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The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04
Thomas Jefferson "Unmn.kcav

ihomas Jefferson "Unmaskcd.v
1t is painful to lie forced to unmask
n man who has been so long held up as
the exponent of democratic doctrine.
but stern sense of duty to the free sill
yer and spells democracy of the present
compels us to portray him in his true
colors. 1t is not right that he should
receive the enthusiastic laudations of
Chicago platform democrats when he
was false to nearly every one of the
great and glorious principles which
they formulated in 1896. What right
had Jefferson to pose as a democrat,
anyhow? What prctcnsions of democ-
racy had man who actually believed
I'm applying business principles and
common sense to national affairs, who
had old fashioned ideas about the sa-
credncss of obligations, who demone.
tiZed silver when he saw it was neccs-
sary for the public good and who was
civil service reformcr nd an opponent
of spoilsmcn in and out of the United
States senate?
Logically the only thing for the free
silver democrats TO do is to dcnollncc
Mr.. jefferson instead of praising him
and to adopt resolutions reciting his
various glaring hcresics and formally
reading him out of the party, for it is
absolutely certain that if the Chicago
platform is to be taken as The expression
of true democratic doctrine Thomas
Jefferson was not democrat and must
descend from his pedestal rs the father
of drmCcrarN.-H Baltimore Sun.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04
The st. Paul Weekly Pioneer

The st. Paul Weekly Pioneer
Press and The Pioneer, one
year ................. l 50
The Twice-A- Week Minneapolis
Tribune and The Pioneer, one
year. for. ................ $ l o5
Odd Fellows Review, of St. Paul,
(monthlyl and The Pioneer, one
year .................... 70
Word and Works Hicks great
weather bureau and almanac,
and The Pioneer, one year. go. 9 %
Ladies' Home Journal (the most
popular womans paper printed)
and The Pioneer. one year.. 9 55
The Youths Companion, Uhat
everybody knows is the very
best instructive paper for both
young and cld) and The Pio-
necr, one year. ar................ 3 30
When you want lots OF reading mat
ter-cheap-comei in and sec us.
We can also club you with any of the
Twin City dailies or weeklies. or any
newspaper or magazine printed in the
United States or Europe.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04
THE INTEREST BAROMETER.

| Interest Rates Arc Lower In Gold Than
In Silver Standard Countries.
1t will pay siverites who want cheap
money-that is, money at low rates of
interest-to study the rates of interest
charged in gold and silver standard
countries and TO compare the average
rates of interest on certain classes of
loans in sound money states, which
never favor repudiation, and in states
which favor free coinage and which
sometimes favor reputation of debts.
1t is difficult to get exact figures of in
tercst rates in different states and coun-
tries, but the statistics obtainable are
not favorable for the farmer who votes
for free silver with the expectation that
it would enable him to borrow money
at low rates of interest.
According 10 the last census, the aver-
age rate of interest on farm mortgages
in 1890 was 7.36 per cent. The rate has
undoubtedly declined since then, ex-
cept, perhaps, in certain states which
are voting and legslating against cap
ital. The rate is also higher than on
most other classes of securities. 1t is
probable that the average rate of inter-
est in this country is now considerable
! less than six per cent. In England,
France, Germany and many other gold
standard countries it is undoubtedly
less than five per cent. We have, how
ever, put the rate on the barometer at
six per cent.
In Mexico, Central and South Amer
! lean countries and in most other coun-
/ tries on silver basis the rates of inter-
est will probably average more rather
than less than ten per cent. Statistics
| on ordinary loans on farm mortgages
are not available for comparison in
these countries. Perhaps the most
available are those prepared by Prof.
Irving Fisher and published in August,
1896, by the American Economic associ-
i alton. These show only market or bank
rates of interest in London, Berlin,
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04
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IS open tor business from
8 a. m. to 10 p. m. Office
in the Drug Store. The
best medium of commune
cation with Sherbrooke.
Telegrams forwarded to and
from the Western Union
with dispatch. Pay your
taxes over the Phone.
Price per subject, includ-
ing answer, only 25c.
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Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs.

