clearly in restraint of
trade. :.
Despite the declarations of James
J. Hill and j. Pierpont Morgan that
another plan is ready which will
stand the test of law, general opin-
ion is that the government has sue
ceeded in giving railroad combine
tions straight blow between the
eyes, from which they will be UNI
able to recover. Immediately upon
the delivery of the decision it was
announced that an appeal would be
taken to the United States supreme
court, but as the four judges hear
ing the case were unanimous in their
findings it is not expected that the
court of last res, TT will interfere
with their conclusions.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
aone to Hi. Rewara.

Kansas City, No., April 11.-Rev. Au-
gustus Z. Gottschall, well-known
Methodist preacher in Mississippi and
Louisiana before and during the civil
war, is dead at his home in this city,
aged 70 years. He founded many
churches in the states named, was ac-
tive in hospital camps during the war
and rendered service in five yellow
fever epidemics, the last at New Or
leans in 1873.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

The new processes in tanning are
surprising. Leather used to be tanned
by soaking It for seven days in weak
solution Of hemlock OF oak bark to
give it color, then in pits Of stronger
solution for six weeks, moving the
hides every day or so; then in clay
away" pits still stronger for another
six weeks; by filing them with new
bark for another operation three or
four times. All this made good
leather, but 1t took from six to eight
months. To-day even the thickest hide
can 30 tanned by chemicals in three
hours.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

A comprehensive return of the
financial workings Of the public utilt
ties" undertakings in British towns
and cities has just been given to the
public through a government board.
1t covers the four years ended March,
1902. The principal undertakings car
ried on by 299 corporations were:
Markets. 22S; water works, 1893; GENE
terfes, 143; baths, 1873; electricity,
1902; gas works. 81; tramways, As;
harbors, 43. The aggregate net
profits were $23,417,522.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
UNDETERMINED.
Inquest In Pencil Case Fail. to Set.
tie the Question Of Accident
or Suicide.

Buffalo, n. Y, April 1.-THE evil
dence given Friday at the inquest in
to the deaths of Arthur r. Penneil
and Mrs. Pencil, before Justice
Murphy, will not help the authorities
in any way to a solution of the Bur-
dick murder mystery. Whether the
tragedy at Gehre's stone quarry on
March 10, in which Pencil was killed
and Mrs. Pennell was fatally injured.
was due to accident or design, was
not proven.
Thomas Penney, who acted as at
torney for the Pencil family since
Arthur Pencils death, declared that
SO far as he was aware nothing III
the papers left by Mr.. Pencil would
throw any light upon the murder Of
Edwin Burdick. When questioned re-
garding the alleged defalcations by
Pencil, Mr.. Penney declined to an
swer.
Evidence that would show defal-
cation would simply be accumula-
tive" said Justice Murphy, after the
evidence was all in. "No stronger mo-
tive could be proven than has already
been brought out here. But proving
motive does not establish suicide.
The court is prepared to announce its
findings"
Judge Murphy then delivered his
verdict as follows: II find and GER
tify that Arthur r. Pennell came to
his death on the 10th day of March.
1903, as result of injuries received
while riding in an automobile, the
said automobile plunging from an
embankment into the Genres stone
quarry.
"rhat l cannot determine from the
evidence submitted whether sucn
plunge was accidental or designed.
THAT Carrie Lamb Pennell came to
her death as result Of said plunge
of the automobile into the quarry"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

Prof. Woodward has gone over the
calculations Of Leplace by the aid of
modern data, and concludes that,
though in theory the length of the
day on earth must be increasing, ow-
ing to the increasing mass Of the
planet due to the constant deposit Of
meteors, ETC., yet the change is so
infinitesmal that there has not been
a half second Of difference in ten mil
lion years.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
LEFT s12.ooo.ooo.

