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The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
WEST AND SOUTH.

FRED GRoTEFEND, cashier of the Bank
OF Shasta county at Redding, CAL, is
defaulter for over 100000
BANK failures were reported as fol-
lows: The American national at Nash
vile, Tenn, the Hamilton county state
bank at Webster City, Ia, the Caldwell
county exchange bank at Kingston,
Mo-, and the Exchange bank at Polo,
Mo.
CHARLES J. EDDY, aged 50, one of the
Oldest railroad men in The west, COM
mitted suicide in Washington park,
Chicago, by shooting himself. No cause
was known.
JACK CHAMBERS, Dan Lewis and Jim
Taylor, all colored, charged with an
assault on Mrs. George Warren at Ho-
boken, Ca, last spring, were caught
and lynched within 8 miles of Way
Cross. Ga.
A SOLDIER named William Laugherty
was murdered by miners at Coal Creek,
Tenn. and his death was avenged by
lynching Dick Drummond.
In convention at Cincinnati the Ohio
democrats nominated Lawrence r.
Neal, of Chillicothe, for governor; W.
A. Taylor for lieutenant governor; T.
c. Blackburn for treasurer, and j. w.
Safer for supreme judge. The plat
form approves the Chicago platform,
especially its reference to tariff and
currency legislation; indorses the presi-
dents message to congress-; protests
against abuse of the pension laws, and
calls upon the democrats in congress to
extricate the great commercial interests
OF thus country from their present dis
tressed condition.
The flight was reported OF Lee But
Ter, cashier of G. NJ. Wright IL Co. Il
bank NJ AltnmOnt, H., with a., 900,
the entire nsseLs of the bank.
IN Milwaukee fire among warehouses
and factories caused loss of $50, 900.
INF loss Of the sealing schooner
Helen Blum, Of San Francisco, was re,
ported, with her crew OF twenty-five
men
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
News In Brief.

The old members of the agricultural
college board board have been sum-
moned to appear before Gov. Short
ridge to show cause why they should
not be removed from office. They will
that they had no opportunity to intro
duce rebutting evidence and deny the
governors authority to conduct the in
vestigation in the method in which it
was conducted.
A Fargo paper sent a reporter to all
the gam bling houses in that city and
published full description, with their
locations, and gave the mayor roast
for allowing them to run. They were
all closed.
Four glandered horses were killed at
Rolla by Veterinary Surgeon Crew. in
spector for that district. Among the
horses was valuable stallion owned
by Samuel Boyd.
Fire destroyed the La Moure mill,
elevator and house. 1t was of incen-
diary origin. Loss, $50, 600; insurance
about $4,000. The owner was w. D.
Haycock, of Minneapolis.
Judge. Morgan, of Devils Lake, has
announced as final that there will be
no special term of court held in Towner
county to try Bomberger, the Cando
murderer. The trial will take place at
the regular November term of the dis
trict court.
Judge Rose, of jamestown, held court
at Fargo in absence of Judge McCon-
,l1 ,,1n ~,
to running a blind pig, was fined 5000
and 80 days in Jail.
The State Pharmaceutical association
met at Grand Forks and had an inter-
esting session. The association elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: c. l.. Meredith, of Casselton,
president: vice president, A. L. Lien, of
Hillsboro: o. Granrud, of Grand Forks
secretary; w. l.. Parker. of Lisbon,
treasurer.
Twenty-three tons of hay belonging
to NJ. NJ. Borman, druggist, at Aber-
crombie, were destroyed by fire, set by
some one unknown.
Northern Wells and Eddy counties
were swept by II hail storm and 1000
acres are n total loss. The average loss
is one-half
Senator lnnsbrough introduced bill
IN the y. S. senate for military post
Mt Grand Forks; granting the james
town Il Northern right of way across
the Devils Like Indian reservation;
granting the Duluth a. Winnipeg right
OF way across Pembinn reservation; M.
thoriHing the construction OF bridge
across the Red river nt Drnyton,
The two blind pigs Of lnkster were
pulled very suddenly by Sheriff End,
den, Seventeen bottles Of whisky were
found IN the Cnrriar place, The bar,
keeper Pat Doyl", has gODr Ia Mani
toba, The sheriff has possession Of tho
pens apd stuif
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
A BOLD TH,EF.s WORK.
He Grabs a Bag Containing S5.OOO in
Gold in st. Paul Bank und Makes His
Escape.

