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The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
LATER.

The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Ply
thias opened its sixth annual session at
Minneapolis on the l1th
A BUFFALO bull weighing 100 pounds
was killed by a party of hunters on the
1lth near oakes, Dlckey Co., Dakota
NEARLY three-fourths of the Indians Of
the lower Brule agency signed the govern
ment treaty on the 18th.
THE summer residence and nll the farm
buildings and crops of John johnson, the
Milwaukee banker were burned on the tn.
Loss $4,000
In the Grand Army of the Republic
parade at Columbus, O., on the 11th there
were 70, 900 veterans in line.
GEN. HARRISON gave his letter of accept
ance of the Republican nomination for the
presidency to the public on the 18th.
THERE were forty-eight new cases of vel
low fever at Jacksonville, Fla, and eleven
deaths on the 18th. Total cases 6S4, total
deaths 80
CHARLES CANNING, of Norman county
was nominated for Congress by the Demo-
Gratis OF the 9TH Minnesota district. a. Fer
gus Falls on the 11lh
The National Bank of Lowell, Mich. was
closed on the 1lth by U. s. examinerH
A,FARFUL fatality occurred in Wilkes t,1n-
mel of the Montana central railroad, 20
miles from Helena, on the morning Of the
11th. The tunnel is nearly completed 80
that the two headings were only about 20
feet,apart The night gang were putting
In their last charges There were 35 men
iu the south heading and 25 in the north
Charges of giant powder had been placed
on both sides and it WIS the calculation to
set them off simultaneously, but by some
understanding the charge in the north
heading was fred just as the men on the
south side were leaving for place of safe
ty The explosion was fearful fairly shak.
ing the mountains and covering work men
with rocks and boulders Ten were killed
and six wounded. 4,ii,3l N II
AT the 9th annual meeting of the edito.
rial association of Dakota, held in the
Grand Canyon Hotel in the grand canyon
OF the Yellowstone Park on Friday. ths Z III
day Of IS sptember, 1888 the following
officers were elected: President, George VI.
HopF, Brookings; 1st Vice Pres't, j. e.
Adams. Webster;, I'd Vice Pest g. r.
Hackett, Parker; Secretary, George Schlos-
ser, Blunt; Treasurer, n NJ William son,
Mandreau Executive Committee, H u
Howard; FL. Corey, Rsdfsid; Z. B. Miller,
Perre; James T.. Rowins, Sargent. Dele
gates to National Convention, Frank Crane.
Of Watertown, anfSJ. M Shannon, OF Hu.
ron Alternates, W. W.. Goddard, Of Sioux
Falls, and Frank y. Eyerts of Oneidn. The
committee on resolutions submitted their
report at Salt Lake The National Jour.
nalist Of Chicago was chosen as the officla
orRan. q re- 57ff n esfsisa g s-ta3s-it4'li
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
FROM WASHINGTON,

4 The Commissioner of Education reported
on the 7th that eight million children daily
attended the public schools Of the coun-
try during the past year.
THERE were 1914 business failures in the
United States during the seven days end
ed on the 7th, against 1876 the previous
seven days.
The exchanges at twenty-slx leading
clearing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the Sth aggregated
ssO8, $40, 143, against 1906, SIS, l49 the pre-
vious week. As compared with the CORE
sponding week Of 1887 the decrease amount
ed to 10.7 per cent
Mr.. CLEvELAND's letter accepting the
Democratic nomination for President was
made public on the 10th.*!;He heartily in.
dorsed the National Democratic platform
and discussed campaign issues
The report of the Department of Agri-
culture for September 1 makes the aver.
age condition of com 92.2; wheat, 77.3;
oats, S12; rye, 92s; barley, $3.50; buck
wheat. 93.7; potatoes, 916 and tobacco, 81.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

TnE Lighthouse Board at Wash
E,ston has recommended to the Secre-
1ary OF the Treasury, as in every re-
spect worthy OF the gold medals
awarded by the Government for hero
ism in saving human lives, Mary
Whiteley, the sister-in-law of the
keeper, and Maud King, aged thirteen
years, granddaughter of the Captain
of the lighthouse at Point Pinckney.
S. G. At the risk of their lives on
August q they went out in boat in a
heavy gale and rescued three men and
boy whose boat had been capsized. !.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

The smallest watch in America is
said to be one which New York deal
er has just received from Switzerland.
The dial and works are just the size of
q silver half dime. It lis a complete
watch in every respect, is stem
wlnder and stem-setter, and the works
arc full-jeweled. It is inclosed in a
hunting-case of eighteen karat gold
and keeps accurate time. twas made
in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
.PERsoNAs ANn LITERARY.

