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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
BIG TUNNEL COMPLETED.
A Marvellous Bit of Work Added to
the History of Modern En-
cheering.

St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 27.-President
Hill, of the Great Northern road, has
received from Chief Engineer Stevens
a telegram stating that the east and
west crews in the immense bore under
the Cascade mountains have met. So
perfect was the engineering work and
SO accurate the preliminary plans and
surveys that the two forces, working
from opposite ends in the big tunnel,
brought the two ends together without
the variation of an inch almost. Mr..
Stevens says that it was the most ac-
curate bit of work in the history of
modern engineering.
Now that the tremendous task of
boring out over two miles of granite
has been accomplished, the work of
laying the tracks is comparatively in
significant. The tunnel will low be
rushed to a speedy conclusion. It is
estimated that the tunnel, when COM
pleted, will cost $5,OO0,oDO. One thou
sand men have been engaged nearly
three years in it's completion, and all
records of %tunneling have been broken.
The average progress was from 18 to
20 feet per day. The tunnel will abolish
the "switchback" over the Cascades,
which in itself has always been looked
upon as a magnificent engineering
achievement,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
FIERCE FOREST R
1t Covers an Are of About 100 Square
Miles in California-The DAM
age Is Enormous

Santa Rosa, CAL, Sept. 25.-A~forest
and grass fire which has been burning
in the vicinity of Occidental the past
three days has assumed vast proper,
tions. The fire has covered a space Of
about 100 square miles, and is esti-
mated to have done over a quarter of
a million dollars damage. Only by
hard work was the town of Occi-
dental saved. The fire is now trav-
cling south, aided by a strong north
wind. The Northern Pacific railroad
lost several miles of track in addi-
ton to two long trestles, one PIG feet,
the other 300 feet in length. Three
county bridges are in ruins, and about
IS farms havs been swept clean of
their buildings and crops. The towns
of Freestone, Bodega and Sebastopol
are in immediate danger. Nearly a
thousand people are fighting the fire.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
CYCLONE CAUSES A
Terrible Windstorm Visits NORRIS
town, Mimi, and Eight Per-
sons Are KILLED.

Faribault, Mimi, Sept. 25.-The vil-
lage of Morristown, IL miles west of
here, was visited by a cyclone shortly
after five o'clock Monday afternoon.
Besides destroying several buildings
eight persons were killed. The storm
came without warning from a south
westerly direction, passing over to the
northeast. The length of its path
in the village was less than a half mile,
and owing to its peculiar action the
distress and damage resulting were not
as great as might have been. The
storm made jumps of one block, but
whenever it came down everything was
crumbled by the power of the wind.
All the killed and injured in Morris
town We're in the saloon of Paul Gatzke,
having hurriedly taken refuge there
when the storm was seen on the out
skirts of the village. There were 16
in the structure at the time the storm
struck. The building was raised from
its foundation and crushed like an egg
shell. Before the building fell three
men managed to escape, but the others
are found in the lists of dead and in
jured.
The killed ares: Jake Miller, Jake
Weaver, Jr.; Frank Pitman, of Water
vile; Otto Gatzke, John Rohrer, Jr.;
Elmer Brooks, H. S. Wait, Frank Will
der. The injured are: Paul Gatzke,
Porter White, Lewis Pitman, Jr.
This is the third disaster that has
visited Morristown this year. In
February the entire business district
was destroyed by fire, and among the
structures rebuilt was the saloon of
Gatzke. The village was visited by an
other fire in May, which did a damage
amounting to $4,000.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
What a Moeu1 Can Do.

That was a remarkable demonstration of
what a Mogul can do, that occurred on the
New York Central the other day, when en-.
CINE No. 948, one of the new Moguls, hauled
out train No. II, the Southwestern Limited,
made up Of two mail cars, five passenger
coaches and nine Wagner cars, sixteen cars
in all. The total weight of the train was
1,832,000 pounds, or ql6 tons, and the length
Of the train, including the engine, was l,2l2
feet, or nearly a quarter of a mile. This
engine made the running time of the train
between New York and Albany, l43 miles,
in three hours and fifteen minutes.
There is no railroad in the world which
has a better roadbed, more skillful engi.
neers, or better equipment, backed by loyal
men always alert for the safety of their pas.
sengers, than the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad. What road can
match its corps of men, from President Cal
laway down the long line of employees, t.
the humble and faithful trackmen who
watch their sections Of rail through the
long hours of the night and day, IN order tc
safeguard the lives Of the travellers on trains
whirling by their humble shanties, many Of
which nestle closely to the rails under theil
guardianship.-Editorial from the Albany
Times-Union.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
POat.MOrtem,