He Grabs a Bag Containing S5.OnO in
Gold in st. Paul Bank und Makes His
Escape.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 16.-The St.
Paul bankers are dazed over IL robbery
at the First national bank Monday
morning in which q man alone was
able to seize a $1,000 bag of gold in the
presence OF twenty people and disap-
pear in a crowd. The police have been
searching for him ever since, but there
are small prospects that he will be
caught.
Renaldo Lares. a trusted representa-
tive of the Merchants national bank,
accompanied by |. II. Jacobs porter of
the Merchants, had just come into the
First national bank to make a
The funds consisted of three
bags containing $1,000 each in
gold in u small steel box, and
other money, making in all about S2O.-
900. The box was fastened to the por-
ter. Jacobs, by means of handouts. and
the two men carried the box when on
the street between them. When
they entered the bank there
was nothing unusual noticed in the
office About twenty men stood at
the various windows and desks attend
ing to business. Arriving at the teller's
window Lares opened the box and re-
moving the bags placed them on the
window ledge at his right side. He
stood between the post and the Win
dow. while the porter, Jacobs, stood at
his left. between Lares and the door.
Resting the bags for the moment on
the ledge, Lares began to pay in the
loose money. and was busy with this
when he heard Il step at his right. and,
turning instantly. he saw the robber
grab one of the bags and dart around
the post toward the door. Lares
made leap and succeeded in reaching
the door almost as quickly as the thief
and would no ooubt have beeA able to
catch him or at least follow MIN had
not a man, undoubtedly the acco,nplice
of the thief. here interposed by crowd
ing Lares to the wall and giving the
man with the bag a clear sweep.
In an instant everything was excite
ment; the clerks and clearing house
men rushed out INTO the general bank
ing Office, but th.. gold and robbers
We're as completely gone as though the
earth had closed over them.
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
HEAVY Loss by Fire in Denver,

DENVER, COL, Aug. 16.-A fire which
started shortly after noon Monday to-
tally destroyed the Crescent flour mill
and elevator at Stanton avenue and
Montgomery street. The total loss,
including large quantity of flour in
sacks and grain in the elevator, will
foot up from s25O,G0O to 100000 The
insurance is about IS per cent. of the
loss. During the fire Lieut.. Mclean
was terribly injured by an explosion in
the dustroom of the mill and may die.
F. Sergeant, Chief Pearse's driver, had
an arm broken by being forced from
the roof by a stream of water from tho
fire hose
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS. COMPILATION.
,FlFTY-THlRD CONGRESS.
Extra SeSSjou.


TUESDAY,, Aug. s. in the senate
"a resolution was introduced to make
August % the time for taking the
final vote on the suspension of sill
'ver purchases but no action was taken
The presidents message recommending
prompt repeal of the Sherman silver
law was read. Several bills were in
'trodiiced Ito regulate the finances. In
the house the message of the president
was read. The Belknap-Richardson
contest over a seat in the house from
the Fifth district of Michigan resulted
in favor of Richardson, the democrat
WEDNESDAY, Aug. Sin the senate
no business was transacted. In the
house an adjournment sas taken in
order to give time for caucus of each
faction on the silver question and a
general conference if possible.
'THURsDAY, Aug. 10. - Immediately
after the reading of the journal the
senate adjourned until the l4th In the
house the committee ,on rules was an
nounced and then an adjournment for
lthe day was taken.
FRIDAs, Aug. 1.-THE senate was
not in session to-day. In the house Mr.
Wilson wv. Va.) introduced bill pro-
viding for unconditional repeal of the
silver purchasing clause of the Sher-
man law. MIR. Rayner (Md.) spoke in
favor OF the bill and Mr.. Bland mo
denounced the measure. a joint resp
luton was adopted providing for the
appropriate commemoration of the
Tooth anniversary of the lavinr of tha
corner stone of the national capitol
SATURDAY, Aug. 12.-There was NO
session of the senate. In the house
the time was occupied in discussing the
silver question.
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
PREY FOR SPECULATORS.
Mrs. Martha Mitchelrs Complaint Against
Her Son, the Wisconsin Senator.

