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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
BIG RATTLESH|P
meets DISASTER
FRIoHTFUL HAVOC CAUSED ON
THE MISSOURI BY AN Ex-
PLosIoN OF POWDER.
Disaster Occurs While at Target
Practice or Florida Coast Thirty
Two Men Are Killed and Five
Are Injured.

Pensacola, Fla, April 14.-By the ex-
plosion Of 1900 pounds of powder in
the after 12-inch turret and the hand
ling room of the battleship Missouri.
Capt. William S. Cowles. commanding,
% men were instantly killed and five in
jured, OF whom two will die The Mis-
souri, was on the target range with the
Texas and Brooklyn at practice about
noon, when a charge of powder in the
Pinch lefthand gun ignited from gases
exploded and dropping below ignited
four charges of powder in the handling
room and all exploded. Only one man
of the entire turret and handling crew
survives. But for the prompt and ell
cient action of Capt. Cowles in food
ing the handling room and magazine
with water, one of the magazines would
have exploded and the ship would have
been destroyed.
Saves the Vessel.
Capt. Cowles gave his commands, and
but for his presence of mind and that
of the officers Of the ship. the Missouri
would have gone down. The second ex-
plosion occurred near one of the mag
azines, and so hot was the fire that the
brasswork of the magazines was melted.
Smoke and the fumes of the burned pow
der made it almost impossible to enter
either the turret or handling room, but
officers and men with handkerchiefs
over their faces made efforts to rescue
the men inside. Leading the rescuing
party was Capt Cowles. ..-.
Before the fumes of the burning pow
der had left the turret officers and men
were lifting out the dying and dead men
Three minutes after the explosion all
were on deck and the surgeons form the
Missouri, Texas anG Brooklyn were at
tending to those not dead.
Found in Heap.
The Is men of the turret were found
lying in heap. They had started for
the exit when the first explosion oc-
Cured and had just reached there when
the more terrible explosion in the hand
ling room occurred, which burned and
strangled them to death. ..
Died with His Men.
Lieut.. Davidson, the officer in charge
of the turret, evidently had given some
command to the men, as hewas on top Of
the heap of men, having fallen there
after he had allowed them to pass him
to get out of the turret. The bodies
were hardly recognizable, the terrible
and quick fire having burnt clothing
from the bodies of the men and the flesh
hung from them in shreds. The faces
were mutilated by the smoke and flames
Only one man was breathing when the
turret crew was rescued and he died a
moment after he reached the deck
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21

A revenue officer says in the Lon
don Standard: English spirit, by it.
self, is every week being made UP and
sent out as Irish and Scotch whisky.
It is simply reduced, colored and bot
tied and labeled Scotch or 'Irish,' &C.
cording to the needs Of the customer.
And all this takes place in the bonded
warehouses of the country, with the
full cognizance and consent Of our ex-
else and custom officers, who are actu.
ally cautioned not to interfere
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21

Vassili Vereschagin, the Russian
painter of war scenes, who was born
in 1912, had been spectator and par
ttcipant in several of the wars of re-
cent years, led by his aim to paint war
as 1t actually is. Among his pictures
are included battle scenes from the
Russian war in Turkestan in 1867, the
Russo-Turkish war in 1873, the Trans
vaal conflict. the Santiago and Philip
pine campaigns of the spanish-Ameri-
can war and the Boxer campaign in
China, made from sketches drawn on
the spot. He accompanied Gen. Kauff-
mann's expedition in Turkestan in
1867, and fought and sketched through
the Russo Turkish war, being severely
wounded at the siege of Plevna. An
exhibition of his paintings at Odessa
in 1900 included an allegorical paint
ing depicting the horrors of the Trans
vaal war, and the following year he Wis
tied the Philippines and China and
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Dies for His Crime.

Chicago, April 16.-Louis Peasant,
murderer of Mrs. Mary Spilka, was
hanged at the county Jail here Friday.
Peasant, phlegmatic and apparently in
different to the last, went to the gallows
without requiring stimulants. He had
nothing to say from the scaffold, nor did
he make any further confession of his
crime. The formost of the sheriff's jury
of physicians pronounced the murderer
dead three minutes after the drop of the
trap.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Postmaster Fined.

Keokuk, Ia, April 16.-Postmaster
John Dolph, of Brighton. Ia, was
tried on charge of violating the
postal laws, in the United States
court here Friday. Dolph was charged
with opening letters addressed to
patrons of the Brighton post Office. He
is an old man and has served as post
master for many years. Judge Nc
Pherson imposed a fine of $40 and
costs.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
A Lake Disaster.

Manistee. Mich, April 13.-The tug
Frank Garfield, owned by the Garfield
tug line of this city, ran aground on
the outer bar at Point Sable and sunk
Monday night. Capt. Henry Smith, En-
gineer Charles HOPPER and Helper Will
liam Justmann were lost. Charles Smith
and Gus Szuszitsky, mate and fireman.
were saved by the use of the life raft.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Reuominatad.