Bubble tipped his chair back from the
ticket-ofice stove in the station and read
the express agent the following from the
Arizona Arrow, to show what the new
linotype machines are doing for western
journalism, and to indicate in what manner
the town-folk amuse themseles: "a rare
treat-WomaL's relief corpse celebrates.
The woman's relief corpse gave a b%ox-sugper
last night at the Methodist church south.
An excellent programme was rendered by
the ladies of the corpse and their children
and a number of old soldiers. The first
thing on the programme was a song, There's
a Hot Time in the Old Town. by a num-
Der of corpse ladies. Suppers were served
in boxes which were auctioned. Col. Cane
said he would take his on his trip to the
Klondike to remind him of friends far
away, and particularly of the woman's re.
lief corpse. He madea Respondent address,
with women as his text, and said it was a
grand thing for this nation to have them
to-day in the form of a relief corpse. He
closed by saying that it takes the woman's
relief corpse to make things go, and long
may it live!' At the close Of the entertain
ment the people departed to their several
homes. wishing the corpse success in all
its undertakings.'-Judge
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
A COAT OF TAR.
Administered to a Couple of Dovvi,
Elders by Citizens of Mana-
field, o..

Mansfield, o., Sept. 24.-Two Dowie
elders, Silas Moot, of Lima, and Eph-
rain Bassinger, of Button, were
stripped of their clothing and paint
ed with tar by a mob of $500 Mansfield
citizens Sunday morning. The two ell
ders were roughly handled by the mob,
and Elder Moot, who showed a DISPOSE
ton to resist, was beaten and kicked
into submission. After the tar had
been applied the two elders were
marched through the streets and greet
ed with jeers. They presented a sorry
spectacle with great quantities of tar
dripping from their hair and boards.
The two marched arm in arm at the
head of the procession, the target for
missiles of all descriptions. Moot's
clothing hung in tatters. The right
leg of his trousers was entirely gone
and exposed the black tarred flesh.
Both wore stiff hats, smashed almost
down over their ears. Bassinger's
clothes were not torn and he wore
a macintosh.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
THE EAST.

After three months of idleness 60, OOC
iron and steel workers have resumed
labor.
In the National league the percent.
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the 23d were: Brooklyn.
.59s; Pittsburgh, 1874; Philadelphia.
.537; Boston, 500; Chicago, .473; St
Louis, .447; Cincinnati, .432; New
York, .431.
The collieries around Shenandoah, Pa.
will try to resume operations under
military guard and the result is likely
to settle the strike if the mines are
successfully worked.
The death of George D'Vys, the last
survivor of the polar expedition in 1855
that rescued DR.. Kane, occurred at
Worcester, Mass.
In Beaufort county, N. Y, Adam
Giles and his wife and daughter were
murdered by Joseph Smalls, a negro.
In the United States the visible sup.
ply of grain on the gath was: Wheat,
54,9 93 900 bushels; corn, 1922 900 bush.
els; oats, 1858, 900 bushels; rye, $780,.
600 bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels.
At Elizabeth, N. j., the torpedo boat
O'Brien was launched.
The lines of strikers remain unbrok.
en- and the second week of the strike
in the anthracite field in Pennsylvania
opened with the tie-up of the mines as
complete is at any time since the
strike began. Reports indicate that
10000 of the $4,000 miners are now
out.
In October the official trial trip OF
the battleship Wisconsin will be made
Sheriff Harvey telegraphed to Gov
Stone asking that troops be SEN to
Hazleton on the ground that the sher.
if cannot guarantee the safety of per.
sons or property during the night
marches of the strikers. s
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
A SMART CAT.
Gets a Letter, and, Opening It, Pro-
cecds to Literally Devour
the Contents.

ri have a cat that can read" declared a
lady. cat any rate she knows when q let.
ter comes for her"
"a letter." exclaimed her friend, in as
constituent, relates the Buffalo Enquirer.
Eyes, a letter. If you don't believe it'll
will prove it to you. just wait a moment
while / direct one" !,
She left the room and presently returned
with a sealed envelope, addressed "Miss
Pussy, No. = Blank street, City," The let
ter was duly posted. /,
The next morning the postman came and
soon afterward the servant entered with o
bundle of letters, among which was that for
Miss Pussy. Placing them near her feline
highness on the floor, Pussy's mistress said:
Now, Pussy, pick out your letter.,
Surprising enough, Pussy at once showed
aside with her paws the envelope addressed
to her.
"'Wait a moment" said the mistress, land
she'll open it."
Scarcely had she said this when Mis-,
Pussy tore open the envelope, and in a mo
ment was literally %devouring its contents
catniDi
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
LATER NEWS.

