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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
EXPENSE OF THE MILITARY.
Estimates Of the War Department
Appropriations Aggregating
$1O3, 6s6,7s0 Asked For.

Washington, Nov. 3.-The estimates
Of the war department for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1906. aggregate
500, 6S6. $50. This is $22,242,612 less
than the war department estimates sub
mitted q year ago, and $3,S32,3SS less
than the total appropriations made for
the use Of the war department for the
current fiscal year ending June 80, 1906.
The amount estimated as necessary
for the military establishment, which
embraces the cost Of maintenance Of the
army and Of the military academy at
West Point, is So, 706, LEG. being 81 $780,
s00s less than the appropriations for the
present year.
Under the head of public work. which
include the Improvement of rivers and
harbors and various national parks
throughout the country, and of certain
public buildings and grounds in and
around Washington, and the construc-
ton Of seacoast Notifications, military
posts, ETC., the estimates call for ap-
preparations amounting In the aggre-
gate to $22,S76,834 for the fiscal year
ending June 60, 1906 as compared with
$22, 772,511, which Is the amount Of cur
rent appropriations for similar pur-
poses.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Disasters Cause
TWENTY DEATHS
1Esx1vorR 1uRs1g IN MONTH
cARoLINAA AND NINE PER.
SONS PERISH.
Fall Of Cage in Psnnsylvanfa ooal
Nine Kills Tsn-lEan Blown 70
Pieces in Dynamite Explosion In
- KAw XaSrk e.

& Charlotte. n. c., Nov. ga reservoir
e thessnunietpal water works, located
near the center Of Winston Station, N. O..
broke at o'clock Wednesday morning,
causing the loss of nine lives and the
injury Of four persons. The dead are:
Mrs. Martin Peoples, Mrs. Vogler, Mrs.
John Poe and 12-year-old daughter, Mrs.
Southern, John Southern, Miss Octavia
Bailey, aged 20, Lucille Malone, Carolina
Martin.
The north side Of the reservoir, which
is 30 feet high, tumbled over, falling
upon the home and barn Of Martin
Peoples. There were about 900, 900 gall
Ions Of water In the reservoir, and the
mad stream rushed northeast to the
Southern railway cut, and thence to
Belo's pond, . distance Of half mile.
-Four tenement houses were washed sew
eral hundred yards.
The Thousands Of gallons Of water that
flowed from the, reservoir formed a pond
in the vicinity and it was thought that
several people might have been drowned
In this.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
BRITT LOSES.
Cans Awarded Decision on I Foul
in Fifth Round Of
Their Fight.

San Francisco, Nov. Jimmy
Britt. Of California, lost the light
weight championship Of the world
Monday night when he fouled Joe
Cans. He had sent Cans to his knees
in the fifth round. and then, losing his
head, gave him vicious punch, and
Referee Graney promptly awarded the
decision to Cans on q foul. The same
thing had happened in the fourth
round. Cans had dropped to his knees
TO escape a blow that did not land.
The house gave vent to its disapproval
by tremendous hooting and wildly
cheered Britt as he went to the center
Of the ring.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
DYNAMITE ExPLoDEs.
Much Damage at Mount Vernon, II
s,,s...a.s. Y.-Man. Killed. ...ssx

Mount Vernon, N. r., Nov. 3.-The ex-
plosion of over q ton Of dynamite under
the Bond street bridge ut one O'Clock
Wednesday shook the city and the sur
rounding country within radius Of i've
miles, probably killed ct least one per-
son and Injured nearly 40 others, two Of
whom may die. The man supposed to
have been killed was an Italian In charge
Of the dynamite. He was seen ct his
post Of duty just before the explosion.
and no trace Of him has since been found.
The explosion tore q hole in the ground
so feet deep, that is now full Of water
from hidden spring, wrecked the BOND
street bridge over the railway tracks and
broke all the windows within quarter
Of q mile. Most Of the persons injured
were caught by falling ceilings and walls
In the houses near by. Stoves In stores
and dwellings were overturned and
many fires were started, but in each
case the flames were quickly extin-
guished.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

