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moisture; rain never more badly needed.
Ward d-McKinney-Frost done consid-
cradle damage to grain; corn that was
up was frozen down; weather dry and
windy.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. done consider.
able damage to growing crops; weather
cold and dry and windy; rain is badly
needed. Hoople-Grain is not doing
we'll with great extremes in temperature
and high winds nearly every day; rain is
needed. Norton-We Gather dry and
windy but crops don't seem to suffer
much; some flax being seeded yet. Minot
Nine degrees below freezing is just
little cool for cucumbers; but it may be
all right for wheat if it don't last too
long; wheat seems to be doing WE'LL
Wells-Sykeston-Some damage by
heavy frost; no rain since seeding began;
eerly sown wheat with drills not suffer-
ing much but that on spring blowing
will not amount to much,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-06-10

Another young man has gone wrong
Chas. +. Zschan. receiving teller of Ger
man-American National bank, St. Paul,
appropriated $4,000 of the bank funds
to his own use, Monday last, and as
result he now lanquishes behind the
bars. He confessed after hot dose of
sweat box medicine and $500 of the
missing money was found buried under
his fathers cooper shop. and the balance
was given to friend named Chas. A.
jackson who helped plan and carry out
the robbery.
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Notice For Publication

7 AND OFFICE at Fargo. N d.. May !. 1897.
IL Notice is hereby given that tho following
named settler has filed notice of his int ntion to
MAKE final proof In support of his claim and that
said proof will be made before register and
receiver. U. s. land Office at Fargo, N. IT,, on June
~, 1897, viz:
ADEN S. PRATT,
II: T. No. 1881 for the N. w. u sec. :,2, twp.
IA H.. r. 81 W.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz:
Gilbert Hood, William Young. L. B. Hanna
E. NJ Green, of Page, Cass Co., N. D.
A. +. SUNDERHAUF
Register
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-06-10

Normand, the Larimore murderer, is
arraigned in the Grand Forks court and
pleads mot guilty" Tracy R. Bangs,
the Bill Irwin of North Dakota. is an.
pointed by the court to defend him. He
will fight for his life and undoubtedly
will plead insanity.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-06-10

Durrant will not be hanged tomorrow,
as was expected, because his attorneys
have secured an appeal to the U. s.
supreme court, and he cannot be execut.
ed for four months at the least. He has
hopes for new trial and feels happy.
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District court is now in session at
Sherbrooke, Judge Pollock presiding.
That great label case state of North
Dakota vs.. The Hope Pioneer, was a
tizzle. There was no case-cause the
states attorney filed no information; and
we laugh-cause We told you so at the
beginning,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-06-10

The Valley City Alliance intimates
that Geo: Iseminger is dickering for the
Sherbrooke Tribune. Just like all the
rest of 'em, George could not stay away
from the banana belt, (woe be unto the
bananas this year, and we all welcome
him back.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-06-10

L. L. Lang, better known as Doc, has
bought half interest in the Aneta Pan
Drama, and is at the helm now. He will
move up soon. Doc takes the best
wishes from everybody in Hope.
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! st pub May 1:}
Notice Of Timber CuIturc FinnI Proof:

NOTICE Of'Ffmber Culture Final Proof.
NrrEp STATES LAND OFFICE, Fargo, N. Dako-
u ia. May IL, 1897.
Notice is hereby given, that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final prooe. in support of his claim and
county Judge. Of Steele county. North Dakota, at
SherbrOoke, Steele county North Dakota, on the
9Th day OF July, 1897. VIZ:
CHARLES MITCHELL.
under his timber culture entry number 1929 for
the northeast quarter of section twenty-five, in
township one hundred forty-tve. of range ffty-six
west. In Steele county. North Dakota
He names the following witnesses to prove his
cultivation of said land:
W. J. Skinner. James M Ellsbury, Walter
Steele Co., N. D.
A. E. SUNDEIsuAUF,
Register
MCMAHON BROS, Attorneys, Hope, N. OAK,
II St nlh MAY On |
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Some people in this big world seem to
think that country newspaper is pub
lie property and run for the full benefit
OF the public or whatever society or cor
poration to which they may belong
Now here comes a season ticket (com-
Elementary of course) from the Chau-
tauqua Association. at Devils Lake. June
to 16. The ticket is non transferable
and only admits one inside the grounds;
and in exchange for same the associa-
tion sends us about s15 worth of adver-
tising to do. The ticket is no good to
us and if it were-not by any means
what it cost us. The Pioneer inserts the
ad in this issue, but we will never do it
again without pay. Why should we?
This association ought to be able to
carry it's own bed and pay for what it
eats-same as we do. Every paper in
the state should shut down on so much
of this gratis work. 1t requires consid-
erab]e nerve to ask it. Supt. LaRue
ought to know better.
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Statesmen Wanted.

