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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
TIE-Up IN ST. LOUIS.
Strike Completely Paralyxes Street
Railway Trafnc-One Man Dend
. n Result.

Gtf-
St. Louis, May 9.-The employees of
the st. Louis Transit company, num-
bering about 5000 men, made good on
Tuesday their threat to tie up the
street railway traffic of the city. In
doing SO they not only paralyzed the
business # the company, which oper-
ates all the electric and cable roads
in the city, with the exception of those
owned by the st. Louis & Suburban
Railway company, on which a strike
has been in progress for two weeks
past, but brought matters to a stand
still in half a dozen other lines of
business as well. 1t was the most
complete tie-up ever seen in St. Louis.
St. Louis, May 10. ~ The first
tragedy in connection with the
strike occurred Wednesday night.
At nine o'clock, as a suburban car en-
route to the company's sheds in the
western part of the city was passing
the Baptist %sanitarium, a number of
men gathered in the grounds of the
institution and threw rocks at the car.
Some one on the car fired a shot at the
crowd, the bullet finding Judgment in
the breast of Frank Lebrecht. The
wounded man attempted to enter the
sanitarium, but fell dead on reaching
the door. One story is that a police Of
fcer on the car fired the shot. Dan
Donovan was placed under arrest by
the police, charged with firing the fatal
bullet. Donovan is employed in a minor
capacity by the railway company.
St. Louis, May 1o.-The second dayo of
the great street railway strike was as
quiet and u%neventful as the first was
turbulent and riotous. The St. Louis
Transit company made no effort to run
its cars, and the st. Louis d Suburban
made zone until late in the afternoon,
when, with police massed alongt the line
and a detachment on each car, it sue
ceeded in getting a number through.
Far from relieving the situation, how
ever, this demonstration had no fur
Their effect than to show that by mass
ing their forces on a single line the po-
lice could keep that line open.
Cleveland, O., May 1O.-An agent of
the ST. Louis Street Car company, now
tied up by a strike, has opened an office
in this city for-the purpose of hiring
motormen to go to that city. 1t is
said that 300 men have already been
engaged here. No conductors are be-
ing engaged, only motormen being
wanta6 ~ .|r-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
to order in the morning, the commit

tee on permanent organization made
the following report which was adopt
ed by acclamation:
For chairman, Joseph w. Fifer, Bloom
ington; secretary, Charles Peters, Chi
cage; assistants, Charles Cherry, Ken
dali; Charles E.. Shelby, Sangamon; D. E.
S~hannahan, E. J. Brundage, John Glib
bons, Walter Fieldhouse and Kit Fas-
set, Cook: c. P. Cooper. st. Claire.
The platform adopted reaffirms the
ST. Louis platform, indorses the action
of congress and of the president in
the administration Of affairs in our is
land possessions, denounces trusts, in
dorses Tanner and Cullom and in
structs the delegates to vote for the
denomination of Mckinley for presi-
dent.
The following were selected to repre-
sent the state at the national conyen-
ton:
Delegates at ~large-Joseph G.. Cannon,
John J. Brown. Hale Judson, John M.
Smyth.
Alternates-C. H. Cassell, W. H. jamie
son, Norman H. Moss and Horace Rosen-
field.
Fl. D.. Pierce and John M. Herbert were
named as electors at large.
The following were by resolution added
to the state committee: John w. Bum,
S.. Fl. Watson, Charles Bent, DR.. Joseph
Robbins, e. H. Morris, Joseph Brucker,
Bernard G. Anderson.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN vi PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From tho East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
F1FTY-s1xrH coNGREss.

.TE.NI V1r SONOxtESSs
The United States senate was not in
session on the 5th. In the house the
senate amendments to the army appro-
priation bill were disagreed to and the
bill was sent to conference. The sun
dry civil appropriation bill was passed.
The general deficiency and military
academy appropriation bills are now
the only general supply bills Enacted
upon by the house.
Senator Teller delivered a speech in
the United States senate on the 18th in
which he strongly urged the senate to
extend its sympathy to the Beers in
their contest with Great Britain. A
bill was passed to provide for a survey
of the Illinois river. In the house bills
were passed to grant pensions to wild
ows with incomes of less than $3.50 4
year; increasing the appropriation
for the national guard from $400,0 900 to
$1,000, 900; to change the name of the
steamship Paris of the American line
to Philadelphia, and to construct a
dam across the St. Joseph river in
Michigan.
Consideration of the naval appropri-
alton bill, with the exception of that
section relating to armor and arma-
ment, was concluded in the United
States senate on the Sth. In the
house most of the time was devoted
to the consideration of private bills
and ten bills were passed. A resolu-
ton was adopted calling upon the sec
rotary of the treasury for information
as to the material used in the manu-
facture Of oleomargarine. A bill was
reported requiring a clause in all gov
| eminent contracts that the labor I'M
der the contract shall not exceed
eight hours daily.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
YATES THE NOMINEE.
Son Of Illinois, War Governor Sc,
lected by Republicans to Head
s the State Ticket.

