The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending April 23.

Jue NEWS IN 6nlet.
For the Week Ending April 20.
Lake navigation will open at least q
month later than usual.
The American Baseball association
opened its season on Wednesday.
Vice Admiral Makaroff's widow has
been granted AN annual pension of $lO.-
900.
The republican convention of the
Eleventh Missouri congressional district
nominated Henry s. Caulfield for con-
gress
Congressman E. S. Minor received
the unanimous nomination in the
Eighth district republican congression-
al convention.
Congressman James H. Davidson, Of
oshkosh, was renominated by the re-
publicans of the Eighth Wisconsin
congressional district.
Public school teachers of Pittsburg,
"a, have organized a union, which has
for Its purpose securing increases in
salary and other benefits.
DR.. William r. Brooks, director Of
Smith observatory and professor of as
tronomy at Hobart college, has discoy-
cred new comet. In Hercules.
The plant of the Brian Pottery com.
pany, located about three miles east of
Trenton, N. j., was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire. Loss estimated at $780,
900.
Congressman Joseph w. Fordney
was renominated at Saginaw, Mich.
by reclamation by the Eighth con-
gressional district republican conven-
ton.
The investigation of the condition of
the Union trust company. of Boston.
which was closed last month. shows
that depositors probably will be paid
in full.
The Ohio house passed the senate
bill for a state hospital for the treat
ment of tuberculosis and it will be.
come law as soon as 1t is signed by
the governor.
Arbor day was observed generally
throughout Nebraska, especial signifi-
cameo being given to the occasion by
the public schools and other education
al institutions.
The Vermont republican state conven-
ton elected four, delegates to the ma
tional convention at Chicago and in
structed them to vote for the nomination
of President Roosevelt.
John E. Pound, United States COM
missioner, and former supreme regent
Of the Royal Arcanum. died at Lock-
port, N. Y, aged g. years. He was
stricken with apoplexy.
Frank Hayes and Richard Barcoe.
miners, were instantly killed in the Oro-
hondo mine at Lead, 8. D.. by the falling
of cage in which they were being low
cred. The men fell 600 feet.
On the ninety-fifth ballot Judge A. r.
Weber. Of Lorain county, was nomi-
mated for both the long and short con-
gressional terms by the republicans Of
the Fourteenth Ohio district.
Ralph D. Cole was nominated for
congress by the Eighth Ohio republic
can congressional convention, on the
six hundred and sixty-fourth ballot.
A deadlock had existed for two days.
Frank Rose. the wife murderer, was
shot to death in the yard Of the state
penitentiary at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Death was instantaneous. four bullets
lodging in or very close to his heart.
The Baltimore conference of the Afri-
can M. r. church adopted resolutions
appealing to President Roosevelt for
aid in securing permission for an ex-
hibit at the St. Louis exposition by the
negroes of the country.
In an uninteresting general election
the democrats swept the state Of Louis.
lana, electing their tickets headed by
former Justice N. G. Blanchard for
governor and practically a solid rep.
resentation in both houses of the leg.
islature.
DR.. Ignatz Friedman, prominen:
physician of Cleveland. o.. was killed
as the result Of q collision between his
carriage. in which he was riding. and
street car. DR.. Friedman was thrown
under the car wheels and his body bad
ly crushed.
The Pennsylvania democratic state
convention refused to instruct the ma.
tional delegates from Pennsylvania to
vote for the nomination of Judge Alton
B. Parker, of New York. for presi.
dent. The delegates will go to st.
Louis uninstructed.
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