Ten thousand pigeons in one flock
is something not often seen, yet this
is the number kept by e. G. Cummings
on his farm, near North Wales. Pa,
20 miles from Philadelphia. Mr..
Cummings does not keep all these
birds for amusement, but for revenue.
lie conducts pigeon raising upon SCI
entific and business principles and
makes the industry pay. Twelve
squads q year to each pair Of old birds
is the output, and an average price Of
20 cents a pair is obtained for all
SQUADS sent to market.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
THANKSGIVING DAY.
President Issues Proclamation Nam
ing Thursday, No
vember "a.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The president
Tuesday issued the Thanksgiving day
proclamation, setting aside Thursday,
November "a, Ito be observed as q day
of festival and Thanksgiving by all the
people of the United States, at home and
abroad" The proclamation acknowl-
edges the debt Of the American people
to God for the blessing upon the nation
during the past year, In which reward
has waited upon honest Efforts" and
calls on the nation devoutly to give
thanks unto Almighty God for the bene-
fits He has conferred upon US as individ-
uals and as q nation, and to beseech Him
that in the future His Divine favor may
be continued to u.s.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

Rose cultures beginning goes back
beyond records. i The flower is men.
toned in the earliest Coptic. manu-.
scripts. midas traditions take the
rose to the times Of the gods on earth.
Egypt had roses. wild and tame. be-
fore the Roman occupation made It,
In a way, Rome's commercial rose
garden: yet, curiously enough, there is
no reference to the flower In painting,
sculpture or hieroglyphics. Japan, in
our time, parallels Egypt. Roses
flourish there, but do not serve 90 Q
motif for artists.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Students in Riot.

Students IA Riot.
Innsbruck, Austria, Nov. 5.-The riot
ing Of the students at the university
here, which began Friday, became SO
serious during the night that troops.
with fixed bayonets, marched into the
midst Of the German demonstrators.
An artist named Percy was killed BY
. bayonet thrust through the heart ana
many persons were wounded. The
building occupied by the Italian faculty
OF the university was wrecked. Order
was finally restored. The troops only
charged with bayonets after the stu
dents had assailed them with volleys 81
stones. q
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

The idea that the sting Of a bee IL
valuable incidentally is very old. The
fact is, however, that bees venom 10
rich In formic acid, which 10 Of real
value in pharmacy, although it may
be doubted whether its virtues depend
upon it's use in precisely this way. For
some reason there has been q revival
Of popular interest in the "bee-sting
cure" which IL especially recommend.
"a for rheumatism. Some persons Ill.
low the bees to sting the affected
parts; others rely on dried stings.
which are collected and sold by some
druggists.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

Arbitration as a means Of settling
international disputes is apparently
coming more and more into use. A
treaty with this purpose in view has
just been signed by Great Britain and
Germany. It provides for tho settle.
ment Of legal differences that may
arise regarding the Interpretation Of
existing treaties between the two M,
lions. The treaty does not apply to
larger political differences. but SINH.
lar in nature to those treaties lately
concluded by Great Britain with
France, Italy and Spain.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

Japan has the cheapest postal serv-
ice in the world. Letters are carried
all over the empire for two sen. about
seven-tenths Of a cent. This is the
more remarkable when we consider
the difficulties Of transportation over
q mountainous and irregular country
that has only about a hundred miles
Of railway, while only a few Of the
CHIEF roads can be used for wagons
and the steamships connect only q
small number Of stations on the coast.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

The aggregate annual letter and
newspaper mail Of the world amounts
10 32.60o, 000.000 pieces. Of which g..
500 100000 60 through the United
States nails; We have q, 900 post on
o.. and 500 900 miles Of postal routes.
With q yearly travel over them
amounting to 100000 900 miles. The
service costs over $50. 100000 q year.
The receipts now almost equal the ex.
1enditures. and havA doubled IN the
ut ten years. n 1t60 the total re.
csipts were 3s1otp A20cae Jog was
spent in establishing the rural free -
lkvery.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
TRADE CONDITIONS.
Continued improvement = Known
Ho Evidence Of Anxiety
for the Future.