Mrs. Martha Mitchelrs Complaint Against
Her Son, the Wisconsin Senator.
MILWAUKEE. Aug. 16.-In her petit
tion filed in the probate court asking
for an accounting of the estate of ner
husband, the late Alexander Mitchell,
Miss Martha Mitchell charges her
son, United States Senator John L.
Mitchell, as executor of the estate,
with lack of business experience, and
alleges that he has become 1.-The
victim of iron mine adventures and
stock iobbing spectators. Senator
Mitchell is required to appear in the
probate court the first Tuesday in Sep
tember and show cause on various mat
ters pertaining to the estate of his
father. among them why he should not
file an inventory of the estate, and why
he should not be removed as executor of
the estate and a receiver appointed
in his place to provide and carry out
the trusts and provisions of his fathers
will. Pending the hearing on the pc
tition Senator Mitchell is enjoined from
incum bering any of the estate to such
an extent as to injure or destroy the
rights of Mrs. Martha Mitchell, his
mother and David Ferguson Mitchell,
her son.
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

The official statistics from the
eighteen provinces affected by cholera
in European Russia show that hun
dreds of persons We're dying daily from
the disease.
THE Parnellite members of the Brit
ish parliament have decided that the
home rule bill in its presen. shape is
unaccepta BILE to the Irish people.
TERRIFIC thunderstorms throughout
Great Britain did immense damage in
the country districts.
In Austria nineteen villages were in
undated and the whole country was
devastated by waterspout.
The government has ordered that a
physician and sanitary corps accom-.
pany every train running between
Naples and Rome to guard against
cholera.
By the burning of the steamer Don
Juan while en- route to Manita from
Hong Kong 200 Cinnamon perished
In the Eperies district in Hungary a
clondburst drowned fifty persons and
many head of cattle and destroyed 100
houses.
NEAR Cardiff, Wales, a train ran of,
the track and rolled over an embank.
ment and seventeen persons were killed
and forty We're injured.
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
THE EAST.

JOHNSTON, BUCK & Co., of Ebens-
burg, Pa, conducting banks at Ebens-
burg. Carrolltown and Hastings closed
their doors.
THR largest steam boat in the world
was launched at Chester, Pa. She will
ply in the Fall River line.
The firm of Henry A. Hartly & Co.,
carpet dealers at Boston, failed for
s125,0o0; assets, 100000
LIZZIE PoND, Edith Flay and Ella
John son, aged 10, II and II years. re-
spectiyely, We're drowned in Newark
bay while bathing at Bayonne, n. j.
The Boston assessors estimate the
population of the Hub" at $50. 900.
The last census shows a population of
446, $40.
SEVEN cholera cases have developed
among the passengers of the Karalna-
MIA, recently arrived at New York.
A FINGER has been substituted for a
nose upon Fred Darcy by surgical
operation at Rochester. n. Y.
In the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the 18th were as follows: Bos-
ton, .696; Philadelphia. .6O7; Pittsburgh,
.602; Cleveland, .602; New York, .5O6;
Brooklyn, .4S9; Cincinnati .472; St.
Louis, .456; Baltimore, .433; Chicago,
.407; Louisville. 1855: Washington, 1855.
In the presence of many persons of
note the warship Minneapolis was
launched at Philadelphia.
The supreme court of Rhode Island
has sustained Gov. Brown (rep) in his
act OF proroguing the May session of
the legislature before it had elected
state officers. This gives the state to
the republicans.
AT the Carnegie mills in Pittsburgh,
Pa, the strike inaugurated during the
Homestead trouble in 1892 has just been
declared Off
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
NEWSPAPER WAITS.

