The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-01-04

IN a Kaung pond at HreIlnghelm
40 Belgian, school children were
drowned.
Gen. Lawton's remains have been
placed in the Pace cemetery in
Manila. Gen. Otis intends to forward
the bodies Of Gen. Lawton, Maj. John
"A. Logan, Jr, and Lieut.. Ledyard to
the United States at the EARLIEST pos
sible opportunity.
No news has been received in London
from South Africa that would indicate
any change in the military situation
there, but, hints are being continually
received Of the serious spread Of Dutch
1isaffection in both the Queenstown
district of Cape Colony and Natal.
Officials in Washington are gratifed
at the existing situation in the Philip
pines. The, insurgent army, which
dominated the northern part of the is
land, has disappeared; American gar
risons are established, at important
points, promising peace in the sur.
rounding territory, and Gen. Otis con.
siders it feasible to open all the ports OF
northern Luzon to trade. Gen. Young
has been appointed military governor
of the provinces of northwestern Lu-
zon, with headquarters at Vigan.
London has had no war news since the
goth and expects none until Gen. Rob-
erts arrives, as generals were ordered to
suspend operations until then. A dis.
patch from Cape Town says that sedi-
ton is spreading in Cape Colony. The
bombardment of Ladysmith is proceed
ing slowly. Gen. Joubert has resumed
command of the Boer forces.
Advices from Manila say that in
fights with the insurgents the Amer
leans won victories at Aritao, Calamba,
Dinlaupijan and Sala. The rebels who
fled from Panay to Romblon island
have surrendered to the American gar
rison.
LATER NEWS.
Congressman Boutelle has been
placed in the Mclean hospital for in
sane near Boston, Mass.
w. J. Milsap, a %stockman, was held
UP and robbed of $1s, 900 near Wolsen-
burg, Colo.
James Gordon Bennett has incorpo-
rated the New York Herald company.
There are 1000 shares and Mr.. Bennett
holds 994.
The bubonic plague has appeared at
Honolulu. Five deaths occurred with
in "a hours.
Harry Escombe, former premier of
Natal, died suddenly on the streets OF
Durham.
A duel occurred on the streets OF
Trenton, Texas, between VIM. Littrel
and Sidney Gray. Littrel1 was killed
by a bullet through the heart and
Gray was shot in the left lung.
At Nenagh, Ireland, a landslide fol
lowed by a rush of water swept away
two farm houses and their occupants.
A team of baseball players sailed
from New Orleans for Cuba, where
they will give exhibition games.
D. S. Ford, late publisher of Youths
Companion, left an estate of So, 500, 900.
Many valuable models and designs
in the Krupp works at Essen, Ger
many, were destroyed by fire.
The thread manufacturers announce
that an advance in price will soon be
made. w.
The common council of Boston, after
a spirited debate, adopted a resolution
of sympathy for the Beers.
The ascertaining of the facts con-
nected with the seizure of American
-four by British warships off the coast
of Portuguese East Africa, has been
confded to the United States consular
agent at Lourenzo Marques.
The Transvaal government, accord
ing to information supplied by Boer
sympathizers, threatens to ssreduce the
rations of British prisoners if Great
Britain stops the entry of food by De
'lagoa bay"
Wesley Nottingham, of Middle
Creek, Clay county, w. Va, was shot
dead by a posse that accompanied Con-
stable Rogers to arrest him on a charge
of arson. Nottingham had barricaded
his house, presented two revolvers,
and resisted arrest.
A. J. Bayless, a farmer near McKin.
ley, Okla, was shot and killed by
by Charles Thomas, aged so years.
Bayless, who was IS years old, married
Thomas 1~2-year-old daughter against
fathers wishes.