Peoria, Ill, May 1O.-Richard Yates,
of jacksonville, sol Of the great ''war.
governor" of Illinois, was nominated
for governor by the republican state
convention here on the fourth ballot.
He received OIL votes, and his only COM
petitor on this ballot was Walter
Reeves, of Streator. Judge Hanecy
and Judge Carter, the Chicago candi-
dates, withdrew after the third ballot
had shown that their votes were leay-
ing them. The other state officers
nominated were: For lieutenant gov
ernor, w. A. Northcott; for secretary
of state, James A. Rose; for auditor,
James S. Mccullough; for attorney
general, H. ]. Kamlin; for treasurer, NJ.
o. Williamson; for university trustees,
Mrs. Carrie 7. Alexander, Samuel A.
Billiard a~ndsAlexander Mclean.
Soon after the convention was called
to order in the morning, the commit
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
BoER RETREAT CONTINUES.
British Troops Driving Enemy Be
fore Them-Expected to Make a
Stand MT Ixroonstnd Hills.

London, May s.-The Beers are
everywhere retiring before the Brit
ish, except on the Natal frontier and
at Mafeking, to the inner circle of
their defenses. They appear deter
mined not to fight until the Kroon-
stad hills are reached. Lord Roberts
is expected to do another 40 or so
miles and then wait for a time in or
der to bring up supplies and to re-
pair the railway.
London, May s.-Lord Roberts re-
ports to the wal office, in a dispatch
dated Smaldeel, May 6, afternoon, as
follows:
'sWe crossed the Vet river this morning,
and are now encamped at Smaldeel juno
ton. The enemy is in full retreat toward
Zand river and Kroonstad. The turning
movement was made by the mounted in
fantry just before dark yesterday. 1t
was a very dashing affair. The Canadians.
New South Wales, New Zealand rifles and
Queensland mounted infantry We'd with
each other in the determination to close
with the enemy. Capt. Anley, of the Essex
regiment, commanding the Third infantry
battalion, behaved in very gallant manner.
THE naval guns and the artillery made
excellent practice, particularly two hve-
inch guns used for the first time with this
force.
1--WE captured a Maxim and Is prisoners.
Our casualties are very few-only Is wound
ed. one killed and three missing
Warrenton, May 7~.-Saturday Gen.
Barton drove from 1000 to 5000 Beers
from hilly positions at Rooidan, where
they awaited them. They retreated
after stiff fighting, leaving a number
of dead on the field. The British cas-
ualties were slight. Gen. Barton is
still pursuing. Windsorton and Kip
dam have been evacuated. Gen.
Paget's brigade is attacking the Boer
position at Warrenton. The engage
ment Saturday was severe and lasted
from nine in the morning until four
in the afternoon. More than once the
British infantry were obliged to en-
gage the Beers at close quarters, and
the Beers only retired when their re-
treat was nearly cut off.
The British losses were five killed
and rs wounded-mostly Welsh fusi-
leers. The British took a batch of
prisoners, including the Swedish am
bulance, which they allowed to re-
turn. The Beers, in their hurried re-
treat, left 10 dead.
London, May 9.-Four thousand Brit
ish cavalry watered their horses at
Zand river Monday, rs miles beyond
Smaldeel, where Lord Roberts contin-
ues to date his dispatches. The scouts
who have been searching the country
for miles along the stream have found
no Beers south of'the river. The en-
envy are laagered in unknown force
on dhe north bank. Thus the British
advance guard is within As miles of
Kroonstad.
The Transvaal volksraad met Tues.
day and President Kruger declared
that the Beers have ample funds and
will eve submit. He claims the
sympathy of the whole world.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
II AND souTH.