"1'M going to marry her right of.
whats your hurry?" "My salary
isn't large enough to stand an engage
ment. t."-Brooklyn Life.
"io'LL notus," said Uncle Eben, "dat
er man dat hates work mos always
amt we'll 'nuff acquainted wild it ter
form any kind oh an opinion" Wash
ington Star.
Mrs. YouNaLovE-"Shall you expect
me to bake my own bread?" Mr..
Younglove-"Just as you prefer, dear
est; but you needn't bother about bak-
ing mine."-Puck.
SwAYBAcK Ito importunate beggar)
leave the house, sirv Beggar-
certainly. would not think of car
rying it off with the heavy mortgage it
has on it."-Tid- Bits.
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18

THE immigration to the United States
during the fiscal year ended June 30,
1893, was 497, 1886, against 619, ,320 in 1892.
Germany sent the largest number. &c.
313, and Switzerland the smallest, D.
2s2. The loss as compared with 1892
was 121, ,7O1, or nearly twenty per cent.
For the month of June the arrivals
were 67,726. against ID l2O in June. 1892,
a loss of 1894 or a little over ten per
cent. The only countries that show an
increase for the year are Italy, Neither
lands and Scotland. Italy gave an in
crease of II, ,459, but Austria fell off 25.-
900, Poland nearly 10000 and Russia
more than 10000.
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18

FREE silver men haaged President
Cleveland in estigy at Ogden, Col.
HENRY BROWN (colored9, who was
hanged for the murder of q peddler in
East St. Louis, ILL.,, in December 1850,
while an accessory has been discovered
not to have been the principal, the
murderer being j. c. jackson, an
other negro, who was acquitted of the
charge.
In a battle with citizens of Clark
county, Ala, thirteen of the Meachim
gang We're killed. The affair is the out
growth of feud of some years stand
ing.
BEATTY's bank at Mansfield. Ill. and
the National bank at Waxahachie,
Ten. closed their doors
The tobacco crop in five counties in
Kentucky was ruined by hail.
HERNSHEIM's cigar factory. Maginnis'
cotton mills and Fishers sawmllls in
New Orleans, employing in the aggre.
gate over 1000 hands. were closed.
HENRY HALL was hanged at Pike
vile, Ky, for the murder of his brother.
AN explosion at the Girard furnace in
youngstown, o., injured SIX employees.
five fatally.
FLAMES wiped out the business por-
ton of Milford Center 0.
AT Pensacola. Fla, A. W. Dunham
killed his wife because she refused to
live with him and then took his own life
AT the bicycle tournament in Chica-
go L. S Meintjes. of South Africa.
won the 62-mile international cham
pionship, the time being > hours and 46
minutes.
The republican state committee of
Virginia decided not to nominate a
state ticket this year.
lNCENDIARY fires in Minneapolis de-
stroyed three planning mills sash and
door storehouse, bottling and malt
house. boiler works, box and ladder
factory icehouse. carriage factory, ll2
dwellings and in addition about 40. O0O.-
900 feet Of cut lumber, the total loss be-
ing Sl.50O,OOO.
FIRE destroyed the fcrtilizing works
of Nelson Morris & Co. at the stock
yards in Chicago. causing loss Of
S271,OOO.
The doors of the Prairie City bank
dI IeTIt HduCe, lnQ., We're ClOSSd and
Josiah Morris & Co., the leading pri-
vate banking house in Alabama. made
an assignment in Montgomery with liza
bilities of 81. 1000, 900 and assets of 81
100000. Other bank suspensions were
The Peoples at Lewisburg. Tenn, the
Bank of Plaquemine, La, and the First
national at Gadsden. Ala.
FRED RooME and brother, and Grace
Mcdonald, of Chicago. and Carrie Ham
mond, of Wauconda. were drowned by
the capsizing of a yacht on Bangs lake
at McHenry, III.
II was said that Barrett Scott. treas
urer of Holt county, Neb., was $50. 600
short in his accounts. He had disap-
peared.
Mrs. GEORGE REF. Mrs Charles Ref,
Miss Wagner and a child named Weber
were drowned by the capsizipg of a
boat at Chattanooga, Tenn.
The expenditures at the worlds fair
thus far have been s23, 1O1, ,S21 and the
receipts s23, 3,6SO,417.
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
DR. Buchanan Sentenced.