George w: Childs has al 81 xtiraliis.
" rare and valuable collecti6 i6h 6f mssnis
uscripts. One Of the most interesting
Iis that y Edgar Allan Poe's; 4 Ths
Murder Iii the Rue Morgue:
IL literature Quotation Ii good
only when the writer whom i follow
goes my way, and, being better mount:
ed than !, gives me q cast, as We say;
but II I like the gay equipage SO well
as to Ego out Of my road, had better
have gone afoot. Emerson:
Mrs. Lippincott, better known Ia
the world as Grace Greenwood, says
she never was ont-and-out woman
suffragist because she was afraid o,
being called upon to make off-hand
speeches. q. Then, again" " she said the
other day, :. I had always SO many
irons in the fire I burned my fingers
with many Of them.
Isaac Henderson, author Of 1Aga-
tina Page" has an ideal home for Q
literary man. Itis in ssThe Bottoms, y
a London park. in which no business
man can buy q foot Of ground. BY the
terms of the estate no person in a vo.
cation which would invite intrusion,
as a doctor, or dentist, or lawyer, car
secure residence in the park.
Mr.. Spoford, the librarian of Con.
gress, and his assistant, Mr.. Hutche
son, are noted for their wonderful!
memories. Not only can they refer
Instantly to any book in the library thai
may be asked for, but if requested te
mention the best books on particular
topic they are able to enumerate then
with rapidity that would shame 6
book canvasser.
Mrs. Rives-C Chandler Is of a very
indolent turn, and when she Is moi
hard at work at her writing-desk ia
generally lolling in bed. Some guests
invited to visit at Castle Hill were
quite disappointed at discovering the
young genius in bed with q novel sc
entertaining that she could scarcely be
persuaded to leave 1t. Her usual out
door dress in the country is Tan
OShanter cap, a blue shirt laced ur
the front, very short corduroy skirt
and heavy boots. She is short hui
pretty.
Among the rarities in DR.. Will
iams' library in Grafton street, Lon.
don. r. q tiny shorthand Bible, ex.
quisitely written, which is said to have
belonged to an apprentice, who.
suspicious of James lis Intentions
regarding Professionalism, wrote the
whole for himself, fearing that he
might be deprived of his printed copy.
In addition, there are fourteen manu-.
script volumes relating to Richard
Baxter, and a little volume of George
Herbert's, part OF which is in tht
poets handwriting, and which is be
1ieyed to be the copy he sent to Nicho
las Ferrar.
George Eliot's first arrangement
with the publisher of :" Romola - wal
for no less a sum, it is said, than ter
Thousand guineas. "As that is SO very
large q fgure,'' he said, ''I must
run it through fifteen numbers oi
the 'Cornkilt." mo" she said, :. II
must finish in twelve numbers Oh
the artistic effect of the story
will be lost. I quite understand the
necessities for its prolongation from 6
commercial point Of view, SO we'll say
seven thousand guineas instead Of ter
thousand. " And seven thousanG
guineas were accordingly paid fo1
the copyright. Three thousand guineas
seems large sum to give up for ar
artistic scruple or even a grain; bu:
she did it.
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S~~HASS
ell Major Rodgers, Emerson McMillan.
". D. Brickell, w. Choyer and a crowd OF
hfty veterans. Commander Rea was 40.
companied by his wife, Adjutant- General
Daniel Fish and wife, and aids-de-camp,
Coionels Henderson, Patterson and Adair.
The distinguished party was taken to the
carriages which were awaiting them at
High street, and taken to the residence OF
Ex-Governor Dennison. $50 s5'yt u
The candidates for the various positions
OF honor in the National Encampment will,
from present indications, be quite numer-
Gus. Some are openly in the field, others
are only being mentioned by their friends,
and q number, it is said. are yet to be an
nounced. Those whose names are men
TONED for Commander in Chief are Judge
Veasey, OF Vermont; General John Palmer,
Of New York; General William Warner, OF
Missouri; Hon. John C. Linehan, Of New
Hampshire; General M. NJ Curtiss, Of
New York; Governor Alger, of Michigan |;
Colonel Sexton, Of Illinois, and General
Goblin, of Pennsylvania. New York, hay-
ing two names for the chief office, will de-
eide to whom they will give their support,
so that they will not lose their strength by
going into the session divided It is prob.
able that the vote of the State will be cast
solid for either General Curtis or General
Palmer. From what can be learned from
the delegates it looks as if General War
ner, of Missouri, has the largest follow
ing, but it is said by some that he will not
accept.
The indications are that Indianapolis
and Milwaukee will have an interesting
fight for the next annual encampment.
At the big tent, which is said to have a
seating capacity Of 10, 600, over 5000
persons attended the grand reception and
campfire Of the Sons of Veterans. It was
. reception by that live organization to
the Grand Army and the Woman,s Re-
lief Corps, and all Of the exercises had ref
erence to the strength and the relationship
Of the several organizations and were Of q
welcoming character On behalf Of the
Sons Of Veterans. Mr.. Brown, of jackson
o., welcomed the other organization
in a neat speech. Commander-in-Ch Chief
Rea responded in speech which was at
once congratulatory and complimentary.
Ex President Hayes was one Of the orators
Of the evening. General Gibson ana
others also spoke Excellent vocal music
was furnished by male chorus of 200
voices.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
Territorial Items.