Can be bought or sold TO US, and We
always stand ready to give right close to
st. Paul prices less the commission.
freight, etc. We have left just few of
those heavy, sound, young draft horsee.
and will close out the lot at low figures
for cash or on time.
a. T. WARD e. Co.
P.S. We want 500 head of one, two
Oh three year old steers to put on grass.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04
NacC0LLoM e. NhERRlELL.
ewel Stoves are sold b,

WTANTED:-Trustworthy and actiye
w gcutlemen or ladies in Steele coun-
ty, to travel for responsible established
bouse in North Dakota. Monthly s65
and expenses. Position steady. Refer
ence. Enclosed self addressed STAMPED
envelope. The Dominion Company. de.
partment Y, Chicago, Ills
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

Nc"vinc and thank God that it has bright.
cncd my days heightened my life and saved
me from the horrors OF nervous prostitution"
DR.. Miles Remedies are sold by all drug
gists under positive guarantee. first bottle
benefits or money refunded Hooi; on Heart
and Nerves sent free to all applicants
Or, MILES MEDICAL CO.. E!khart, Ind.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

Pepper by tho Year.
It costs the world 6 10000 annually
to pepper its food.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04
For Sale,

We have a few Weber wagons still on
hand that We wish to close out cheap.
O. P. SMITH,
Colgate, N. Oak,
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

ftlyc0 tIlII I lnlEht die
and be at rest. One
physician said ! had
consumption. for I had
4 cough that gave me
no rest. But 9 good
old physician whose
medicine had failed,
advised me TO use Dr..
MilGS pSfNea1i Yn
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

Jas. Dorrance came in from his farm
near Colgate, Monday and pushed his
subscription ahead another year. Jim
is one of our best boys and good jolly
fellow. Come in often and see ue.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

Just mako note, for fun, OF the i'm
provements made in Hope the past year.
Something like fourteen or fifteen new
residences were erected. besides many
other changes for the better.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

a call from Thos. Dodd is always ap
preciatcd. and We acknowledge one
Monday, also some long green to apply
on subscription. Thanks Tom. Como
in every day.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

Last Saturday afternoon II. A. Mclean
ratified a fine set of double driving bar-
ness also a single harness equally as
good. Tom Wilson won the double set
with No. A. while Harry Rice held No.
l25 that drew tho single set. Lucky
boys.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

Geo. B. Dorrance, of Colgate. leaves
shortly for Scaforth, Ont, where he goes
for the winter to remain with relatives
and friends. The Pioneer follows, and
he will return in the spring time,
up with the times, as be always is. We
wish him pleasant visit and safe re-
turn
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

G.. A. Hunter remembered Tho pio.
ncrr Saturday and called, and left
enough hard cnrncd "rangcr' to balance
accounts. George reports his fall work
well along. and he thinks of spending
the winter in New York with relatives
und friends.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

Dan SicCacty and family left yester.
day overland, for Cavour. S. D.. for the
winter and we were compelled to change
the address of The Pioneer again. Good
luck Dan. Come back in tho spring.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

~ COUGH does not always indicate
consumption. Mr.. ". II. Palmer. of
Waterloo, Iowa. writes: II was taken
with nervous structure of the bronchial
tubes, which developed into nervous pros-
tration, was so weak could not sit up. I
got no sleep for days except when under the
influence OF opiates. For four months suf.
Tered aSonies and prayed that micht die
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

+ R. Rug" is representing z. Schwe.
dl & Co, g ain commission merchants,
D [ 'n'h. Mi eapolis, Superior and West
5 'p"ri"r II ey have complied with the
S ofi0 s"cnr state law and are all
right. See MIR. Rugg before you sell.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

.Subscribr for The Pioneer. 800
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

A special from Wahpcton says:-The
famous Dwight Farm and Land company
has quit the business of farming About
all of it's thousands of acres has been
either sold or leased and the live stock
and farm implements are now being dis.
posed of. The farm was opened in 1880,
the land having been purchased by j.
w. Dwight, of New York from tho
Northern Pacific Railroad company.
The farm has been one OF the sights of
the country. to which eastern visitors
were always taken. 1t has always been
carefully managed and has yielded Il
good profit to the owners. The land has
been sold in small lots ut an average
price of twenty-five dollars per aero on
the crop payment plan. and tho purch.
nscrs will have no trouble in paying up
readily on tho Land.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