New York. Nov. 6.-R. G. DUN 4
Co.'s Weekly Review Of Trade says:
Business improves steadily, and there
IL no evidence Of anxiety regarding
the future. Payments are more
promptly met, tending to stimulate
preparations for coming trade and the
disposition to limit purchases to Inn
mediate needs lie gradually disappear
ing. Conservatism during the sum-
tner- and autumn had beneficial effect,
reducing stocks to = low point. As
dsmand broadens. thie scarcity Of sup
Ply produces pressure for quick deliv-
cry. and prices aresstrengthened. Aside
from imitation caused by speculation.
there is no better sign of commercial
progress than advancing commodity
slaAsket1 the leading branches OF
manufacture are in better position,
with noteworthy activity at iron fur
naces, wooden mills and footwear fac
tories.
Commercial failures this week in
the United States are 229, against 233
last week, 215 the preceding week and
246. the corresponding week last year.
Failures In Canada number q, against
% last week, 80 the preceding week
and % last year"
Bradstreet's aays: Warm weather,
activity in fall 1lrm work and, to q
lesser degree, satisfaction interest,
have detracted from retail trade dis
tribution north and west. For like
reasons jobbins sales are rather
smaller in volume. Against this, how
ever, is to be cited increased activity
in q number Of industries, headed by;
iron. steel and allied lines Of manu-
flcture. Resumption of work BY 10000
eastern cotton mill hands is q feature,
but the great Fall River tie-up contin-
ues. and the strike Of comparatively
small numbers Of mine employees 10
responsible for the idleness Of close to
10000 Indiana and Illinois coal miners
and higher prices for bituminous coal.
A very general advance In staple
prices. covering wide range Of I'M
dustry. is an event worthy Of note.'
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Trainmen Iniured IA wreck.

VIa10mo0 injured IN WTeck.
Cresson, Pa, Nov. 5.-Train No. 70.
known as the Cleveland and Cincinnati
express. q fast passenger on the Penn,
sylvania railroad, ran into light en-
CINE at Portage, near here. early Friday
in q heavy fog and three trainmen were
injured. Many Of the passengers on
the express train were jolted from their
seats and berths by the shock and sew
eral sustained minor hurts, but all were
able to continue west. The engine and
two 1rst cars were damaged.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Report on ainned Cotton

Report on Ginned Cotton.
Washington, Nov. a. The last Of the
census bulletins giving the returns Of its
agents on cotton ginned for the present
year up to October Is last was issued at
noon Thursday. It shows the total num-
Der Of running bales to be 6,59o,1S7 as
against 3,s39.627 running bales for last
year. Counting the round bales, INCLUDE
ed in these totals as half bales, the bal
age for 1904 is reduced to {, All, 1894.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

Harvard has secured the largest tel.
escope in the world. It will soon be
shipped to Cambridge from England.
It was made by the English astrono.
mer, A. A. Common, who died not long
ago, and who wished the telescope to
go to Harvard. The telescope has a
1lve-foot aperture. while the lens Of
the telescope at the Yerkes observa'
tory is 40 inches. and that Of the Lick
observatory, SO inches.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

The development of~the dairy In
dustry in the United sstatessis scarce
" realized by business men. Ins1Sss
the butter haul over the Minneapolis
and st. Louis railroad. was four ham
dred thousand pounds. Last year It
was nearly fourteen millions, the gain
coming wholly from developments Of
creameries along the line Of road.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Dead Body Found,

Mobile, Ala, Nov. 5.-The body Of
Hunt Chamberlain, aged 80, bookkeeper
for q wholesale house here and promi-
nent socially, was found Friday III q Sc
scluded spot in the western partsof the
city. There was q bullet hole through
his head and q revolver at his side. He
had not been robbed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

A grain elevator and warehouse
combined, the construction. OF which
was begun about three years ago, has
Just been completed at the east end Of
Edinburgh Dock, Leith, Scotland. on
ground leased from the dock commits
sion. The whole Of the machinery is
driven by electric motors. The cost
was 100000. It was built by Q Port
Huron, Mich, firm.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
JAPs LOSE 10000.
Casualties During Last Three Months
in Front Of Port Arthur
Enormous.