Gov. Stone declined to send troops
to Hazleton at once, and Gen. Goblin
at Shenandoah was watching that
field. All mines in the Shenandoah
region are now shut down.
A brick kiln at Edwardsville, Ill,
was wrecked by lightning and four
men were killed.
Amob attempted to break up a Roose-
welt meeting at Victor. Col, and at
tackled the governor and escort on the
way to the train. Rough riders held
the mob in check.
James B. Howard was found guilty
at Frankfort, KY, of Goebel's murder
and condemned to death.
George F. Drew. the first democratic
governor of Florida after the war, died
at jacksonville, aged 70 years. Two
hours before his death his wife passed
away.
A package containing $1,000 was
stolen from the Adams Express COM
pany at Keokuk, Ia.
Insurgents attacked the American
outpost IL miles from Manila and were
dispersed with a loss of ~ men.
The torpedo boat destroyer Decatur
was launched at Richmond, Va.
The republicans of the Tenth Iowa
district have nominated j. P. Conner
for congress.
Lord Roberts at Pretoria reviewed
the Canadian troops on the eve of their
departure and oomplimented them up
on their services.
Felix Marchand, premier of Que
bee, died in Montreal, aged 6s years.
Census statistics show that in 1855
OF the largest cities of the United
States the increase in population dur
ing the last ten years has been a.
627,
In a jealous rage Joseph Stoup IA
tally wounded his wife and killed
himself in Chicago.
North Dakota republicans have
nominated Frank White for governor
in place of F. B. Fancher, who de-
clined the denomination on account of
bad health.
Revolution against President Jimi-
nez is under way in Santo Domingo.
The administration at Washington
is alarmed lest Germany's rush into
war may turn all China against all
the powers, but it will go on with ne
gotiations. Events as seen at Shang-
hal indicate almost surely the dis
ruption OF China. Italy and Austria
are said to be the only two powers
which have assented to Germany's
note on China. Great Britain takes
the same position as the United
| States
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
FELT HIS SUPERIORITY.
the Police in One Respect
at Least.

"This man, your honor, was abusing every
policeman he came across" testified an Off
Ger before Justice Martin in prosecuting a
hungry-looking individual who had been
taken into custody the previous evening.
We tried to avoid placing him under arrest,
but he continued his abuse until it could not
be endured any longer"
what was the worst thing he called
your" inquired the court.
I "He said, your honor" was the officers
reply, "that he was SO much superior to any
officer he had ever seen that he would not
notice them"
The justice looked at the hungry-appear-
ing. individual before him and asked if he
had uttered this SANDER against the police
officer, says the Chicago Chronicle.
Eyes, your honor" said the prisoner, "and
I repeat it. I never knew a police officer
that was not a s%coundrel, and in this one
respect I am superior to all of them. I can
give them all cards and spades when it comes
to separating an individual from his money"
The court inflicted fine of one dollar and
costs against the prisoner.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
DEATH M SUDDENLY.
John M. Palmer, Lawyer, soldier and
Statesman, Passes Away mt
Springfield, HI.

Springfield, Ill, Sept. 26.-Gen. John
M. Palmer died suddenly about eight
o'clock Tuesday morning, of heart fail.
ure. He was an honorary pall-bearer
at Gen. McClernand's funeral last Sat-
urday and was on the street viewing
the illumination at a late hour Monday
night, apparently well. He was about
SO years Of age. s89
John McAuley Palmer was born on u
farm on Eagle creek, Scott county. KY.
September Is. 1917. In 1881 the family
moved to Madison county, Ill. Young
John M. went to- Shurtlefr college, start
ing to work his way through, arising at
daylight, making fires and doing other
chores. But he had to leave college or
starve. He became a cooper and earned
so cents a day. In 1887 he peddled clocks.
Then he taught school in Fulton county,
I'LL, studying law at night On books he
borrowed from the country lawyers.
In 1913 he was elected probate Justice Of
his county. In 1s47 he was elected a mem
Der Of the convention called to frame a
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