Charley Murray, the renowned ball
player, who stops all that pass the bat
ter, met us on the street Friday with
these remarks: "IIere Allen, want to
pay you for a year in advance. The
Pioneer is a welcome visitor at my house.
and it saved me just $50 in hard cash
this summer. l believe in reading the
home paper and keeping posted on what
is going on in the county. I'll sec you
again before 60 down TO Iowa. where
will spend the winter. Good day.
The Hope pioneer., 1897-11-04

Beckwith's genuine Round Oak stoves
burn hard coal, soft coal. coke and wood
anything that will burn, and gives
more heat. take less fuel keeps fire
longer, and lasts more years than any
imitation ever made. and there is over
400. Be sure and get the GENUINE. For
sale by McCollom g. Merric]l.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29
MRS. MERRY MURDERED.
Mystery Cleared by "a Confession and
Finding of the Corpse.

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 2S.-The mystery sur
rounding the disappearance of Mrs. Pau
line Merry from her home at No. so Hope
street, was solved this afternoon by the
confession of Thomas Hickey, who was
voting story of how Christopher Merry
choked and beat his wife a week ago last
Friday. Then finding it impossible to re-
store his wife to consciousness, Hickey
says that Merry decided to put her ''out
of her misery" by beating out her brains
with a poker.
The horrible story told by Hickey was
extorted from him after hous of question:
ing in the "sweatbox. Late this after
noon he led a party of police to an un-
habted portion of the city near Eighty
seventh street and Western avenue where
Mrs. Merry's body was found buried be-
meath a few inches of loose dirt by the
roadside
The disappearance of Mrs. Merry ex-
cited almost as much interest as that of
Mrs. Luetgert, the wife of the now famous
sausage maker. A week ago the police
learned that she had been made away
with by her husband at his cottage in
Hope street. Merry was a peddler, and
owned several horses. When the police
began their investigation a 3-year-old son
of Merrys told them that his father had
killed his mother and had lowered her
body through a trap door into the cellar.
Following this clew it was found that
Merry had driven away from his place
Saturday morning with a covered wagon,
but no further trace of him has been dis
covered.
Thomas Hickey, an employe of the sta
BILE where Merry kept his horses was
put in the sweatbox, and to-day confess
ed that he and James Smith had been
present when Merry beat and choked his
wife. The three men sat up Friday night
and tried to restore Mrs. Merry. On Sat
urday Merry, he says, decided to kill his
wife, which he did with a poker The
body was carted away, and Merry, al
though still in the city, has successfully
eluded the police.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29

GREETS a sHERIFFsS POSSE WITH
A SHOWER OF BULLETs.

The Outlaw wanted in Florida on
suspicion That He knows Some-
thing About "a Double Murder-Tw0s
of the Law officers Wounded Be-
fore He Was Prevailed Upon to-
Surrendcr-Four Women in the
House With Him During the Firing
and One of Them wounded.
Valdosta, Ca. Nov. ga little hut
three miles west of Lake Park was this
morning the scene of a battle between of
fcers of the law and fugitive desperados
which almost equals the fusilade that oc-
CURED at the time of Shelton Dampier's
arrest. A sheriff's posse was organized
consisting OF Sheriff Hawkins of Suwan-
nee county, Florida, Deputy Sheriff James
of Hamilton county, Florida, Deputy
Chism of this county. Marshal Flirl Hine-
ly of Lake Park and a young white man
named Kelly who volunteered to Join in
the hunt for the fugitive. a young man
named Henry. who with his wife. moth
er-in-law, and three sisters-in-law, has
been living in little house east OF Lake
Park.
The posse was accompanied to the place
this morning by a negro well known In
the neighborhood. The officers were arm
ed with a requsition for Henry, and they
met at Lake Park about sunrise to make
the arrest. ~&
As they approached the house where
Henry was staying he opened fire upon
them and Deputy James fell TO the
ground with a bullet hole in his thigh.
ii lror h,,6
he managed to crawl behind tree, and
thus save himself
Then the desperate turned his weapon
upon Marshal Hinely, and sent bullet
crashing by that officers head, grazing
the forehead and producing a serious
flesh wound.
The officers fired upon the house and
bullet from one Of their guns struck Mrs.
Roe Henry's mother-in-law, crippling her.
A number of shots were fired by both
sides and the officers were kept from
general fusilade by fear of killing the wo-
men.
After two hours time, Henry was pre-
vailed upon to give up.
A crowd from Lake Park had started to
the scene in the meantime, bent on infilct-
ing swift punishment on the desperate,
but the officers managed to get him away
before they arrived
Henry was brought here and lodged In
jail while the wounded officers were given
attention.
Sheriff Hawkins returned to Lake Park
this evening TO attend to Deputy James,
and will return here tomorrow, and get
Henry and carry him to Florida.
Henry is charged with assault with in
tent to murder. and there is a strong sus-
picion that he murdered a man and his
wife near White Springs in the spring Of
this year man and his wife went Off
from home on a visit to town and have
never been heard of since. 1t is believed
that they were killed, and Henry Is beIiev-
ed to know something about the crime.
He was armed to the teeth, and was pre-.
pared to continue his war for some time.
lie says that the women did the shooting
at the officers, though IL is known that he
did 1t, and that they urged him to surren-
der.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29