East st. Louis, ILL.,, April 13.-The re-
publican convention of the Twenty-sec-
ond congressional district was held
here Tuesday and William A. Roden-
berg was unanimously renominated for
congress. Congressman Rodenberg has
already served two terms.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21

Georgia will get $3.50, 900 net out Of
recent award of convict labor. FIT.
teen hundred convicts have recently
been let out to contractors in that
state. In the states where convict Ia
Dor is SO farmed out the average bid
per head is 1925 per year.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
A Lovers Revenge.

Batavia, N. Y, April 13.-Clyde Ore,
IS years old, who halls from Wiscon-
years old, Tuesday and then killed him
self. He was enraged at being baked
by the girls parents in his intention to
marry her.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Ames Again Arrested.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 15.-Albert
A. Ames, former mayor of Minneap-
oils, was arrested Thursday afternoon
on an indictment charging him with ac-
cepting bride December Is, 1901, from
Bessie Lee. The indictment is like the
others upon which he was first ar
raigned. DR.. Ames pleaded not guilty
and his case was set for trial May 2.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Dietrich Exonerated.

Washington, April Ex-senator Diet
rich has been exonerated from all
blame in connection with post office
patronage in Nebraska by q special
committee of the senate which made
IN investigation of his indictment.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21

Foreign merchants who find it nee.
essary to bring suit against insolent
Turkish firms will always do better to
compromise rather than bring the mat
ter to court, for as rule there is but
little left for the creditor.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Big Deal in Lunber.

Marinette, Wis, April 13.-The Ed
ward Hines Lumber company, of Chi
cago, has purchased 50,000,O00 feet of
lumber from the N. Ludington COM
pany, comprising the products of two
mills for q year. The consideration
was nearly 100000.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21

British officers are having the scars
OF face wounds removed by the use
Of light rays. The London Mail says:
1.-The custom is rapidly growing of sur.
geons sending their patients to have
the scars left By operation removed"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Mills to Close.

Minneapolis. Mimi, April 13.-Ac-
cording to the Journal the flour mills
here will close down for an indefinite
period the latter part of this week, as
a protest against what the millers con-
slider railroad discrimination forcing
them out of competitive markets
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Composer Dead

New York, April 14.-George Fitzcur-
wood LeJeune, composer of church mu-
sic and organist and senior choirmas-
ter Of Trinity parish. is dead in his
sixty-second year from influenza. He
was the composer Of Jerusalem the
Golden" and many other popular
hymns.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Woman Burned to Death.

Danville, ILL.,, April 14.-Mrs. Herman
Bohn, prominent woman, was burned
to death by the explosion of combusti-
bles in the kitchen stove and her young
daughter narrowly escaped death. The
house was destroyed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21

Farmers are getting rural free de.
livery with its opportunities for say.
ing time and money in shopping; in
the more thickly settled portions Of
the country they have rapid transit by
trolley lines, and in some parts, nota-
bly, in the west, they enjoy the advan-
tages in business and farm operations
Of extensive telephone systems.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
KOREAN PALACE DESTROYED
Flames in His Handsome Home at
Seoul Force Emperor to Fly
for Safety.

Paris, April 16.-A cable report re-
ceived at the foreign Office here says
that the imperial palace at Seoul, Korea,
was completely destroyed by fire Thurs
day night. The fire began in the even
ing and lasted throughout the night.
Only the ruins Of the palace remain.
The emperor and his suite succeeded in
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
To Guard Jubilee Presents.

st. Louis, April 16.-Five members of
the London police force arrived in st.
Louis Friday. They will guard the jub-
lice presents belonging to the late Queen
Victoria, which are already here and
which will he exhibited during the
worlds fair.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Anoplexy Causes Death.

Catskill, N. Y, April 13.-Mrs. Joseph
B. Hall, proprietor of the Catskill Re-
corder. one Of the Oldest newspapers in
the United States, died Tuesday of APP
oplexy, aged u years. She was the
mother of Ruth and Violette Hall, the
novelists.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Fatal Explosion.

Florence, Kan, April 1.-THE boiler
of Santa Fe engine standing in the
yards here exploded, instantly killing
Emanuel Hahn, the fireman, and fatal
ly injuring William E. Moody, the en-
gineer, both Of Emporia.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Renominated.

Lewiston, Me-, April 14.-At the Sec
ond district republican convention here
Wednesday, Hon. Charles e. Littlefeld
was renominated for congress by &C.
clamation.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21

escaping to a nearby refuge. The re-
port does not mention any loss of life,
but the recent political unrest in the
Korean capital leads to fears that the
destruction of the palace was the work
of the rebellious element.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
Ship Strikes a Mine.