Chicago, April o.-The will of the
late Gustavus F. Swift, the millionaire
packer, has been filed in the probate
court. 1t disposes of an estate valued
at $4,000, 900, the bulk of which goes
to the widow and children. The. sum
of 100000 is left to charity, to be ex-
pended in any way Mrs. Swift directs.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

In the new senate the republicans
have only one senator from the south,
southwest or borders states-Mc-
Comas, Of Maryland. The democrats
have six from the west, two from Colo
RADIO, two from Montana. and one each
from Idaho and Nevada. In this di.
vision West Virginia is counted as q
middle west state. which, politically
as well as industrially, it has become.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

The remnant of a strange tribe Of
Eskimos has been discovered on
Southampton Island. at the north end
of Hudson bay. These people have
never seen white man until recently.
Their huts are built of the great Jaws
Of whales covered with skins. In the
middle is an elevation, on which is a
stone lamp used for lighting, heating,
cooking, melting snow and drying
clothes. The tribe is almost extinct,
only some 16 being left.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

The practice has just been intro
duced into the German navy Of set.
ting up memorial tablets on board.
ships to sailors who have fallen in &C.
ton. Fifteen warships up to the pres
ent have earned the distinction of pos
sessing tablets.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

Grave defects have appeared in
some Of the edifces on the Palatine
hill and threaten them with ruin. Par
ticularly Is this the case in the build
ings Of Severus. the Domus and the
Stadium. and signs of collapse are not
absent even from Caesars palace.
The cause Of the defects appears to be
the removal Of ground in the making
Of excavations in the Forum.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

A curious strike has broken out at
st. Germain-Laval (Loire), where all
the washer-women of the town have
unanimously deserted the public wash
houses and refused to return unless
they are given a minimum salary of
two francs day and liter (1A pints)
Of wine.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

There never was year when wom-
en- collectively expressed SO much in
terest in legislative work. In almost
every state legislature bills have been
introduced at the instigation or re-
quest of bodies of women, and there
is hardly a capital city where women
have not met in the interests Of some
forward movement,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Four stevedores Drowned.

New York, April lot is supposed
that four stevedores from the barge
sent to take the cargo from the
damaged Atlas liner Allegheny were
drowned Wednesday when the barge
sunk with 104 men on board.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Rev. Charles A. Trotman, pastor Of
the Church Of the Redeemer, St.
Louis. is also a practicing physician.
having regular Office hours during the

Probably the largest American In
stitution Of learning outside of the
United States is the Syrian Protest
ant college at Beirut, Syria. Its II
buildings harbor 627 students from
Turkey, Greece, Persia, Egypt and the
Soudan. !.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
spreading Rail. the Cause.

Elizabeth, N. J., April flowing to
the spreading of rails a drill engine
on the Central Railroad of New Jersey
left the track and plunged down 90
foot embankment into pond Friday.
The engineer and fireman and a brake
man were buried under the engine.
The brakeman was taken out alive, but
died soon after he had been taken to
q hospital.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
propped pcad.

Hot Springs, Ark, April 11.-W. S.
Robbins, known as "Pop' Robbins,
aged IS, sheet writer at the big
Southern poolroom here, while busy
over his sheet Friday, when the crowd
was largest in the poolroom, suddenly
dropped from his chair dead. He was
n native of Buffalo, n. Y, and was we'll
known among sporting men.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Legislature Adjourns.

Lincoln, Neb., April 1o.-The Ne
braska legislature adjoured sine die
Thursday afternoon. The feature of
the session was the adoption of new
revenue law, which, according to esti.
mates of state officials, will place Ne.
braska in position to pay within the
next two years 100000 of the princi-
pal Of the state debt.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
OIL starts Fire,

Marshalltown, Ia, April 9.-Fire de-
stroyed the general storekeeper's of
fee, coal chutes and several loaded box
cars of the Iowa Central railroad. A
workman's torch-top melted off, allow
ing the oil to spill, and this started the
blaze. Loss, $4,000.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

A barrel of whisky from Cincinnati,
addressed to King Edward, is now on
its way to England. The barrel is Of
the average size for long-distance
shipping and contains As gallons of
good bourbon. This is the fourth bar
rel Of the same liquor purchased for
his majesty and shipped to him since
his accession to the throne. It is the
real Kentucky brand.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

The most hazardous section of the
Manila telegraph cable is that COM
pleted between San Francisco and
Honolulu, in which the sea bed is
precipitous with valleys 31,600 feet
deep. The next two sections extend.
ing to Guam, will cross level plains of
mud at depth Of about $4,000 feet,
while the last section is over a series
of mountains.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Indiana Monuments.