TO sell the largest stock of Northern Grown
Fruits. Shrubs, Ornamental trees, ETC.. in the
west. Steady work. Three plans. Write at once
Tor terms THE JEWELL NURSERY Co.,
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The finest train on earth" is tho

The finest train on earth" is tho
"Limited Express" on the Burlington
Route, between st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Chicago, an entire new train consis.
ting of six cars of standard Pullman
color from end to end These cars are
all of entirely new designs made pur.
posely for the Burlington route. They
are mounted on Pullman 6-whcel trucks
and have the vestibules extending to the
full width of the car, making solid
train from the baggage to the coach.
The train is lighted from end to end by
electricity, but is also equipped with the
Pintsch gas lighting system. They are
simply grand and those travling east
should always take the Burlington. Its
train service is the best. it's employees
courteous. its road bed the smoothest
and its running time the finest. Take
The Burlington Route every time.
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This paper will continue to be sent till all ar
rearageS are paid and it is ordered discontinued.
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Entered at the postoffce in Hope, North Da.
kota. as second class mail matter
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The 4tnt1eer+
By CHAS. l.. ALLEN.
Subscription si.so Per Year.

Official Paper of Steele County and Town Of Hop
The times., 1897-03-19
GERMAN NAVAL BUDGET.
The Extra Credit Declared by the
Chancellor to Be necessary.

Berlin, March 1S.-The government
proposals for extra naval credits were de-
bated in the Reichstag today. DIR. Lieher,
the leader of the Centrists, made a speech
in justification of the action OF the Reich
stag budget committee in rejecting The
governments demands for additional credit
for the construction of new cruisers and
torpedo boats, and Prince HohenlOhe, the
imperial chancellor, read a speech, 1eciar-
ing that the increases in the navy asked
for by the government were necessary,
and that the government felt sure that the
majority of the members of the Reichstag
would concur III this view. What the gov
ernment now demanded, the chancellor said
was the minimum sim required to guard
the vital interests OF Germany on sea and
land.
Prince Hohenlohe's remark expressing
confidence that the majority would concur
in his view, was received with silence, bat
his reference TO guarding the vital inter
ests of Germany, was applauded by the
members of the right.
Freiherr Marschall Won Rieberstein. min
lister of foreign affairs, followed the chan
cellor in speech in support of the govern
mentS proposals.
The times., 1897-03-19
AMONG THE DIPLOMATS.
Conference Concerning the Bureau
of American Republics Postponed.

Conference Concerning the Bureau
The expected conference bet ween the pro-
testing members of the eXecutiv committee
of the Bureau of American Republics and
Secretary Sherman concerning the appoint
ment of Il director of the bureau did not
take place yesterday, none of the members
appearing at the department. 1t was
diplomatic day." and the probability is
that the objectors preferred to postpone
the conference until they could find more
time for deiberation.
There is another phase of the matter
advanced as published in The Times, to
the effect that the Southern Republics
propose to withdraw from the compact and
decline to longer support the bureau, but
it is not admitted at the department that
there is any probability of this result.
1t is said that Secretary Sherman has
dsclaimed any responsibility for the ap
pointment of Mr.. Smith. He has informed
the diplomats of the bureau that the ap-
pointment was made by President Nc
Kinley, and, while he regrets that there
should have been any feeling excited
thereby. he inss S that there was no in
teption whatever of showing discourtesy to
the legations interested. In response the
diplomats say they object most to the
manner of selecting the director and claim
that there was discourtesy shown, whether
intended or not
Baron Fava, the Italian amba ssador, has
called the attention OF this Government,
through the office of the Secretary of
State, to the Sesqui-Ccntennial Exposition
which is to be held u Turin in S9S. He
says that among other features OF the
exposition there will be an international
section OF electricity and u section for
Italians Abroad
The baron expresses the hope that United
States exhibitors will participate, and also
that transporta ton and custom house re-
quirements will be provided for.
The times., 1897-03-19
NEAL DOW CELEBRATION.
Public Meetings tn Be Held at the
First congregational Church.