In St. Louis 5000 union employees
of the Transit company. controlling
all but n street car line in the city,
went on strike.
In San Antonio, Tex, a tornado
caused a loss aggregating over $780,
600.
At Juneau, Alaska, Martin Sivert
was hanged for the murder of a man
named Christianson.
In St. Louis James Nettles (col-
ored) was hanged for the murder of
Samuel W. Wann, on July 4, 1898.
In Union township, Ind, Joseph
Corrington, aged "a, and Miss Bertha
Boland, aged 81, were married.
Neither was ever married and they
have been lovers for 40 years.
At his home in Heyworth, Ill, Fran
els Anthony celebrated his one hun
dredth birthday.
Mrs. Eliza Flowerday and Mrs. M. r.
Tut were drowned at Jacksonville,
Fla, by the capsizing Of a boat.
A great street car strike is now on
in St. Louis. Every line in the city is
tied up and mobs rule the town.
In Chicago Tom Sharkey knocked
out Joe Choynski in the second round
in a fight.
The supreme court of Missouri SEN
fenced six murderers to be hanged on
June IS next at Jefferson City.
Alabama republicans nominated a
state ticket headed by Charles P. Lane,
editor of the Huntsville Tribune, for
governor.
In the general conference in Chica-
go a resolution prohibiting Methodists
from joining clubs where liquor is sold
was introduced.
Damage to standing and cut timber
in the upper peninsula in Michigan
through forest fires is placed at nearly
$4,000
The Illinois republicans met in
Springfield, elected Charles G. Dawes
temporary chairman, and adjourned
for the day.
In Wyoming a Union Pacific train
leaped into a creek and four men were
killed and two injured.
The republicans made the following
congressional nominations: Iowa.
Tenth district, j. p. Dolliyer (renom-
inated); Ohio, Third district. Robert
NJ, Nevin; Maryland, Third district, r.
G. Wachter; Fifth, S. E. Mudd, Sixth,
lG: A. Pearre (all renominations).
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
WHOLE TOWN WIPED OUT.
Corbett, Pa. Destroyed and o Per-
sons HOmeless-Aged Couple
Burned to Death.

Galeton, Pa, May 9.-The lumber
town of Corbett, five miles west of
Galeton, on the Buffalo & Susquehanna
railroad, was destroyed by a forest fire
Tuesday. The town had 500 popula-
ton. Only five buildings are left
standing. A relief train took away one
load of people and started to return
after the rest. A mile out of Corbett
the fires compelled the train to turn
back. George Luke and wife, an aged
couple, We're surrounded by the fire
and burned to death. Many of the
women and children who escaped were
seriously burned.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
The Mine Disaster.

Salt Lake City, May s.-W. G. Sharp.
superintendent of the Pleasant Valley
Coal company, has made a report to
the treasurer of the company in re-
gard to the mine disaster at Scofeld,
in which he says: "Total killed, 1919;
bodies recovered to date, 1876; injured.
z. OF those in the mine, 1913 escaped
alive and %uninjured. There are 1o5
widows and 27O orphans"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
Free Government Lands.

There are still thousands of acres of gov
eminent lands in the states of Washington
and Oregon, also prairie and timber lands
near railroad or water communication that
can be bought for $500 per acre and up
wards. Finest climate in the United States.
No failure of crops. If you wish to raise
grain or the finest stock on earth, you will
find locations in these two states where
you can do this to perfection. Take your
choice. Ihave no lands for sale, but if you
want information where it is best to locate,
call on me when in st. Paul. or write me at
cor. Third n Rosabel Sts., St. Paul,
MINI. r. E. Workman.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
Famous Chief Rnntixed

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 1O.-Bishop
Thomas O'Gorman, just returned from
the Rosebud Indian agency, brings the
news that he baptized into the Catholic
faith the fierce old Sioux chief, Two
Strikes. He is 81 years old, and in his
day scalped many a white man. Bent
with age, with watery eyes and wrin-
killed. face, he knelt at the chancel rail
and received the sacrament. He was
M of a class of $50.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
AN OPEN SWITCH.
1t Is Responsible for the Wrecking
of a Train, with n Loss Of
-Four Lives.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. May 9.-One of the
worst wrecks which has occurred in
Wyoming in recent years took place ON
O'Neill Sidetrack, 16 miles west of Raw
Inns, on the Union Pacific, Tuesday,
when an east-bound fast fruit train
drawn by two locomotives dashed
through an open switch and down a
high embankment. The dead are:
Louis Banta, fireman, Rawlins; James
johnson, fireman, Rawlins; two boys.
aged about 20 years, who were stealing
a ride, names unknown. Engineers
Rehmeyer and Sheeler jumped from
their engines before the end of the sid
ing was reached and escaped with n
few injuries.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
Ex-secretary Endicott Dead.