The japanese fleet, including torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers, to-
tails 40. Vice Admiral Makaroff ordered
his whole squadron out of the harbor
to meet the attack. According to an in
formant, while preparing to draw up his
line of battle in the outer roadstead the
Petropavlovsk struck a mine on her
starboard side amidships and imme-
diately began to heel. Before the crew
could flood the port compartment Of the
vessel in order to keep her on an even
keel she turned turtle and sank in a few
minutes, carrying down almost the en-
tire crew. Capt. N. Jakovleff, Grand
Duke Cyril and two other officers were
saved because they were standing on the
upper bridge. So
Another Loss for Russia.
st. Petersburg, April 15.-Rear Adj
miral Prince Ouktomsky wired from
Port Arthur Thursday that the Be-
strashni, one of the Russian torpedo
boat destroyers sent out during the
night to reconnoiter. became separated
from the rest of the fleet, owing to the
bad weather prevailing, was surround
ed by Japanese torpedo boat destroy
ers and was sunk in the fight. Five
men were saved.
Version Practically Official.
St. Petersburg, April 15.-There has
been obtained what is practically the
official version Of the sinking Of the
battleship Petropavlovsk at Port Ar
thur and it clears up to a great extent
the mysterious features of that YES
sells destruction. The version is as
follows:
Retiring before the advance of q SUI
perior japanese feet which was not
lighting its progress, the Russian
squadron approached the entrance to
the harbor. It was shortly after eight
o'clock in the morning, and most of
the officers and members of the crew
were at breakfast on the flagship. Vice
Admiral Makaroff was eating breakfast
in his cabin and the wardroom was
crowded with officers surrounding the
tables. On the bridge Grand Duke Cy-
ril, his friend, Lieut.. Van Kobe, Capt.
Jakovleff, commanding the vessel. and
two other officers were on watch ex-
aiming the narrow entrance prepara-
tory to entering it. At about $3.50
o'clock there was a terrific explosion
Of the boilers, followed few seconds
later by detonation from the we'll
stored magazines. Huge gaps were
torn in the hull of the ship. and the
water rushed in. The center of CRAWL
ty having gone, the ship rolled on her
side and sank. All information tends
to prove that mine was responsible
for the destruction Of the Petropav-
lovsk.
Escape Of Grand Duke Cyril.
The escape of Grand Duke Cyril and
Lieut.. Won Kobe was nothing short Of
miraculous The force of the explo-
sion sent Grand Duke Cyril flying
across the bridge and the base Of his
skull struck on an iron stanchion. For
tunately he did not lose consciousness.
Believing that the ship was about to
sink, he clambered hastily down its
side and boldly plunged into the water.
He succeeded in reaching a piece Of
wreckage, to, which he chung. The
grand duke was in the water about ~
minutes before he was picked up by
torpedo boat. Lieut.. VoH Kobe was
also found swimming and was picked
| up. Capt. Jokovlen was thrown against
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21
FAMOUS PAINTER
AMONG THE DEAD.
vEREsTcHAaIN WAS GUEST OF
ADMIRAL MAKARoFF ON ILL.,
FATED PETRoPAVLovsK. w
It Is Believed He Lost His Life
Brief Sketch Of His Career and
the Wonderful Pictures He Has
Painted.

st. Petersburg. April 15.-vassili Yer
eschagin, the Russian painter, was Vice
Admiral Makaroff's guest on the Petro-
pavlovsk. It is reported that he was lost
with the ship.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-21

i REAR ADMIRAL MAKAROFF.
Commander of Russian Fleet Who Was
DroWned.)
wounded. It is-repotted- that his in
juries are not serious.
The sinking Of the Petropavloysk fol-.
lowed the attack by the Japanese fleet
at
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-01
INA MEN F0RM.

In an enlarged and improved
form the GLOBE goes to its readers
this December morning carrying
with II greetings Of good will TO
every resident Of grand old Gillian
county aud to every friend who
may scan its pages in whatever
county or state
Rapidly changing conditions in
Condon aud Gillian county within
the past few months have made
necessary radical changes in the
GLoBE plant aud these changes
have been made only after the ex.
penditure Of II considerable amount
Of money and large amount Of
hard work, While the publisher is
pleased with results, so far, he is
not yet satisfied with the appear.
ance Of the paper there still being
a number Of imperfections which
will require time, patience and fur
ther expenditure oflucre and labor
to remedy.
For nearly seven years the GLOBE
has been conducted by the present
owner and while during a portion
of that time its course has been
against a turbulent current and
among many hidden snags its bus.
mess has gradually increased until
IL is enabled TO adapt itself to the
present changed conditions OF the
town.
The paper will continue TO pull
for Condon and Gillian county
with renewed energy and, we be.
lieve, is in Il better position than
ever before 10 do effective work a.
long that line, Believing this as we
do we have no hesitancy in asking
the hearty cooperation Of every cit.
izen in the work Of advancing the
material interests of the best little
county il the Inland Empire. In
the consumatiOn of this work we
will all be winners. What more
can be said; what more can be ask
ed?
Let us not look into the past; il
will not return again. Let us i'm
prove the present while il is here
and go forward TO meet the futnre
which is beckoning TO US, laden
with golden promise.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-01
RECTOR OF ST. LuKEs,
AshbuFnhRm, Ontario, Testlties to
the Good Qualities of Chamber
Ialn's Cough Remedy.