The losses caused by recent hail.storms
in Kingsbury County are estimated at
S75,0OO.s sa ~ s. Z .
Miner County reports sixty-seven school
houses and school land valued at $SS, 500.
The First National Bank of Deadwood
has S441,O1S on deposit, and 1914, 42O In its
vaults in excess Of the requirements on
hand. The figures indicate the prosperity
of the residents.
The demand for Sioux Falls jasper is 50
great that the quarrymen arc away behind
with their orders. Next year, the Press
says, 5000 men can be worked, instead
of 1000 to 1,5O0 as now. . 'ai
An organized band of horse thieves is
plying its vocation in the southern hills,
More than fifty horses have been carried
of recently, and not one arrest had been
made.
A cast-iron bed weighing twenty -threo
thousand pounds was recently on its way
to Lead City. It would form the bass Of
steam stamp at the Homestake mill.
AtTappen aprairie fire burned the North.
ern Pacific depot recently aud threatened
to destroy much property Owing to the
great growth of grass in tho Territory this
year if a prairie fire should start during a
high wind it would sweep every thing bo.
fore it for hundreds of miles. s
A son of N. p Stubbs, Of Gary, fell from
load of wheat the other day, and the
wheels passed over his body, probably To-
tally yjnjuring him.
A meeting Of lawyers was held at Huron
the other afternoon and mattcrs of special
interest to the legal fraternity of Dakota
were discussed, but the permanent organi.
cation of the South Dakota Bar ,Associa-
tion were postponed till October 25
"a tremendous rain-stor at Sioux Falls
the other night did much damage by mood
ing cellars and washing out pavemsnts.
Crops. in the vicinity were severely in.
jured. i's
Farmers are warned to be on tho look-
out for the prairie hres that asc sure to
come, and! make all thcir crops sccAro il
good season.
Ills said that a reccnt frost kined near
ly all the vines growing and lnostf Of the
corn in Logan County. Tho theytnsmeser
stood at thirty degrees In tho rnsrnlnR at
sunrise, and leo could 90 found Ii vessels
containing water sitting out exposed to
the cold.
Three pipe organs have been crcctsd IN
churches in; Yankton during the past
year. i...
Fine specimens of hemstite iron ore have
been found along tho creek near Rapid
City. The resources of the country ars In
the infancy Of development Tho futulc is
full of promiee. f3s 81 5f: 7
The trustees Of the Catholic church ut
Lead City have decided to erect nav
church cdifice as soon as suitable s.to
can be procured. .s
Charles Hughes and John Brown wesS
pardoned and discharged recently from
the Sioux Falls penitentiary. The, w.ie
serving ont life sentences for highway
robbery at Deadwood, and had besn c.n.
fined for four years.
Tho new Central depot nt Sioux Fsl,s
will be furnished with fifty incanasssen,
electric lights. NJ
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

Miss FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE is now
a confirmed invalid, and is patient at
st. Thomas Hospital, London. Her
services during the Crimean war in
jured her spine, and she has never re-
covered from the effects thereof. This
illustrious philanthropist is nearly
sixty-nine years old.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

WHILE a wedding party was waiting
recently for a squire to perform the.
ceremony at Alpharetta, Ga, the
groom excused himself and fled. The
bride proposed to the groomsman on
the spot and they were married within
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
THE EAST,