Boston, May William Crownin-
shield Endicott, secretary of war under
President Cleveland's first administra-
ton. died at his residence in this city
Sunday afternoon of pneumonia, aged
70 years. The funeral will be private
and burial will be in Salem. MI. Endi-
colts daughter, the wife of Joseph
Chamberlain, the English secretary Of
state for the colonies, was notified by
cable.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17

1t appears from a letter of an army
Ipaymaster that the soldiers in Panay
and Negroes islands have deposited
$500, 900 of their pay as savings during
the past six months. He says hundreds
of the men intend to remain in the
Philippines when their terms of enlist
ment expire and engage in business,
and are boarding their pay as capital.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17

Less than two years ago Grant
Gillette was perhaps the leading cat
tie dealer and SPECTATOR in Kansas.
He was worth millions and babe fair
to practically own all the herds in
that state. Just before Thanksgiv-
ing, 1898, he collapsed through over
speculation. Cattlemen and banks
r now fighting over the remains of
Ills once vast estate, and Gillette is
now peddling shirt waists to the
senoritas of Chihuahua, Mexico.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
Salisbury Creates a sensat,on.

London, May 1O.-Lord Salisbury de-
livered a sensational speech before the
Primrose league, urging all English
men to form rifle clubs and be prepared
for any emergency. He declared that
the cause of home rule is hopeless and
that the Irish would not be allowed to
accumulate munitions of war for use
against England, but that every Eng
lishman should learn to shoot to re-
sist foreign invasion. He said foreign
menace is growing.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
. Chicago paper tolls of t,

A Chicago paper tells of two boys
about II years of age who, starting
last summer without a cent of out
side aid, worked their way to Balti-
more, then on a cattle ship to London,
and finally to Paris, where, through
the assistance of Consul General
Gowdy, they obtained remunerative
employment, learned the city and the
language, and are now advertising to
act as guides for American visitors to
the Paris exposition. Those boys win
be heard from later.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17

Terrible as r the statistics of coal
mine fatalities, there are few worse.
accidents on record than that a few
days ago in the mine near Scofeld,
Utah. The deaths appear to be more
than 200, and the work Of recovering
the bodies presents all the heart
breaking Genes of such disasters. A
battle in which 200 men are killed is a
more spectacular affair and creates
more comment and commoticn than
the death of the same number of men
at their work in a mine, but the
sorrow and suffering in the latter case
lust as great, ii not greater.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17

A.E. Stillwell, organizer of the Orient
Short Line railway from Kansas City
to Port Stillwell IN the Pacific coast,
states that the road will be 1900 miles
long; will cost $36,oo0,Oo0; and trains
will be running over the road in IS
months. Kansas City is anticipating
great benefits from this new road, be-
cause it will be $50 miles the shortest
route from that place to the Pacific
coast, and it will shorten the water
route to South American ports 1900
miles; that is, Port Stillwell is 2,O00
miles nearer the South American ports
than San Francisco.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
Boston has long been known as the

Boston has long been known as the
most advanced municipality in the
country in undertaking things else
where left to private initiative. One
of Boston's efforts at this time of year
is the free distribution of trees. To
be sure, the care and planting of trees
in a city is not new, and many cities
do it altogether. Boston each spring
distributes among its citizens thou
sands of trees free, the only regula-
ton being that the number each per-
son may have is limited by the ex-
tent of the street frontage of his
property.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17

An Iowa young man not long ago
proposed marriage to a young woman
and was accepted. But hearing that
her hair was false he declined to fulfill
his engagement. She brought suit
against him for breach of promise, and,
being put on the stand, admitted that
she wore a wig, whereupon she was
nonsuited on the ground that she had
won the young mans affections under
false p~retenses.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17

Houghton, Mich, May 9.-The dam
age to standing and cut timber in the
upper peninsula of Michigan, through
the fires of the past three weeks, will
probably exceed 100000 and may pos
sibly reach $1,ooo,Ooo. Heavy damage
has also been done in Canada on the
north shore of Lake Superior. Further
heavy rains are required to put the
district out of danger.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
VIII visit Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, May 9.-Mayor May
bury has received a letter from Adj
miral Dewey announcing that he and
Mrs. Dewey will arrive in Detroit on
June s and stay until June II. The let
ter was in response to one from the
mayor renewing the city's invitation
extended last fall to Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey to visit Detroit as the guests of
the city.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17

