The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-02-25
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Inc NeWS ~ 0HIef.
For the Week Ending Feb. 20.
Russia has abandoned its proposed
st. Louis fair exhibit. ~ -.-..-
The Iowa republican convention has
been called to meet in Des MoineS on
May 49,
Mexico has officially declared her
neutrality in relation to the war in the
far east
Oficials in New York say they have
unearthed system of extensive natural-
iZation frauds.
The work of clearing the streets in
the burned district of Baltimore has
been completed.
Fire destroyed the buildings of the
Greensboro IN. c. female college. the
loss being $125.OO0.
Joe Buffalo, official head of the Lake
Superior tribe of Chippewa Indians,
died at Ashland. Wis.
A British steamer was fired on by
Russian forts at Port Arthur and de-
tanned in spite of protests.
Official announcement is made of the
union of the Presbyterian and Cumber-
land Presbyterian churches.
The Printers Exchange, slx-story
structure at Minneapolis. was destroyed
by fire. the loss being over $4,000.
Mrs. Lottie Garwood and her daugh-
ter and Miss Ethel Clark were burned
to death in fire at Youngstown. o.
At his own request Rear Admiral
Charles s. Cotton. commander of the
European station, has beensretired.
At Hanover. N. H., Dartmouth hall.
built 10 years ago, the Oldest building
at Dartmouth college> was destroyed by
fire.
The Chicago council passed an order
permitting the violation of the new
theater ordinance by the Cleveland
theater.
Possibility of war with Great Britain
was openly discussed by Russian mill
tary officials, who count on Germany's
support.
AS the Ohio legislature is now in ses-
sion Senator Hanna's successor will
not be appointed by the governor, but
elected. +
5Juhn Chuck shot and killed his rival.
Rolla Smiley, at Rockville. Mo-. and then
kissing the girl they both loved. killed
himself ~
Possibility OF converting rainwater
1,Sy, r,f n i,1v11
was demonstrated at Ann Arbor (Mich.)
university.
At Denver, Col, Frank G. Senter killed
himself and wife. having been driven
insane by her devotion to the faith heal
ing cult.
The Lothrop Publishing company, one
Of the Oldest houses in the trade, made
an assignment in Boston with liabilities
of $15O,0O0.
The national individual bowling
championship was won at Cleveland
co., by Martin Kern, of ST. Louis, with
score of CAT.
Six victims of the 1roQuois theater
fire are still in hospitals in Chicago.
Scores of others are suffering from
burns and shock.
Mrs. Jacob Antoiassi and five chill
dren were burned to death in a fire
consuming the house in which they
lived near Croton, N. Y.
Russia has issued a proclamation say
ing she was unprepared for hostilities
and denominating Japan's attack at Port
Arthur. ON oot NJ oohorv
Diplomats in Washington learn that
Turkey is about to invade Bulgaria,
thereby starting a war in Europe which
may spread to other powers.
The census bureau has begun the work
of gathering statistics of special classes
of population, including penitentiaries.
aims houses, insane asylums, etc.
The republican state convention,
composed of what is known as the lily
white element, met in New Orleans
and nominated w. j. Behan, of New
Orleans, for governor.
The proposition to allow women to
vote in caucuses and elections for mu-
nicipal Offices was defeated in the Mas
sachusetts legislature.
Two of the three great buildings Of
the Corn Products company were de-
stroyed by fire at Oswego. N. Y. caus-
ing loss exceeding 100000.
Col. Henry T. Cranberry, SO years
old, who in 1891 put down an insurrec-
ton at South Hamden, which became
known in Virginia history as Knapps'
war, died in New York.
THE MARKETS.