The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-05-12
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Nay 2.

3oT the week GnolnS nay u
The First Colorado district republican
convention renominated Congressman
Robert w. Bonynge. E @r
Congressman Washington Gardner
was renomineted by the Third Michigan
district republican convention.
Robert A. Smith (dem.) was reelected
mayor OF St. Paul. Mimi. by large plu-
rality over Col F. p. Wright (repD
Congressman Samuel W. Smith, Of
Pontiac. was renominated by the repub-
licans of the Sixth Michigan district.
Capt. James A. Campbell died at Fort
Smelling. Mimi, aged 60 years. Capt.
Campbell was we'll known in army cir
cles.
The Panama government has decided
to appoint Don Jose Domingo de Obaldia
as minister of Panama to the United
States.
Congressman Robert G. Cousins was
renominated by reclamation for sew
enth term by the Fifth Iowa district re-
publicans
Demonstrations of mourning on the
death of Maurus Jokai, the Hungarian
novelist. are reported from all towns
Of Hungary.
Twentieth judicial district of Iowa unan-
imously nominated Judge w. S. With
row TO a third term.
Thomas Brennan, for &c years men,
Der of the board of education and one
of Chicago's most respected citizens,
died in that city, aged II.
Col. James NJ. Guffey, of Pennsylvania.
has been selected by the supporters OF
Judge Alton B. Parker for chairman Of
the democratic national committee.
Rev. Father Edward Geary, assistant
pastor of Holy Family Catholic church.
Omaha, Neb., died as the result of in
juries inflicted on him by highway
men.
The last of the "a locomotives. built in
a hurry at Philadelphia for the Japanese
government, have been boxed and sent
from there to New York for shipment
to the far east.
Eight hundred Thibetans attacked the
British mission at Gysngtso at dawn on
April 5. The Thibetans We're repulsed
with heavy loss and fed. The British
had only two Sepoys wounded. =
Drew college, one of the pioneer edu-
cational institutions for women in the
country was destroyed by fire at Carmel.
N. Y, entailing financial loss of fully
100000 with only $25 900 insurance. g.
The president has determined to ap-
point Col Albert l.. Mills brigadier gem
eral. He will remain superintendent OF
the military academy until some action
on his nomination is taken next winter.
Extensive damage is being done
throughout the upper peninsula OF
Michigan by forest fires. Many home-
steaders have been burned out Of their
homes, with loss of all their possessions.
Caleb Marrette, aged IS, of Dennison.
Tex, who, in company with sister, 80
years old. was on his way to Pittsburg
to visit relatives, fell under the wheels
of train at Vincennes, Ind, and was
killed.
The A. c. .Norquist furniture factory
| dI bdIuCSIOWu. ~. was ucSLlOySu W
fire and it is believed that A. b. Nord, a
member of the firm was burned to death
in the building. The loss is estimated at
$125, 900.
A Dutch column captured the Acht-
nese position at Tjantoe after desper-
ate fight in which 100 Atchinese were
killed. The Dutch casualties were seven
men killed and five officers and 80 men
! wounded.
The national liberty party will hold
a national convention in St. Louis July
6. The party is composed of negroes.
and it is stated that the convention will
nominate candidates for president and
vice president. 1t is expected that $500
delegates will attend.
A representative feet of United States
warships left Pensacola for cruise
across the Atlantic and into the Medi-
terranean. The fleet is composed OF the
battleships Kearsarge, Iowa, Alabama
and Maine, and the cruisers Olympia.
Cleveland and Baltimore.
The United States canal commission
has taken formal possession of the canal
route and of the property of the Panama
canal property. From now on the canal
works will be under the direction OF
Lieut. Mark Brooke, of the engineer