White b~lackberries and green roses
have been propagated in Louisiana this
year. I
During the last two years Andrew
Carnegie has given $4,56O,45O to IL
braries.
Rev. George Willard, a noted divine
of the Reformed church, died in Day
ton, o., aged SO years.
Road improvement has begun in the
Philippines, with money collected from
customs at Manila.
Two million residents of Boston
availed themselves of the public baths
during the last summer.
Admiral Watson, who recently was
in command of the fleet at Manila, will
make his home at Louisville, Ky.
Se~venty-two new coal mines have
been opened in Prussia this year., in
creasing the output for 1900 by $780,
900 tons.
Lorin Pease, of Hadley, Mass, died
at the age of 100. His father lived to
be 80, and his six brothers and sisters
all passed &c.
The most recent statistics show a
decrease of the birth rate in every Eu-
ropean country, the average decrease
being three per cent. since 1891.
What promises to be the best apple
crop in the history of Canada = not
merely in quantity, but quality-is now
fast approaching the harvest season. 2
James Ellis Tucker has sailed for
Honolulu totrevive the customs law and
service of the Hawaiian islands SO as
to bring them up to the standard of
those at home.
The executive committee of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor
has decided that the twentieth inter-
national convention shall be held at
Cincinnati in 1901.
Lord Avebury, speaking of Eng
lands increasing demand for Ameri-
can goods, paid a tribute to the COM
mercial ingenuity of manufacturers of
the United States.
Florida, according to local papers,
lis becoming one of the greatest to-
bacco-growing states, and the prod
uct has been pronounced in some re-
ispects equal to that of Cuba.
The women of Wyoming have pledged
themselves to raise $4,000 for the pur-
phase of a solid silver service for the
monitor Wyoming, recently launched
lat the Union Iron works in San Fran
cisco.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04

new constitution for the state. In 1S49 he
was elected county judge, and IN 1851 to
the state senate y
When the war broke out he raised the
Fourteenth Illinois volunteers and was
made its colonel. In a few months he was
promoted a %brigadier general. Peace be-
ing restored, Palmer settled down to the
practice of law at Springfield. III. In 1868
he was elected governor of Illinois as a
republican. In 1872 he left the republican
party because of its Capitalization and
sectional policy and supported Horace
Greeley.
In 1890 Gen. Palmer made the. most bril-
liant nva for senator in this state
since the Lincoln-D Douglas contest. He
had a plurality Of more than 10000 on
legislative candidates pledged to vote for
him. and after prolonged balloting in the
legislature was elected-the only man
ever elected to the senate as the result
Of a popular vote.
In 1896 Gen. Palmer was nominated for
the presidency by the gold democrats.
After a han century of politics he died a
poor man.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
A CLOUDBURST.
Great Damage to Property and Some
Loss of Life Near San
Antonio, Tex.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. PA
cloudburst in the valley of the Neuces
river Saturday night did much dam
age to property and also, according
to reports received here, resulted in
loss of life on the ranches in that vi
cinity. The Neuces at Uvalde rose Is
feet in two hours time, and broke tel
egraph communication. A number of
ranches were inundated, and one Eng
fish sheep man, Ethelbert Mcdonald,
together with some Mexican sheep
herders, are said to have lost their
lives on a ranch in the mountains
near Bracket. From reports of a
colony of Nomadic Italians it is
thought that two lost their lives in
the flood that went down the Neuces.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04

Marshal de Campos, formerly zap.
tain general of Cuba, died at Zarauz,
Spain.
Aguinaldo refused to consider peace
proposals and has issued a proclama-
ton offering $40 to each American SOL
der surrendering.
The London Chinese minister de-
clares Americas, plan for settlement
will be hailed with joy in China, and
that all the powers will adopt a similar
policy, thereby keeping peace. France,
Russia and America hold a common
policy opposed to that Of Germany,
Italy and Austria, and diplomats be-
lieve peace OF war oyer China hinges on
England's turn.
Over SO French vessels from st.
Pierre, N. F., were missing as the result
Of the recent gale.
The duke of Marlborough will be the
new lord lieutenant Of Ireland.
The duke of Abruzzi and DR.. Nansen
have agreed to undertake a joint ex-
petition into north polar regions.
The government of Canada will CO.
operate with the United States in ex-
Guiding Objectionable immigrants from
this country.
Orders has been given to Gen. Chat
fee to hold a legation guard of 1,400
men in Picking and to send all other
troops at once to Manila. England's
reply to Germany is identical with that
of the United States, the terms named
for China being rejected. Forty-fve
thousand native Catholics have been
m%assacred during the uprising.
The Mexican congress declared the
result of the presidential election.
Gen. Porfirio Diaz was unanimously
reelected. n.
The final collapse of the Boer army is
said to have been brought about by
diplomacy and without conflict.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
A OF DE CAMpOs.
Spatn's Famous Marshal Expires
He Was the Counselor of the
Queen Regent.