Chefoo, Nov. 6.-Chinese who left
Port Dalny Thursday evening report
that patches Of wounded were passing
through Dalny. They report, also, that
during the recent battle fresh Japa-
nese troops were constantly going to
the front. It is reported that the Japa-
nese killed or wounded in front Of
Port Arthur during the last three
months approximate 10000.
There are persistent rumors that
the Japanese have occupied the forts
Of Rihlung mountain and certain forts
Of the Kekwan mountain group. but
well-informed japanese here consider
these rumors as premature. These
japanese. however. are confident that
the end Of the Russian occupation Of
Port Arthur is fast approaching. They
admit that they have been ,disappoint-
ed heretofore, but say that their pre-
Wous hopes never had such fact
based foundation as those they. It
present entertain. !.
London, Nov. 6.-A dispatch to the
Express. from Toxic, states that five
Russian vessels have been sunk in the
harbor. The last fort on the eastern
side Of Port Arthur has been captured
by the Japanese.
Mukden, Nov. 5.-There was brisk
exchange Of artillery fire here Thurs
day, extending from the village Of
Linchtntoun eastward on both sides Of
the railroad. but the firing ceased at
neon. The japanese are continuing
their concentration opposite the Rus
sian center. The Japanese positions
along their whole line are strongly
fortified and they are now .entrenching
along the Hun river to the westward.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

Though but few alligator skins arc
sent abroad from Venezuela, It 10 not
on account Of scarcity Of alltgators. It
is strange that nobody has taken up
the hunting Of these reptiles. They
are there in the lakes and lagoons and
rivers in untold numbers and Of all
sizes. The skins are we'll worth Sc.
curing, and alligator oil brings a high
price, being used for medical purposes.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Woman Kills Desperate.

Asheville, N. c.. Nov. 5.-William
Morrow, noted Desperate, has been
shot and killed at Burnsville by Mrs.
John Phillips. young married
woman. Morrow was infatuated with
Mrs. Phillips. His advances were re-
pulsed and Thursday she fired: the
charge IN. two barrels Of shotgun ct
him. Morrow. 1t is said, had commit
ted several murders. :.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
The Public pebt.

Washington. Nov. 2.-The monthly
statement Of the public debt shows that
at the close Of business October 81. 1904.
the public debt, less cash in the treas
uryssamounted to 1854. 7s7, S62, which %
IN increase for the month Of 81, 404, 716.,
This increase is principally accounted
for by decrease Of $50 1866 in the
amount of cash on hand,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

An agreement has been made by tho
acting governor Of British Honduras
with Mr.. Buckner Chipley, Of Pensa-
cola, Fla.,zhy. which the latter is to
pay one cent each tor the privilege Of
tapping 1850. 900 pine trees for tur-
pentine. For the concession, which
runs number Of years. Mr.. Chipley y;
to nay 1926, 900 within Q little over two
years. 3
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
An AWFUL PLUNGE.
Cage Falls !, 400 Fest in Coal Mine
&. Ten Mem Killed.