Frost in New Hampshire, Rhode Island
and Vermont did great damage on the 9th.
On the 9th the wife of John McCune, a
farmer of Mastic township. Pa, COM
mitted suicide by hanging because her
husband accused her of making poor
bread.
TIE death of Lester Wallacl, the vet.
eran American actor, occurred on the 9th
from stroke of apoplexy at Stamford,
Conn. He was sixty-eight years of age.
On the 9th Charles Amsden, ,.s6f. Pana-
cook, was nominated for Governor of New
Hampshire by the Democratic convention
in session at Concord.
In Connecticut and Massachusetts frosts
had on the 9TH practically ruined the wheat
and tobacco crops.
ON the 7th the official vote of the recent
election in Vermont was given as follows:
Dillingham; (Rep.) 4S, 252; Shurtleff (Dem.) ],
e, ,3s1; .Seely Pro.), 1895; scattering, s.
Dillingham's plurality, 1851; majority,
26,570; Republican gain over 1884, 5,e75;
Democratic gain, 633.
The firm of Charles vogt & Co., of New
York, importers OF china, failed on the
7th for 500, 600 a
4 h = MASON, a lumberman at Ellsworth,
Me-. failed on the 9TH for s125, 900.
s WILLIAM CARROLL, Of Providence, r, l..
q mill operative, beat his wife to death on
the 9th in quarrel over money!,
In drunken row at New York on the
10th John Flynn, nineteen years old,
stabbed and killed his father, aged sixty
two years.
e. G. BuRLE1GH, Republican candidate
for Governor, received about 1000 plurali-
ty over his Democratic competitor in the
Maine election on the 10th. Congressman
Reed, Dingley, Boutelle and Milliken were
reelected by increased pluralities, and in
all the towns and counties Republican.
gains were reported. One hundred towns.
which gave the Republican ticket "a, COO
and the Democratic ticket 20, 600 four years
ago, give the Republicans $4,000 and the
Democrats 81 ,OOO, A heavy falling off of
the Prohibition vote was noted.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

HANSON CRAIG, of Kentucky, is
probably the largest man in the world,
His weight is given at 792 pounds, and
ii requires 81 yards of cloth to make
him a suit. He is 6 feet 44 inches in
height, is 81 years old, and weighed IL
pounds at birth.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
LRs. JENNIE RoR1NsoN.

Mrs. JENNIE ROBINSON, wife of
William Robinson, wagon-maker of
Gasport, N. NJ. lost tho sight of an
eye recently, and the sight of the other
was affected. She had the best medi-
cal aid, but without success. Her
blindness dates from October, 1887,
md came on suddenly. She awoke
the other morning and found every
thing was bright and plain before her.
The sight of both eyes had been mys-
tcfiously restored.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

The colossal statue of John Marshall,
who is reputed the first .discoverer of
gold in California, represents him as
backwoodsman, holding a nugget in
his right band, while his left hand
points downward. The statue stands
on Marshall Hill in Eldorado County,
where Marshall first found gold.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
THE suMMER,BoARDER.

Somo OF the Pleasant Reflections in Which
He Is Apt to Indulge.
Where there are no mosquitoes there.
are apt to be bed-bugs. ss. z
The prettiest boarder is always
mashed before you get there. a.
The boat always capsizes when you !,
have your best clothes on. s
A smile from the land Had vs. daughter
has protracted many a vacation.
The religious girl doesn't miss going
to church as much as she had thought.
Never lend to the young widow
whose funds did not arrive when ex-
pected. ss rs sss "a
The old maid may be near-sighted,
but she doesn't miss much that is going
on.
The mother always likes to go to the
place where you have asked her
daughter. s FL l4is;
The landlord who. can interest his
boarders in farming soon has his crops
gathered.
The landlord who doesn't call his
well a mineral spring must get his milk
very cheap.
It is generally long ride to the
house that is only a few minutes from
the station. 53
! The landlord 3 pretty daughter will
nibble at any bait, but she 10 very hard
to catch.
The house where no children are
taken is generally already alled with
the land lord 8.
It is always the cat belonging to the
next house that catches the boarder's
canary bird.
1.-The man who telegraphs home for
more money is probably spending it on
some one else.
The timid boarder who never gets
enough to eat is apt to attribute it to
an increased appetite.
Unless you want to make an enemy
never ask Q boarderif he has summered
at the place before. ~ ~ ~ 4 Is &
The homely girl can never gsten@ugh
swinging OF boating, but tsksSsKer.lilsAs.
to carry The basket. 81 a :tsssss 81
The cows are always . long way oR
when you go out 81 it'll the land dlad ys
daMgh ghterto bri.sg them A0me. & III ssl
Thepretty hsarder rsuses achaif
to get into this hammock unless her
pretty stockings are in thewash.
You may think yourself very shrewd
to discoverthat the fresh milk and vegsss
etables are purchased in the city, but
the knowledge won't make you any the
happier.
The man who goes to q place where
good fshing Is announced lis apt ta lose
faith in human nature when he finds
that none Of tho country boys ever try
to catch any Iames Jay o. Cornell, IN
Judge. g 4 & &
An analytical chemist, Of Cincin-
natl, for sanitary purposes advocates
the boiling OF milk before using. and !;
says his own five-yearrold daughter 'has
never drunk 9 cup that has not baen
boiled. Rs.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

