The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-12-27

III CeDu Lieut.. Evans ana men or
the Forty-fourth infantry routed the
Filipinos.
In 4 speech in London Lord Sails
bury took a gloomy view of the situa-
ton in South Africa.
LATER NEWS.
John Freeman. at Baskerville, Iowa,
confesses to killing his wife and then
burning the house. His motive was
to get possession of her property.
Three masked robbers tortured Mrs.
John Bell, of Newcastle. Pa, nearly
to death in their efforts to force her to
open a safe to which she did not know
the combination.
Noah B. Bacon. of Des Moines, To-,
recently celebrated his lO1st birthday.
1t is reported in London that GEN
eral Knox has been forced to abandon
the pursuit of General De Wet, owing
to the situation created in Cape Colony
by the Beers crossing the Orange riv-
er.
Venezuela has paid Benjamin Har-
rison 500, 900 as the fee for his services
in arbitrating the boundary dispute
with England.
John. alias "Red" Corbett, who has
served several terms in the peniten-
tiary. was shot and instantly killed in
Chicago by Policeman Edward j. Ora
dy who surprised him with a compan-
ion in the act of committing a high
way robbery.
In a head-end collision between two
electric ears on the Greenfield & In
annapolis interurban line near Jim.
Ind, Emory Scott and John Glasscock,
motormen, were fatally injured. Six
passengers were badly hurt.
A contract for 20, 600 tons of steel
rails and fish plates for British rail-
roads has been placed with the Illinois
Steel company of Chicago.
The Cold Brook rolling mills at St.
John. N. B.. burned; loss, $500, 600.
Jeffries and Ruhlen have agreed to
fight in Cincinnati in February.
Yound Edward Cudahy, the abducted
son of the millionaire packer of
Omaha, was returned to his home late
at night, after the sum of $25, 900 in
gold had been deposited at a secluded
spot designated by the kidnapers. :
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty passed
the United States senate by a vote of
SIS to Is, after several amendments had
been attached.
English ship builders have placed
orders in the United States for $50. 900
tons of ship plates. ~
The Crane Manufacturing company
of Chicago will, at Christmas, divide
$1oO. 900 with its employees.
Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul, will
visit Cuba after the first of the year
by commission from President McKin-
ley to Investigate questions in dispute
respecting allotment of church prop
erty.
! General Francis V. Green, of New
York, will act as grand marshal of the
Inauguration parade March 4.
Senator Jones. Arkansas, chairman
of the Democratic committee, saws
that there is no foundation for the re-
port that he contemplates resiguing
the craftsmanship.
An attempt was made to rob the state
treasury at Lincoln. Neb. Two men,
possibly three, apparently had gained
entrance to the capitol building
through an outside window when they
were discovered by the night watch
man.
Thomas Edmundson was found dead
near Mason City, TO-, hanging head
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evidence is quite clear that he was
murdered.
An explosion of natural gas at
Beaver Falls, Pa, wrecked a number
of houses and seriously injured seven
persons. The explosion was. caused by
a leak in the main.
Fifteen troopers, of Fourth cavalry,
and five of the crew were landed from
the gunboat Basco, at Limbanes, Ca
vite province. Surprised 80 insur-
gents, sharp skirmish half hour; IS in
surgents killed; 12 rifles captured;
large amount stores destroyed; one
soldier wounded.
The legislative council of Victoria
have for the sixth time rejected the
female suffrage bill.
Congressman LEM, of the twelfth
Ohio district will contest the election
OF Mr.. Thompson who had a majority
of 10 votes.
Lewis, the young negro who killed
Marshall Richardson at Gulfport,
Miss, was captured by a mob and
lynched.
Fourteen hundred bottles of import
ed beer were condemned as contra
band goods by the officers at Charles
ton, S. G., and poured into the sewers.
The Beers have occupied Colesburg,
near the Orange river frontier.