ts,s
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Nov. 3.-One of the
mos. appalling mine accidents in the
history Of the Wyoming valley for many
years past occurred at No. l Auchincloss
shaft, operate by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western Coal company ct
Nanticoke, at an early hour Wednesday
morning, by which 10 men were hurled
to instant death and three seriously In
jured. The men were mostly all upon
the mine carriage to be lowered to the
workings below. The signal was given
to the engineer. who began lowering the
men. The carriage had gone but few
feet when the engineer lost control Of
his engine, owing to the reverse levers
failing to work, and the carriage, with
its load Of human souls, 10 in all, was
dashed beyond the Ross vein. landing
nearly 1,100 feet below the surface, and
from there they were precipitated 200
feet further into stump. Those who may
not have been killed outright were with
out doubt drowned in the stump, which
is fully so feet deep with water.
Frightfully Nanelsd.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Nov. 4.-The bodies
Of nine Of the 10 miners who were killed
at the Auchincloss colliery in Nanti-
coke Wednesday were removed from the
stump at the foot of the shaft Thursday.
All were horribly crushed and mangled
by the fall, some 1,400 feet, and identi-
fication is difficult. Arms and legs were
torn from the trunks of some of the VIC
Tins, while the heads and trunks Of
others were crushed to jelly.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

Though the ocean covers about
three. fourths Of the surface OF the
earth, It does not, in the same pro-
poetion, provide for the wants Of man.
Il 10 estimated that, only about three
per cent. Of the people in the world OBJ.
tain their living directly from the sea.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
American Consulate Burns.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The state de-
partment has received cablegram
from Annoy, China, announcing the
there. together with valuable papers.
The message came from Consul John
H. Fesler, at Annoy, and reads as fol-
lows: Consulate burned with most Of
the records"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Children to Be Admitted Free.

V0k401eW " aO0 z10&11CC0V 0I00s
st. Louis, Nov. IA resolution
presented by the executive committee
Of the worlds fair was approved by the
national commission, which stipulates
that on and after next Saturday, Novem-
Der s, all children, II years Of age and
under, shall be admitted free into the
exposition, providing there are not over
i've in one party. accompanied by an
adult paying The regular admission tee
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
ROBBERY Rich Haul.

Warsaw, n. T., Nov. 5.-The safe Of
James l.. Blodgett at Hermitage was
blown open early Friday and from $685.
600 to 100000 stolen.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
ohio ..1ru.ic,.r u.,.,

80 Ohio Musician 1onored. 50
London, Nov. The Royal Academy
OF Music has awarded the Ross scholars
ship to Emile Henry Medius, s. at.
Youngstown, o., for dute PLAYING.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Aged HOMO Fatal Error. :

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Burke, Idaho, Nov. 4.-Mistaking q
can o. I've for one Of cream, Ed. Benja-,
min, aged Is, drank of the poison Thurs-
day and died In terrible agony.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Saved BANKS Cash
But Lost HIS LIFE /
CASHIER REsroTs A1IAoK OF
ROBBERS IN CODY, wYo., AND
Is SHOT DEAD.
xurdsrers Escape to the Mountains
and Big Posse 10 In Hot Fur
vsuit-Their- Capture Thought to Be.
Certain.

Cody, Wye, Nov. 2.-Four heavily
armed outlaws from the e-in-the-
Wall country Tuesday afternoon raided
the First national bank of this place.
The bandits got no money, but in the
fight that was put up bysxShiefs3lia-'
daugh he was shot to death. The bank
has hundreds of Thousands of dollars OF
government money on deposit, and it
was to secure this that the hold-up was
attempted.
Just before the close of business Q
party Of four embarrassed men rode
up to tho ritst national hank. Three
men dismounte and entered the build
ing. The fonlth stayed out and guarded
Cashier killed.
As soon as the outlaws entered the
bank one Of them covered Cashier Mid
daugh, who grabbed a revolver and
made game fight. Middaugh was ex-
cited and his bullets went wild, while
the single shot sent from the outlaws
gun passed through the bankers brain.
The shooting attracted the attention
of a party Of hunters, and as they rushed
around the corner of the hotel they
opened fire. Under cover of each 9TH
er's fire the outlaws mounted and rode
away into the prairies and from thence
into the mountains.