Madrid, Sept. 24.-Senor Marshal
Martinez Campos, who led the Spanish
army in Cuba before the coming of
Gen. Weyler, died Sunday morning at
Zarauz, near San Sebastian. The death
of Marshal Campos rids Prime Minister
Silvela of a very probable successor,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
WEST NJ SOUTH.

JuoBe ". w. ToWers, appointed
United States senator by the acting
governor of Utah. has declined the
place.
The democrats and populists fused
in Montana and nominated Joseph K.
Toble, of Helena, for governor.
At Mansfield, o., two Dowie elders
were coated with tar and driven out OF
town.
In the United States over 500, OOO, 900
bushels of wheat, nearly 800, 000, 900
bushels of oats and fully 2,oo0, oOO, 900
bushels of corn will be the result OF
this seasons harvesting of these cereal
products.
In Texas heavy storms caused the
Colorado, Concho and Nueces rivers to
overflow. Several towns were flooded
and loss of life was feared.
In an interview Gen. Lee expressed
fear for Cuba if an absolute ,indepen-
dent government is established.
In Idaho highwaymen held up a
Northern Pacific train and secured $500
in cash and a variety of watches and
jewelry.
A storm destroyed the "Grand
Portal" natures artwork on Lake Su-
perior.
Near Lincoln, Neb., four men robbed
a Burlington express car, but got lit
tie booty.
The president returned to Canton, o.,
from Washington.
From Manila the transport Grant ar
rived at San Francisco with 68 prison
ers on board. d,
The death of Cornelius Sullivan oc-
Cured in Toledo, o., at the age of 1O1
years.
In the vicinity of Occidental, CAL,
forest fires ragged over 100 square miles,
hoing damage to the amount of over
$500 ,OO0.,
James Chapman and Frank Davis,
rivals for the favor of a young country
girl nea Birmingham, Ala, killed
each other in. a duel.
After voting $54, 1000 in benefits to dis
abled members the convention of loco.
motive firemen adjourned at Des
Moines, la.
In a cyclone at Morristown, Mimi,
e1SnC persons were Killed. .
Fire swept away nearly the entire
business portion of the village of Toner,
Mich.
At the age of SO years Gen. John M
Palmer, civil war veteran and once
United States senator from Illinois and
candidate of the gold democracy in
1896 for president, died suddenly in
Springfield.
In Muncie, Ind, William Driscoll and
wife, an aged couple, were killed by the
cars at a crossing.
In a waterspout and tornado at Fer
guson, Ia, four persons were killed anc
several severely injured.
At Terre Haute, Ind, The Abbot trot
ted a mile in 2:03A, setting a new
worlds mark.
Advices from various points in the
Rocky mountains show that there ha.
been a heavy snowfall.
At Johnson City, ILL.,, an engine OF
the Eastern Illinois road blew up, kill
ing Engineer Doggett and Fireman
Rains.
At Hancock, Mich, burglars robbed
the post Office of $500 in money ant
stamps.
The commission merchant licens,
law has been declared void by tn,
Michigan supreme court.
Flames destroyed the Iron Mountain
railway shops at Barring Cross, Ark.
the loss being 100000.
Lives were lost and property de
stroyed in a storm at Nome, Alaska.
Engineer Ryan and Fireman Hal
were killed in a train wreck at Spring
field, Ill.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
Thousands Go to work.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. 25.-Twenty
thousand men in Pittsburgh and the
western mill district went to work
Monday after almost four months
idleness, and fully as many more will
go on to-day or Wednesday. All the
American steel hoop plants and the
mills of the Republic Iron company
started Monday. The rush to start
is caused by a scarcity of muck bar
and bar iron.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04

The large bronze clock used by Ad-
miral Montejo in his cabin on the
Reina Christina has come into the
possession of DR.. G.. w. Roberts, of
Chattanooga, after a series of inter-
esting adventures. After the battle
of Manila bay the natives looted the
hip, and among other things took
ne clock, giving it to Aguinaldo. The
filipino leader gave the clock to his
lother, and when she was taken, in
Cavite, she turned it over to DIR. Rob-
erts, who is with the American army.