| The Joint committee organized for th'
| celebration of the ninety-third anniversary
| of the birth of Neal Dow, OF Maine, has
finally decided TO have public meeting
in First Congregational Church ON the
afternoon of Sunday, March 81, at 4
O'Clock, instead of the banquet the even
ing OF Saturday, March 90, previously am
nounced
public meeting was the original idea
and desire of the committee, but it was
found that the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union had already arranged for
public meeting in it's individual interest
the afternoon of Sunday, March 2l, with
an address by Mr.. Wooley, and tsat this
address would probably have as it's subject
Meal Dow-His Lifework'' Under these
circumstances banquet the evening of
the birthday was substituted, with the
expectation that Senator Frye, of Maine
and Secretary Of the Navy Long, as Pres-
dent of the Massachusetts Total Abstinence
Society, and cO-wOrker of Gen. Dow.
would probably attend as speakers.
1t was afterward ascertained that both
Secretary Long and Senator Frye would
have to be excused from the banquet and
furthermore, that Mr.. WOoley would not
be able to deliver his address here until
Sunday, March 28, leaving Sunday, March
81, open, except that the w. e. L. T. had
again pre-empted il for meeting at Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church. The pro-
posed meeting at Mount Vernon Place
Church has now been abandoned in favor
of the Neal Dow meeting at First Con-
gTegationat Church, and arrangements are
being perfected for grand rally Of the
admirers Of Neal Dow and those who are
Interested with him in the temperance re-
form at the Neal Dow meeting under the
auspices of the joint committee.
OF the speakers who were expected to de-
liver addresses at the W. c. T. U. meeting
Mrs Margaret Dye Ellis and Bishop Gallo
way, of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, are on the program, and il is eX
pected that Commissioner TruesdelI ex-
Gov. Sidney Perhan, of Maine, and perhaps
others, will deliver the addresses, inter
spersed with some of the music which had
been prepared for the banquet.
The Joint committee has been enlarged by
committee fICm the grand division of the
Sons of Temperance, consisting OF j W.
Van Week, g. W. P.;' Mrs. s. c. Ellis, p
W. p, and Mr. w. r. Hopkins.
The other organizations repI esented in
the committee aie the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, Independent Order of
Good Templars, Independent Order of Recha-
bites. Christian Endeavor Union, Washington
District Epworth League, and Sons and
Daughters Of Maine.
The times., 1897-03-19
JOSEPH IASIGI'S CASE.
1t VIII Be Argued in the Supreme
Court Next Week.

The case OF Joseph Iasigi, Turkish consul
general at Boston, who is under arrest
charged with the embeZZlemcnt of a
large sum of money while acting as trus.
tee, has reached the Supreme Court OF
the United States and will be argued
some day next week. Iasigi was arrested
while in New York and held for extra
dition by the governor OF Massachusetts.
In the meantime C tried TO secure his re-
lease on writ OF haheas corpus, alleging
that because of his position as Turkish con-
sui, although a native born citizen OF
Massachusetts, the federal courts had
exclusive jurisdiction over his case
Judge Brown, OF the district court for
the southern district of New York, how
ever, decided that the petitioner was
subject to arrest and prosecution in local
tribunals in the same manner as other per-
sons, and denied the writ. From that
Judgment lasigi appe aled Yesterday
Mr.. David keane appeared and asked the
Supreme Court OF the United States To
advance the case for a speedy hearing.
This was done at once and the case was
set down for Monday next. Two or
three other cases, however. preccde it on
the docket for that day, so that it will
not he reached until toward the end or
the week.
The times., 1897-03-19