cab, threw white muffler over his mouth
and held it there.
There is no doubt that this arrest, to-
gether with the fact that the Luegerites
yesterday, seeing that the popular discon-
tent was rapidly growing, abandoned their
defensive attitude, and espoused the OBJ
structionist cause. was the chief element
that brought about the sudden turn of
events.
The proceedings of the Austrian Reichs-
rath during The last eight weeks have
been marked by obstruction, rowdyism
and violence unparalleled in the history
of parliamentary government in Europe.
Count Badeni has been endeavorng to Sc
cure the passage through the Reichsra tn
OF a bill prolonging the Austro- Hunga-
rian compromise for another year. The
opposition, while not necessarily objecting
TO The extension of the agreement, de-
clared that it should not have been rati-
fled for any term by the Badeni cab
met, their object being to force Count
Badeni to retire on its becoming evident
that he would be unable to carry a meas
ure of the highest interest to the dual
monarchy. He had expressed himself as
confident of being able to force. the bill
through before the last day of this year,
the limit of the period for passing it. But
the extraordinary incidents of the last
fortnight have forced him to retire. in
spite of the emperor's known desire that
he should retain office
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29
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BOOMER TALKS OF BLOODSHED.
Capt. Howe Determined TO Invade
the wichita Reservation.

the wichita Reservation.
Wichita, Kan, Nov. 2S.-Capt. E. L.
Howe has designated Jan. 10 as the day
for his boomers" to move upon the Wich-
ita reservation, if no action toward open
ing it shall have been taken by congress
by that date. The instructions of Sec
retary Bliss that the Indian police be re-
inforced by regular troops if necessary
to guard the boundary has made Capt.
Howe furious.
CD the Indian police" said Howe to-
day in advising his men. "All we want
is our rights according to law, and the
law allows us to go into the Wichita
mountains. We propose to go about this
matter peaceably. We shall ask congress
when that body convenes, to open the res
ervation or allow us to go into the noun
tains and take claims. We shall wait
reasonable time, and if our petition is not
granted, we shall move upon the land.
I've got the men to do it, and if these In
dian police, or Agent Baldwin, interferes
there will be graves all over the resorva-
ton and many a regular will lie down
with the rest, too, if the federal troops in
terfere. There is no use to agitate the
matter, but the federal authorities may as
well be informed as to our Intentions
Capt Howe is rgardd by many as a vis-
ionary crank, but the apparent candor
with which he puts his proposition, and
the foreeful manner in which he argues
it is enlsting followers by the score.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29
cur TO PIECES IN THE CONGO.
Two Americans Killed by DwarTs
While Leading an Attack.