Freda Poignee, an 11-year-old Illinois
school girl, died as the result of a rope
jumping contest. She jumped the rope
$50 times in order to acquire the title of
1.-THE champion rope jumper" of the
school, but a short time later she be-
came very dizzy, and soon after reach
ing home died. All of which is ONE
thing for parents to remember.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17

A New Orleans man recently an
nounced that he had a scheme for build
ing an electric gun that would throw
a shell 20 miles. One of the scientific
papers investigated the matter, and it
~nowreports that his scheme is all right,
but that to accomplish the results pre-
dicted the gun would have to be 1900
feet long, and it would have to be OPP
Grated by a plant that would cost $751;
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
HOODS ~Sas.sapas.izXa
Is Americas Greatest Medicine.
An Ironic Confidence.

When a man becomes suddenly rich it not
i~nfr1equently follows that he becomes as sud-
Persian having obtained a lucrative position
at court, a friend of his came shortly after
ward to congratulate him thereon. The new
c%ourtier asked him: "Who are you and why
do you come here?" The other coolly re.
piled: .Do you not know me, then? I am
your old friend, and am come to condole
With you, having heard that you had lately
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17

Gustavus Bates returned to Roches-
ter, N. Y, to plead guilty to an indict-
ment for forgery which was returned
against him 25 years ago. He ran away
from the Indictment and has kept out
of its way ever since, but the strain
was too much for him and his con-
science finally forced him to give him
self up. This man has lived as a fugi-
tive from justice for 25 years and the
forgery Melted him a mean little 5000.
The straight and narrow path is the
hest. @
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17

Fond du Lac, Wis, May 1O.-Gen. Ed
ward s. Bragg, commander of the IA
mou Iron brigade, was thrown from
his horse and seriously injured, his
right leg being broken in two places.
As Gen. Bragg is "A years old and in
spite of his vigorous constitution, his
advanced age renders the injuries very
serious
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
Pier Burns,

New York. May IA fire that start
ed at the river end of the Mallory line
steamship pier, at the foot of Maiden
Lane and the East river, early Sunday
morning, completely destroyed the
pier and valuable contents. The po-
lice place the loss at $1,000, 900. Sew
eral barges which were moored near
the pier were also destroyed, and
many rescues of their captains and
of the members of the families on
board were made. Only n life was
lost. The nine-months'-old daughter
of Capt. Charles Lochs. of the barge
Sherwood, was drowned.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
An Awful Crime.

Chicago, May 1O.-Miss Anna Ora
bent ended the lives of her two step
children and seriously injured herself
Wednesday afternoon by setting fire
to her dwelling at No. 1906 Holman ave-
nue., Lawndale. She saturated her
clothing and the bed on which the
children were sleeping with kerosene
before setting the fire. The children
were SO severely burned that they
died at st. Anthony's hospital a few
hours a~fterward.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
Durine 1899 the national

During 1899 the national govern
ment redeemed 1920 pieces of the
old fractional currency, including
specimens of every denomination that
has been issued, the aggregate value
of which was ~$3,344-4s. More than
$3.50, 600, 1000 of the fractional paper
currency has been issued at various
times, but about S12, 1000, 900 is still I'M
redeemed, one-half of which it is es-
timated has been destroyed.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17
MARKETS.
Minneapolis. Mimi. Ma,

M1nneapoIls, MIMI, May 10.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, 65@86c;
No. 2 northern, e4@e5c; July 654c.
Oats-No. 8, white, Bic.
Corn-No. 8, soc.
cattle-Steers, ss.15@4.25; cows 1926
@s.75.
sheep-Muttons, $3.50; lambs, s4.75.
Hogs-$5. 00@5.20.
Butter-Creamery, extras, 1s@19c;
creamery, frsts, 17@1sc; dairy, fancy,
16@17c.
Poultry-Turkeys, s@1oc; spring
chickens. 12cs
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-17

Berlin, May 10.-Damaging gales are
reported from the coasts. Near Leba
four vessels have been lost, and all on
board drowned. From Bremen, Kiel
and F%lensburg come reports Of the loss
of fishing smacks with q number Of
lives.