AT last. just when | was beginning to
despair of success, there certainly was a
shadow on the horizon to the right that
looked more substantial than those that
had misled me hitherto | paused | felt
that it was my last chance. | turned my
face toward il and followed the shadow
/ had not been mistaken this time. 1t was
something more than shadow. Each step
| made it grew more distinct; each instant
it looked more solid and substantial L
had found something; but now the uues-
tion was, whether after all, Tom had not
been right and it would prove to be no more
than rock. OF course, il was most likely,
and tried to persuade myself, as step by
step got closer, that expected, and could
expect nothing else. The under-sea horizon
is but a short one, and | could not have
had very many yards to go before 1
reached the spot
"a rock. Only a rock, after ALL said
to myself cold chill of disappointment
stealing over me as / did So l stood still
and looked at it hopelessly. 1t rose to per
haps three times my own height from the
sand-a shapeless block of discolored stone
The coral shrubs grew close to the place
wherelt jutted out of it's bed; here andthere
they seemed to be rooted in little lodges
and inequalities of its surface, and grew
out of these, of every color and at every
angle. In every hollow and on every in
equality it was crusted with shells; spongy
substances expanded their cells medusae
hung out their long streamers of hair to
wave slowly n the currents. A rock, yes,
surely, only rock!
l thought of what I had seen when I
looked over the bulwark of the brig the
evening before, and, insensibly, hope re-
vived From above the shape had been
that of q ship-a strange, manufacturing
ship, indeed. but ship in spite of ALL The
longer l looked at it the stronger the inl-
preston grew-it was the same and 1t
was ship. Yet how was / to settle the
question? 1 looked up at It, and it looked
hopeless. I struck it with the tomahawk
and the edge grated harshly on shells, only
be something on the other side.
There was some difficulty in getting
round, for the coral grew more thickly
here than elsewhere, but gradually found
a way to reach the other side. The idea
had been q good one, as I saw at once.
The rock, if it was only a rock, was lower
at this side; the vessel, If it were indeed
a vessel, lay with heavy list toward the
side which had reached The growth of
coral was thicker here than ever, SO much
SO that it was only by the free use of the
tomahawk that at last l was able to get
The times., 1897-03-19
PART III.

For moment or two felt myself sway
giddily in the strange, new atmosphere
of moving water in which 1 found myself
then recovered my equilibrium and looked
around me. To say that the scene was q
novel one is to say but litte-it was that
indeed, but it was far more. Looking
through the glasses that protected my eyes
and only very slightly dimmed my vision,
at the scene which surrounded me, felt
ms a man might feel who suddenly found
himself transported to new planet beau
tiful, indeed, and mysterious, but, above
all, strange and unfamiliar. / stood upon
a firm bed Of coral sand that was strewed
with thousand shells. The sand was of
a soft, creamy white color. and the shells
were tinted scarlet, pink and blue of
hundred shades, as various as their shapes.
On every side 1 was surrounded by an
ocean shrubbery OF coral plants, that rose
from n foot TO four or five feet, springing
from the silvery soil, and stretching their
The times., 1897-03-19
DEATH met The ABDUCTOR
Daring Attempt to Steal a Wealthy
Mans Child.
The Plot Had Been Revealed and
Detectives Guarding the House
Shot the KidnaEer.


Houston, Tex, March 1S. S.-The most
daring attempt at crime ever known here
was frustrated this morning at 3 O'Clock
when detectives killed Walter Hughes as
he was in the act of entering the house of
Frank Dunn a wealthy resident of this city.
The police received information some
time ago that a scheme was on foot to
kidnap Dunn's little daughter. The pur-
pose of the kidnapers was TO keep the girl
in captivity and demand $40, 900 ransom
for restoring her to her parents. De-
tectives have been on guard at Mr.. Dunn's
house for several nights, but no develop
ments occurred until this morning, when
it was discovered that man was attempt
ing to force one of the windo WIS of the
Dunn residence. One of the Officers in
advertently attracted the attention Of
the marauder, who, finding he was dis
covered, drew a revolver and fired twice
at the detectives The detectives then
opened fire and the intruder fell dead
Hughes was a railroad man. but has
lately been working as carpenter. He
had rented a house near Dunn's and under
the floor of one of the rooms had dug Il
cave, in which. the kidnapped child was
to he secreted until the ransom was paid
AT a point some distance from the city
Hughes had arranged number OF tin
boxes, where he intended to direct that
the ransom money be deposited. Hughes
also intended to give notice that if any
watch was kept over these repositories
it would result in the death of the child.
When Hughes body was searched Il
revolver, a kcen-edged butcher knife and
a bottle OF chloroform were found. An
immense crowd has gathered in and around
the inureue where the body lies.
Mrs Hughes has been arrested, but viii
not talk
The times., 1897-03-19
TWIN GUNBOATS LAUNCHED
The Wheeling and Marietta Given
Their Initial Dip.
Uncle Sans Newest warships Near
1y Ready for Service-Take
the Water Together.