Shiloh Battlefield, April 7.-Indiana
dedicated and presented to the gov
eminent yesterday the % monuments
erected ut cost of $25.Onn in honor
of the % regiments that state had in
the battle of Shiloh. Gen. Lew Wal
lace presided at the dedicstory serv-
ices. Gov. w. T. Durbin presented
the monuments to the government.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Tillman Trial Postponed.

Columbia, S. c., April e.-The trial
of James II. Tillman, former lieutenant
governor of this state, charged with
the murder of Narcissos Gener Con-
zales, which was called for the present
session of court, has been continued
until July.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Nominated for Congress.

Dodge City, Kan, April 10.-C. F.
Clyne, of Stafford, was nominated by
the democrats of the Seventh con-
gressional district to succeed Chester
]. Long.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Troops Must BE yaccinnted.

Washington, April lo.-Maj. Gen.
Davis, in command of the division Of
the Philippines, has issued an order
directing that no troops be allowed to
land at Manila until they have been
yaccinated.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Americans Take, Dacolod.

Manila, April 11.-Capt. Pershing's
force captured Bacolod. island of
Mindanao, Wednesday, killed hum
dred Moros and wounded many 9TH
ers. Three Americans were wounded.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Ex-vice President Painfully Injured

Ex-Vice Presldent Painfully Injured,
Bloomington, ILL.,, April 9.-Adlai E.
Stevenson, formerly vice president of
the United States, .losth hair and mus
taches and received painful burns on
the face, head and hands Wednesday
while trying to extinguish fire in his
home. The loss by fire to the house is
$1,000.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Result in Kansas.
sentenced- to Hang.

:. Lexington, KY, April Thames W..
Bess, convicted of killing Mrs, Martha
Martin here March 6, was Friday SEN
fenced to be hanged Friday, June IL.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
IN ARKANSAS.
Ten Killed and Many Others Injured
In Two Counties.

Ten Killed and Many Others Injured
In Two Counties.
Little Rock, Ark, April "a cyclone
swept over White and Cleburne coun-
ties of this state, leaving a path of
death and desolation. Ten persons are
known to be dead, three dying and 10
badly injured, but it has been ascer-
tanned that this is only small part Of
the casualty list. It is feared that the
list of dead may mount up to IS or 20.
The majon portion of the country
through which the storm plowed its
way is remote from railroads, tele-
graph or telephone lines. A dispatch
from Searcy says that trees were
twisted from their trunks and houses
demolished.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Ob.eryed Apnom.ttox D.v.

Observed Appomattox Day.
Lafayette, Ind, April 10.-Appomat-
tox day was observed Thursday. The
public schools were closed and the
courts were, adjourned.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
List Of the Killed.

The death list so far reporte dis:
Jim Leggett, Of Little Red; Joe Leg
gett, of Little Red; Tom King and wife,
of Little Red; three King children;
young lady school teacher, who was
boarding at Kings; A. c. Williams, near
Heber, and unidentified mar. Over 80
persons were injured. 1t is feared the
little town of Hiram. with population
of $50, has been wiped off the map.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-23

Tickets for Ladies chorus on sale It Goodmans.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-23
JOHN HAZARD CONVICTED
It Took the Jury An Hour to Find
 Him Guilty of Forgery.

