The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-05-24
LATER NEWS.

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Remey, in command of the naval forces
on the Asiatic station, the navy depart
ment has reconsidered it's decision to
recall to the United States the gun
boats Concord and Bennington.
More ''boxer" outrages are reported
sixty miles north of Tien Tsin, China,
where a number of native Christians
have been massacred.
The Hotel Helene, in Chicago, was
DESTROYED by fire, causing the death of
Charlottee Peterson, a dining room
girl, and Lena Peterson, a domestic.
Fifteen others We're seriously injured.
The building was three stories, con-
tanning 100 rooms, all of them occu-
pied.
By offering liberal supplies of can
dies, ice cream and cake, a strike was
averted among the female employees of
a big cigar factory in New York.
The plant of the Canada Cycle and
Motor company at st. Catherine, Ont,
was burned, causing a loss of $500, 900.
Secretary Hay has been advised by
the French government that it cannot
permit organized militia to visit the
Paris exposition.
new tobacco trust is to be organ
lied in New York with a capital of
$25, 600, 600.
James j. Corbett, the pugilist, is
seriously contemplating running for
congress on the democratic ticket in
the Twelfth district Of New York city.
Warrants were issued the 10th for
the arrest Of E. P. Thompson, the Ha-
ana postmaster; W. H. Reeves, deputy
auditor of the island, and Edward
Moya and Joerge Mascara. Cuban
clerks in the stamp department, and
by Z o'clock all were lodged in the
Vivac, the tombs of Havana. This
was done under the advice of the pos
tai inspectors, who arrived during the
day.
Fire destroyed the Grand Army Home
for Soldiers Widows at Hawkins Sta
ton, or the Pennsylvania railroad,
near P%ittsburg, Pa. The 40 inmates,
ranging in age from so to 95 years, es-
capped without injury. One old lady,
Mrs. Tence aged 95 years, may die from
shock.
Sixty men employed in the pearl
button factory at Gutenberg, Clayton
county Iowa, struck because of a re-
duction in wages which they refused
to accept.
The U. S. senate passed a bill allow
ing a pension of S1OO per month to the
widow OF Gen. LawtOn.
The total customs receipts in the
island of Porto Rico for the three
months ended March 81, 1900, were
$197, s32. The total customs receipts
in the island for the same three months
of 1899 was 1854, 1922.
The president has signed the free
homes bill.
The federals have abandoned the
Biggarsberg, and it is believed they
also abandoned Newcastle, though
their mounted men are still on the
other side of the border, keeping the
British at bay.
A court of inquiry has been appoint
ed to investigate the killing of an un-
armed Filipino by Capt. McGovern
when he was commanding officer of
the Monadnock.
In an attempt to storm Mafeking
the Beers fell into a trap and were
allowed by Baden-Powell to capture
one fort, whereupon they were subse-
queptly surrounded and Sarel Elof
and se~venty-five burghers were taken
prisoners. Forty were killed.
All railroads have agreed to a rate
of one fare for the round trip for the
republican convention at philadelphia.
Reports from southern Texas show
another rise in the Brazos and Colora-
do rivers. People on farms and plan
~tations near Navasota have moved to
the highlands. Southern Pacific rail
road operations are crippled.
Mrs. Florence Frost. a chambermaid
in a Chicago hotel, has fallen heir tc
5000, 900.
Charles w. Knapp was elected presi.
dent of the Associated press.
The king of Italy contemp-ates the
ordering of a new election of deputies
A. A. Wiley was nominated for con.
gress by the democrats of the second
district of Alabama.
Robert G. Cousins, of Upton, was re
nominated for congress by the Fiftl
district republicans of Iowa.