San Francisco. March 1S.-Two war YES
sells launched simultaneously was the un-
usual spectacle witnessed by many thou
sands OF people at the yards of the Union
Iron Works this morning The vessels
are the gunboats Wheeling and Marietta,
and among the interested spectators to
their baptism were delegations from the
West Virginia and Ohio cities in honor OF
which they are named. Not d hitch oc-
CURED in the arrangements, and precisely
at 1884 O'Clock the signal for the launch
ing was given, and the two vessels slid
gracefully into the water from different
slips.
Mrs Fl. Clifford More, OF Naples, Cal !,
fo.sneriy of Marietta, Ohio, christened the
Marietta.
The spoBser of the Wheeling was Miss
Lucy S. Brown, OF Wheeling, w. Va.
The Wheeling and Marietta belong to
group of six light draft, composite gunboats,
OF about 900 tons displacement, author
lied by Congress. Four OF these gunboats
were fitted with single screws and rugged
so as to carry a considerable spread OF
canvas The other two, the Wheeling and
Marietta, were to be fitted with twin
screws and have very small amount Of
canvas.
The Union Iron Works obtained the con
tract for the two twin-screw gunboats,
on one OF which the Government decided
TO install water-tube boilers OF the Bah
cock Wilcox type, and in the other the
Scotch boilers, fitted with the Howden
system Of force combustion. These boats
are required to develop a speed of twelve
knots on their trials, and 1t is anticipated
that they Will very materially exceed the
speed required by the contract. Their
complement Will consist or ten wardrOOm
officers, 125 men and a marine guard of
ten men. The vessels have a coal capacity
OF 200 tons, and on their trial will have
a total displacement Of 1000 tons Their
length OF load water line is 174 feet,
beam on load water line 81 feet
The armament will consist OF six finch
rapid-firing guns, four 6-pounder rapid
firing guns and two 1pounder rapid-firing
guns. The engines were built from de
signs by the Union Iron Works, approved by
the Navy Department, and are OF the etriple
expansion, vertical. difect-acting type.
1t is expected that these vessels will be
ready for sea / n about sixty days, as large
portion Of the machinery is already in
place and the boilers are on board and fitted
in each OF the vessels
The times., 1897-03-19
ENGINEERS FOR THE NAVY.
Bill Permitting Graduates of Tech
nicaI schools TO Compete.

There is every indication that the Fifty
fifth Congress will give special consider
alton to naval matters, but the outlook
at present is that legislation will be in
the direction OF improving the efficiency
of the organization rather than of in
creasing the strength of the several fleets
During the past fifteen years there has
been revolution in the construction OF
all warships, but the personnel has practi-
caIly remained unchanged since the close of
the war.
The first naval bill introduced this session
was presented by Representative Francis
II Wilson, of Brooklyn, N Y, who has
been close student of naval affairs The
measure introduced by him recognizes the
fact that our present reorganization is but the
nucleus OF what will be required in time
of emergency His BILL therefore. not only
makes provision for creating an engineer
ing reserve, but proposes to supplement the
work of the Naval a cademy by having the
graduates OF the chronological schools Of
the country compete with the naval cadets
for commissions in the Navy. The diff
Guilty of securing Inen for the undermanned
Corps of Naval Engineers is to be met by
giving q better official rank and status
to the officers OF this corps. The numbers
in the several grades of the Corps of Naval
Engineers are also 70 be increased.
The measure of Mr.. Wilson is likely
to receive consideration at an early day.
for the bill has the active support of
the various engineering associations of
the country, the archaeological schools. and
the allied mechanical trades The events
of the past few months have concIusively
shown the necessity for effecting radical
changes in the naval organization. The
strong pressure outside the service in
support OF Mr.. Wilson's measure Will
cause the subject to receive careful con-
sideration.