John Havard was convicted in dis trict court yesterday of forgery. There were two indictments against him but he was tried on only one of them. He was ably defended by W. P. Richard son, but there was an entire lack of material for the defense. It could only be pleaded in his behalf that he was drunk at the time of the commission of the crime
 One night last winter Havard came to town and got drunk and got to gambling. He soon lost all his money and he set about raising more by iSsu- ing forged checks. He put several Of them in circulation and offered more which were refused for they were pal pable forgeries and the general fires possibility of the man when he was drinking was pretty we'll understood by everybody. The check on which he has been prosecuted was Cashed by w. A. Freeze. The amount of it was SEQ All the others were offer ed in evidence The case went to the jury little after , o'clock and an hour .ater the verdict was returned. As Havard was being led from the jail to the court room to hear it he said to one of the sheriff's officers that if it should be against him tLal NOuiu De the last seen Of nlln, a remark construed to be a hint at self destruction. He said he had only one thing to live for and that was his little boy. As an inmate of the penitentiary he did not believe he could be of great service to him.
 At the request of his attorney the passing of sentence was postponed un- til next Saturday. His conviction is the eleventh by trial or by pleas of guilty since the opening of the April term.
 Havard has long been regarded as marked kleptomaniac. But the desire to steal has never seized him except when he has been drinking He has been frequently arrested and always managed to make a settlement with those whom he had robbed
 The only other matter lefore the court yesterday was the case of Aga pito Granillo, indicted for procuring his illegal registration. The indictment was demurred to on the ground that it did not state how the alleged crime was committed. There are several ways it may be done One may have been an unpardoned convict, g minor or an in- sane person, or he may be otherwise disqualified from being voter The demurrer was sustained and the case was ordered referred to the next grand jury.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-23
N. G. A. INSPECTION Adjutant General LeaveIl Notified oI the Appointment of Inspectors.

Adjutant General Leavell of the Ari- zOna National Guard has been inform cd by the war department of the detail of officers for the inspection of the National Guard of this territory under the new militia bill. The inspectors will be Captain William k. Smedberg of the Fourteenth cavalry stationed at Fort Grant. He will inspect the com pany at Thatcher; Captain H. F. Cros- by of the Fourteenth cavalry, stationed at Fort Huachuca, for the inspection of the Ncgales company. and Captain AlVan c Reed of the Twelfth infantry. stationed at Fort Whlpple, who will inspect the companies at Flagstaff. Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa and Yuma
 The object of the inspection is to determine the efficiency of the guard and the need of equipment Adiutant General Leavell, so far. has had com munication only with Captain Smed- berg. As soon as he hears from the other officers he will fix the date of the inspection.
 In this connection it is announced that a troop to be a part of the guard is being organized at Clifton and Nor enci. It will be known as dismount- ed cavalry organization.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-23

votes were cast and they were dis tributed among the wards as follows: First ward, 75; second ward, 65; third ward SS; fourth ward. g. The only change made in any of the caucus tickets was in the third ward where the name of Charles Marenda was sub- stituted for that of Julio Marron, who is not in the city.
 The convention will be made up of the following delegates: First ward: John T. Dennis, F. W. Thode w C. Foster, E. w. Potter, s. Oberfelder, G. w. Vickers, L. H. Landis, T. Cornell. Al Galpin. Ed Eisele, George Kirkland. S. J. Tribolet, J. B. Woodward, J. c. Adams, Perry Payne, E. ViauIt, O. E. Plath, J. M. Jarnison.
 Second ward: Walter Talbot Dr. William Duffield, l.. A McAfee, L. w. Collins, J. c. Wasson, Dan McDermott. w. w. Cook. II. A. Diehl, G. B. Rich mond, H. M. Weirick, Dr. Ancil Martin. Hugh P. Evans, l.. L. Plank, Roy s Goodrich.
 Third ward: J. A. Marshall. C. w Johnstone. Frank Thomas. A D. Ross H. R. Tritle, J. I. Brooks. H. E. Kerst- Gardiner. C. S. Blaine, William Ander- son, James Parks, Charles H. Moore, c. R. French. John Perrin. Charles Marenda.
 Fourth ward: G. H. N. Luhrs. Joseph c. M. Sturges, T. J. Pres colt, Clint Lauver Henry Ryder. Harry Kennedy, Robert Hudson, A L. Stew ems, Harry Troops, Jesus Melendrez