New YORK, Aug. 16.-Dr Robert w.
Buchanan has been sentenced by Re-
corder Smyth to die in the electric
chair in the week beginning October g.
Buchanan was convicted of killing his
second wife by slow poison in order to
obtain her fortune. He afterward re-
married his first wife, who had OBJ
tanned divorce from him.
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
Matilda the Fourth Dead.

FRANKLIN, Pa, Aug. 16.-"Matilda
the Fourth" one of the most famous
Jersey cows in the world, owned by
Congressman Joseph C. Sibley and his
partner, Maj. Charles Miller, of this
city, died here suddenly Sunday night
of milk fever. She had given in one
year over 10000 pounds of milk, which
yielded $50 pounds of butter. She was
valued at $4,000
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18

The women of Rio Grande, n j.,
voted in large numbers at school elec-
ton and their candidate for trustee
was chosen by majority of two votes.
A would be funny paragrapher says:
ut is reported that, as result, several
families have been divided and at
least one divorce begun" This will be
received with skepticism by residents
of the twenty states where women
have been voting for school officers for
years without u single divorce result
ing. The man who would try to get
divorce from his wife because she did
not vote as he did is tit candidate for
The asylum for the feeble-minded
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18

CHINAMEN have such regard for
bensts of burden, such us the OK and the
mule, that they make companions of
them when alive and never use their
meat for food when they are dead
These animals usually live in the same
buildings with their mnsters, but in n
separate apartment, which Is especially
devoted TO them. They are not re.
quired TO eat Vt the family table unless
they wish 10. They are expected 10 re-
port ,any ineIvility or inattcntion on
the part Of servants 10 the master of
the honse pnir Of oxen can reside in
the house and enjoy all the privacy they
would have in u stall Of their own,
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18

The first mention of ice cream that is
found in our history appears to be in
the account of the festivities following
Washingtons first inaugura ton as
president, in the city of New York, in
1889. Among the ices used on that oc-
casion was ice cream, which was said to
have been prepared, or at least suggest
ed, by Dolly Adams, then the brightest
star in social and diplomatic circles.
The new confection was quite sensa-
ton at the time, and probably helped
to increase the popularity, of Dolly
Adams
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
LATER NEWS.
The Behrine Sea Decision,