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AsHRuRNHAM, Ont, April lS, l9O3,-I
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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-01
Notice.

An parties indebted to the nDder-
sIgued y, note ~ account ARE requested
20 come lorwApi and settle without de-
lay w. b. kISsLEY.
Condor. ons dec. /. 1904. S7d40
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-01
LAST WEEK OF THE GREAT
SLAUGHTER SALE

We are preparing to leave. and to reduce our
stock which we must do in order to save freight
back to Portland we have decided to let go
everything in the house at prices that will sur
prise the closest buyers.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-01

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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-01
Bilious collo Prevented. .

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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-01

T.C. Lammon, Of Beecher Flat has
been delivering SOME tiue BIuestem
wheat to the Condon Milling Co, lately
that is hard to beat for weight The
sacks average 146 bounds and the
quality 10 6rst-class.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-01
School Clerks Notice.

All school warrants of School District
No o, tillliam Comfy Oregon, register
I'd prinr "a February \, 1904. are noW
pnyaiIle npon presentation ~ nlv office.
Interest ersses after Aplli ~, 1904
T. a. STEPHENSON,
Schuo Clerk
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-01
Reward.

A reasonable reward vili le given for
return Of bay hnrse branded = A on left
shoulder 0nr hind loot white. small
white spot on forehead. rhnrt mane. wen
broke 10 ride and drive.
S7d40 J. u. DowSMo,
Cnuhon, Ore.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-01
FINE RANCH FOR SALE

Three hundred aud Twenty
acres 3 miles southeast Of May
vile, 250 acres good pillow land,
good house and out buildings,
small orchard bearing, plenty
Of water, close to timber. Ap.
ply at place to BFRT CRAWFORD.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-01
Traasurar,s Notice.

All county warrants registered prioI
Nuv. 8. 1908. viii he paid np1n pre-
sanitation AZ my uiiice. Interest csasef
Nov q, 1904.
T.. ". H00RE.
Treasurer Of Gillian county, Oregon
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-07
SOFT CORN.
Cattle Made Heavy Gains on 1T Last
Year and Finished Well.
q w. J. GIBsoN, lowe.

The corn crop improved in condition
on the whole with various spells Of ia
vorable weather in tie latter part Of
the season, yet there will be many
cases where soft or light and chafy
corn will be cribbed.
The Iowa Homestead recalls an In
stance of last year where crib con-
tanning 1000 bushels of fairly good
corn was almost ruined by simply
throwing in the soft ears as well as
the firm ones, although probably not 1
per cent of the corn was soft and
says: "Yet this small percentage did
an immense amount Of damage. Each
soft ear proved center of decay and
worked its way through the sound
corn"
There viii be many fields that had a
good yield this year, but which contain
a certain percentage Of soft ears, ae-
cording to the same authority, and it
is suggested that these be put In a To-
cation by th smselves, where they can
be spread ont and kept from rotting.
While ma ture corn would of course
be preferred for feeding in beef pro-
duction, yet If there is soft corn and
it must either be left to rot or fed to
stock it is a matter Of interest to know
what its value may be for the latter
purpose. This was investigated last
season, when SO much of the crop was
soft, by the Iowa experiment station,
and the following conclusions were ar
rived at:
F'trst.-That soft corn grown on the
college farm In 1902 and containing 30
per ccnt Of moisture at the beginning
OF tle test, pound for pound, on q wa
ter free or dry matter basis was fully
eIual In feeding value to mature corn
crown in 1900 when used for fattening
cattle.
Secondhand cattle fed on such soft
corn made nearly as heavy gains and
finished equally as well as those fed
on mature corn grown in 1900.
Third.-That when soft corn similar
to that used in this test could be pur-
chased for 80 cents per bushel, the pre-
vailing market price, gains on fatten-
ing cattle could be made at a cost of
SOB cents per pound less than when
mature corn, costing so cents per bush
q, the prevailing market price, was
fed under similar conditions.
The term "soft corn" is indefinite
because meaning in different parts of
the country very different percentages
Of moisture IL the corn; hence con-
cIusions as to the feeding Vi, 'ue of soft
corn are somewhat difficult to fix.