PENNSYLVANIA has some girls worth
having. In the haying season gen
tlemen. during a short drive, counted
nine young women driving two-horse
mowers and seventeen managing
hOrse-rakes.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
VIII Purchase oxen,

Prof. b. NJ. Horn, Superintendent Of the
public school system Of Planl1inton, is 6r.
ganizfng accompany for, the purpose of pur-
chasing and furnishing oxen to the settlers
on the reservation next spring. The plan
is to secure options on all the oxen in
Aurora and adjoining counties for six
months, and then contract them to the set
tiers as they come on the reservation. Tho
professor is quite enthusiastic over the
outlook
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
klLLED FOR MONEY.
Murdered and Robbed on the Wharf 4
He Was Returnine Home.

Murdered and Robbed on the Wharf rs
He Was Returning Home.
Intelligence was recently received at
Elk Point that John Loci, one of the Loef
Bros, who were formerly engaged in tho
meat business at that place, had been
foully murdered at Hamburg, Germany.
He was recently summoned to 60 to Ger
many to settle up his mothers estate. This
he had accomplished, and was on his re-
turn to this country with several thousand
dollars in his possession. and had engaged
passage from Hamburg. Upon roll call Of
passengers he failed to answer to his name
and his friends at once instituting search
found him on the steamer wharf, his head
nearly severed from his body and his
money gone
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

ALFRED c. HOBBS, of Hartford,
Conn, is now seventy-six years of age.
He is the man who succeeded in pick
ing every lock placed before him at
the Crystal Palace in London in 1851,
and 81 900 offered by an English firm
to any one who could pick the lock
they manufactured.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

GEORGE w. CH1LDs, the Philadel-
phia editor, keeps three houses al
ways in readiness for occupancy. He
can sleep, therefore, in Philadelphia,
at Long Branch, or at Bryn Mawr, and
still be at home just as the fancy seizes
him
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

The total cost of the foreign mail
service of the United States last year
was s490, ,067. The number of pieces
OF mail sent to foreign countries aggre-
gated SO, 226, 934.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
A Scarab B,lrrIar

An attempt to burglarize Fink Bros'
safe at their store in Faribault was mado
the other night The thief gained access
to the store by way of door in the rear Of
the building, and got into the safe-by tear
ing the combination and with tools that
were used by the firm in their business.
He attempted to pry out the steol vault Of
tho safe, but evidently got scared, as tho
vault was loosened So that it could easily
be taken out. The vault contained about
fifty dollars.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

BERNARD BExRoTH, who was SOL
der under Napoleon in his campaign
in Russia and who participated in the
disastrous retreat from Moscow, died
8 few days agotat Lancaster, Pa.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
Love Prompted the Decd.

The coroner's jury in tho case of Hattie
Wilson, killed by John Flaherty recently
in Huron, returned a verdict that the kill
ing was malicious and premeditatcd When
the warrant was read to Flahcrty in HIS
cell he evinced no surprise or regret, treat
ing the matter with Indifference. He had
little to say, except that he killed tho
woman because he loved her and she would
not go with him.
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
Tl4E EivJET'ERI;hNS

me Annual Grand Army Ems anipiEs.sas
Begins at Columbus, b. The city
Crowded with Strangers. 4
CohUMBus, o., Sept 1L.--An Of Sunday
night and yesterday the railroads unload
ed their freight Of veterans and; their
families until the city IS jammed, and yet
only half of the crowd is here. A GLOSS
estimate of the number Of visitors already
In the city places it at over 150. .0OO
ls It was expected that Commander-in-
Chief Rea would be in at 10 a. m and the
The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14

MRS BROMLEY, OF Middletown, N.
=. has lived in her own house in good
health for twelve years without going
put or seeing anybody but her hus-
band. IS