PARIS, Aug. 15.-The decision of the
Rehring sea tribunal of arbitration be-
tween England and the United States
morning.
The five points of article are de-
cided against the United States
A close season is esta blished to begin
May and to continue until July 81.
This close season shall be observed
both in the North Pacific ocean and in
Behring sea.
protected zone is esta blished ex-
tending for 60 miles around the islands.
Pelagic sealing is allowed outside the
zone in Behring sea from Aug. /.
The use of firearms in sealing is pro-
hibited. =.
The decision on all points involving
exclusive jurisdiction over the Behring
sea is against the United States.
The American arbitrators have ex-
pressed their satisfaction with the text
of the decision.
Baron de Courcel, after the decision
was rendered, thanked the arbitrators
for the close and intelligent attention
they had brought to bear upon the case.
Lord Hannen and Senator Morgan, in
replying to the president of the tribu-
nal. acknowledged his courtesy and
his hospitality.
The American arbitrators believe that
the regulations decided upon by the
tribunal mean practically the end of
pelagic sealing, and that they are bet
ter terms than were heretofore offered
to the United States by Great Britain
as settlement of the questions in
yolved.
IHR Northern Pacific railroad com
pany is in the receivers hands. Judge
Jenkins, of Milwaukee, the 18th, ap-
pointed Henry c. Payne. of that city;
Thomas f. Oatcs, of New York, and
Henry G. Rouse, of Cleveland, as the
receivers They were appointed in a
suit brought by p. Is. Winston. the
Farmers Loan and Trust company, of
the city of New York; VIM. c. Sheldon.
N'n. ). i. Prentice, cO-purtners dong
business under the firm name and STYLE
of VIM. c. Sheldon a. Co.,, against the
Northern Pacific railroad c0mDnny.
Miller, Noyes e. Miller, of Milwaukee,
are the attorneys for the Plaintiffs.
l.n,h receiver Ii ordered 10 file II bond
for 1900, 900 within 10 days,
M. Of the 400 chuir pushers on the
worlds fnir grounds. excepting n
naHTosh, went ont on u strike the I7lh,
y, w. ULDNhr, our minister ~ Hawaii,
! has arrived ~ San trpnrisuO
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18

A NEW YORK girl barked at waiter
In restaurant and WAS Immediately
placed under restraint as a hydro
phobia suspect. If she had roared at
him as some folks do or kicked as is the
custom in others, probably she would
have been escorted to the ZOO or
hitchel up to a dray.
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
1t is No Go.

The proposal to hold field tests OF
farm machinery on the Larimore farm
has been battled back and forth by the
worlds fair managers like tennis ball.
At one time it looked very proba BILE
that the trials would be made, but when
Chief Buchanan and Supt. Dickey tried
to get some of the machinery men to
sign contract for field contests in
North Dakota all refused to sign, and
consequently all efforts to secure these
trials was abandoned.
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18

EDISON is at work on magnetic ore
extractor by which he expects to great
fy cheaper the production of iron ore.
He has had ten important details to
master and has solved eight of them.
After the completion of his magnetic
iron ore extractor Edison proposes to
solve the problem of direct control of
coal energy and do away with steam
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18

A LOUISVILLE magistrate has de-
.ided that girls have just as good
tight to smoke cigarettes on the
streets as dudes But the dear girls
should remember that they are sup
posed to have better taste than dudes
and refrain
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
State DeDOSitOrieS,

The board of state auditors met at
Bismarck to open bids, as required by
the new law, for the repository of state
moneys. The new law provides that
no bank can have more than it's as
scssed valuation. Bids were received
from banks all over the state. and sew
eral bankers were there in person. The
matter of bonds will be looked into be-
fore the board decides, and it is also
rumored that possibly the constitution
ality of the act will have to be passed
upon before the new law is accepted.
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18

Is THIS country THE United States cor
are this country the United States is
the momentous question certain pa
.riotic editors are wasting time over
whilst the mercury is lowering among
The nineties
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
Iclnmed In by Eorest Fire

BAY CITY, Mich, Aug. lG. News
from Bentley, in the burning district in
the northern pnrt of the county is to
the effect that II little daughter OF An
drew Newton, of that place, was burned
TO death, and that thirty men urc
penn"d mp In lumber camp. und caD
net ma r.li.f
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18
Eight Lives Lost.

ALMoTA, WASH, Aug. 16.-The Union
Pacific steamer Annie FaXon was blown
up Monday morning at Wade's wharf, Z
miles below here. Eight persons were
killed and all on board injured. She
carried five passengers. The vessel was
literally blown to pieces
The Hope pioneer., 1893-08-18

THE value of farming lands in this
rountry is greatest in New Jersey. In
IsSS is averaged: New Jersey, s65:
Massachusetts,, $50: Ohio, SAC: New
York, f4t; Vermont, $50: Maryland.
t'2: Wisconsin, s2s, and in some west
sru states less than s. per acre.