Washington, Nov. ga startling and
horrible story of the killing of two Wash
ingtonians and the mutilation OF their bo-
dies by the natives Of the Congo Free
State has just been received here in a let
ter to Leo Harmon of this city. The men
were members of a party, who, during
November and December, 1894, and Jan
uary, 1895. went from this city to enlist in
the Belgian army for service in the Congo
Free state. Those enlsting included Ed
ward Thornton, commissioned officer of
the National Fencibles, employed in the
war department; Lindsay c. Burke, Frank
Bachelor. Harry r. Andrews. Barry
Sparlin and Mr. Melin, who was at one
time a non-commissioned officer of the
United States army. All, except Thorn
ton and Mellin, were members of the ma
tonal guard of the district
The information received by Mr.. Harmon
is that Burke and party of fifty natives,
who We're sent out to dislodge a band of
dwarfs who had revoted, We're ambushed
and killed An Arab who was with the
command, but who was some distance off
at the time of the ambuscade, states that
he knows Burke was dead before the ma
tives reached him, and that the most hid
eous looking little man he ever saw walked
up and cut Burke's head off with one blow
pieces of his legs and arms and to distrib-
ute them among his followers. There were
so many Of the hends that the
pieces were very small, and be-
fore they had concluded the work of
distribution there was a free fight to see
who could get the little remaining. In
some manner the dwarfs became alarm
ed and left the place, one fellow carrying
Off Burkes arm. The Arab saw the cause
of their alarm, as Windeey, a New
Yorker. who had command of another
detachment of soldiers, sent out on the
same errand, arrived a few hours after
the natives left. Windeey gathered up the
remains of Burke and buried them. When
Windeey learned the strength of the reb-
els he hurried back to Michau and nOti-
fed the commandant Of the post.
The other Washingtonian who lost his
life, was killed on March /, when the
troops under the command of Baron Dha-
mis- revolted, near, Kabanbarre, and assas-
sinated a number of officers of their regi-
ment, among them being Mellin. The
body of Mellin was buichered almost be-
yond recognition, his heart having been
cut out and burned, so that his courage
could not again be used against the rebels
by the whites 1t Is their belief that un-
less the heart is burned and the ashes
scattered 10 the four winds. the spirit of
the man descends to his brethren.
Thornton is said to be In very precari-
GUS situation at Basaka, but another ex-
peditiou has been sent to his rescue.
Gage, another American, Is very sick
with the fever at Nyangine The killing
| Of Burke occurred In December, 1885,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29
sAGAsrA coNGnATULArED.
Dispatches Pouring in From the
Colonies and the Antilles.


Madrid. Nov. 2S.-A deputation of Cuban
autonomist deputies waited upon Senior
sagesta. the premier, yesterday and con-
graduated him upon the sincerity OF pur-
pose evidenced in the autonomy DEGREES.
Senior Moret, the minister for the colo
MES. has received numerous dispatches
from the provinces and from the Antilles
congra tulating the government
The Official Gazette will publish to-mor-
row the decree granting autonomy to
Puerto Rico, on lines similar to Cuban
autonomy. The chamber will consist Of
thlrty-two members; the council Of admin
istration of sixteen, of whim eight will be
elected The two chambers of commerce
in the island will take part in the cleo
tions.
The DEGREES have been received with con-
flicting impressions, but most Spaniards
are disposed to accept the change as die
tated by the necessities of the situation
Marshal Martinez Campos warmly ap-
proves the DEGREES, and Is willing to go to
Cuba If necessary.
Gen. Azacarraga reserves his opinion un-
til he sees the effect of them upon the re-
bellion.
The Carlist organ, El Correo Espanol,
describes the DEGREES as national treason"
The organ of the extreme conservatives,
La Naconal asks whether the nation will
tolerate such policy. Both these papers
will be prosecuted for their utterances.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29
UNCLE SAM WARNS GERMANY.
of Hayti Would Not he
Tolerated.

Berlin, Nov. 28.-The state department at
Washington has requested United States
Ambassador White to ascertain exactly
the intentions of Germany with respect to
the claims of Herr Lueders, whose recent
imprisonment in Hayti has caused friction
between the German and Haytien govern
ments.
MIR. White has also been instructed, if
any scheme OF annexation exists or if
there is any intention to make an excess
sive demand with view of unduly pun
ishing Hayti, to intimate to the German
government that the United States govern
ment could not tolerate either of the
courses before mentioned, though in prin-
ciple having no objection to Germany OBJ
tanning satisfaction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29
SLAIN IN HIS STORE.
Brutal Murder by n Negro Followed
by Robbery.

st. Gabriel, La, Nov 2S.-J. George Ba-
bin, store keeper on Mrs. II. S. Btown's
ST. Gabriel plantation, was mysteriously
murdered last night about midnight. An
unknown negro went into the store, and
while Babln was serving him, he was
struck by him on the back of the head
with a cane knife, killing him Instantly.
one hundred dollars, to have been used In
paying off plantation hands, and several
suits of clothes were taken by the msar-
derer. The murder was not discovered un-
til 10 o'clock this morning. Babln Is well
connected, and lynching will follow the
capture OF the murderer