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A PLEA FOR TIME.
China Is willing to Pay h Indem.
nifty Demanded at h Rate of
100000 u Year.

Washington, May 15.-The state de-
partment has been informed in q
cable dispatch from Special Commits
sionerR ockhill that the Chinese pleni-
potentiaries had informed the for
eign ministers at Peking that the Chi
nese government would assume the
obligation to pay the indemnity OF
1897, 0OO, 900 demanded by the powers,
but desired 80 years in which to do
it, as the resources of the empire
would not permit a better arrange
ment.
Mr.. Rockhill has been instructed to
continue his efforts to secure an
abatement of the total indemnity,
but in the present disposition Of the
powers but little hope of success is
entertained.
Picking, May 16.-China's reply tc
the indemnity demand of the minis
tiers is considered by them as an at
tempt to evade payment.
Picking, May 1.-TWO thousand mer.
chants in Picking have petitioned fol
the retention Of American troops il
this city. American methods of pre-
serving order are highly praised.
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Map Of President McKinley's Intended Route.

five minutes after striking a snag,
while backing out from Brunkhorst
Landing. The following is a complete
list of those drowned: Miss Mabel
Gardner, James W. Bell, Charles
johnson, James Garfield, and 10 ne
groes, roustabouts, whose names are
unknown.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
does not place the blame upon any
one connected with the vessel. The
steamer is a total loss. The cargo,
which is a total loss, is valued at $751;
600, and the vessel at SIS, 900.
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FIVE persisted
Steamer Burned Near Lake Superior
Ship Cannl-Fivc Members Of n
Family. brown.

Houghton, Mich, May II. - The
steamer Bon Voyage, of the White
line, Duluth, burned to the waters
edge on the beach nea Portage
ship canal Friday evening. The fire
broke out at seven o'clock around the
smokestack and spread SO swiftly it
was impossible to launch The boats
or life raft. The vessel was running
along shore at the time and was head
ed for the beach. The crew and pas
sengers all escaped except five mem
bers of the Altman family, of Lau-
rum, grandmother, mother and three
daughters, who were drowned. A
fourth daughter was saved by hang
ing onto a fender.
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PRESIDENT GIVES Up TRIP
Serious Illness Of Mrs. Mckinley III
San Francisco Causes Entire
Change in Programme.
HER RECOVERY THOUGHT YERYDOuBTFUL
LATEST bulletin, However, Gives Some
Hope-Physicians Say Her Condi-
ton Has Improyed-At One Time
h Was Thought to BE Dying
Battle for Life.

ton Has Improved-At One Time
She Was Thought to BE Dying
Battle for Life.
San Francisco, May 16.-The illness
of Mrs. Mckinley has become alarm
ing, and this condition has caused the
president to abandon his projected
tour north and east of San Francisco.
The announcement of the change of
plans was made at ten o'clock yester-
day morning in the following bulletin
issued by Secretary Cortelyou:
Mrs. McKinley's serious illness COM
pels the president to abandon his pro-
posed visit to other states, to which he
had looked forward with SO much pleasure.
AS soon as Mrs. McKinley's health will
permit he will return to Washington. by
the most direct route"
Death Very Near.
San Francisco, May 17.-Mrs. McKin-
ley is in the valley of the shadow of
death, and may pass away at any mo-
ment. Thursday morning shortly be-
fore dawn she sank rapidly, and it was
feared she would die before restora-
tives could be administered. But she
r~espondedto the heart stimu-
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Victim of n Mob.

Little Rock, Ark, May IA mob
of masked men went to a house occu-
pied by Lee Key (colored) near Knox
vile, johnson county, and called him
out. Key was found dead in.the yard
at daybreak, having been shot. It is
charged he had been %terrorizing 9th
er egroe
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23
Presbyterians Meet.

Philadelphia, May 1.-THE one hun
dred and thirteenth Presbyterian gen
eral assembly convened here Thurs
day. The body elected Rev. DR.. Henry
e. Minton, of California, moderator by
a vote of 337 to 276 for DR.. Purves. of
New York.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23
Killed His Uncle.

Des Moines, Ia, May 16.-In a quar-
rel near Maryyille, Marion county,
Iowa, Wednesday afternoon, John
Monteith, aged %, shot and killed his
uncle, Philip Goadson, aged so.
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SOUGHT HORRIBLE Death,

Memphis, Tenn, May ia scimi-
tar special from Birmingham, Ala,
says: Frank Miller, safeblower and
murderer under sentence to hang June
2s, saturated the bedding in his cell
in the county Jail Thursday morning
with oil and fred it. A line of hose
was run to the cell and the fire ex-
tinguished before any damage was
done. Miller expected to burn up.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23
Aguinnldo Under Guard,
Negro Convict Killed.

Michigan City, Ind, May 15.-James
Lee (colored), a convict from St. Jo-
seph county, sent up for larceny, was
killed by Night Officer Herrick, of the
state prison, by the fourth bullet
shot into the negroes body after he
had murderously attacked the officer
with an iron bar.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23

A cup of hot coffee is an unfailing
barometer, if you allow a lump of SUI
gar to drop to the bottom of the cup
and watch the air bubbles arise with
out disturbing the coffee. If the bub-
bles collect in the middle the weather
will be fine; if they adhere to the cup,
forming q ring, it will either rain
or snow; and if the bubbles separate
without assuming any fixed position,
schangeable weather may be expected.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23
JOY in Japan.

Yokohama, May 8, via Victoria, B. c.,
May 15.-The birth of an heir to the
throne of Japan has caused such mani
festations of public Joy as has never be-
lore been known even among this emf
nently festive people, and there have
been many touching expressions of
the sentiment of loyalty pervading the
entire realm
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23
Corn Forced Up to sixty.

Chicago, May 16.-George H. Phil
lips forced the price of May corn on
the board of trade to 60 cents
Wednesday. This represents an adj
vance of six cents since Tuesday, and
is two cents higher than the former
record price for the crop. It also is
the highest it has been since the Co.'S
ter-Martin deal in 1892.
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A noiseless alarm.clock would prove
a boon to host of sufferers from
unreasonable din. The suggestion is
made that a silent alarm can be given
by focusing an electric lamp upon the
'ead of the person to be awakened,
i'd arranging a switch so that the
lrrent to light the lamp would be
med on by the clock at the desired
lie. It is claimed that the flash
Light would Invariably arouse the
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23

Numbers of experiments have been
made to test the speed and destination
of cor]ked bottles thrown into the
sea in various parts of the world. The
most remarkable example was that
i'll which a bottle Travelled 5000 miles
in about two years and a half-rough.
ly, at the rate of six and a half miles
a day. It travelled from So degrees
south latitude and 60 degrees west
longitude to Western Australia.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23

Paris, May 17.-In the bicycle match
Thursday for the worlds champion
ship between "Major" Taylor, the col
ored American rider, and Jacquelin,
the crack French cyclist, at the Paro
des Princes, in the Bots de Boulogne,
Jacquelin won easily by ten yards.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23

Charles i. Teller, of Providence, has
lately acquired possession of a copper
coin of the kind used as passports by
runaway slaves coming North long be-
fore the war. The coin has Liberty
in a laurel wreath on it's face and on
the reverse the kneeling figure of a
slave woman and the inscription, cam
| not q woman and a ~sister2,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23

the famous cellars of the Hotel
lie at Bremen there are a dozen
of holy wine which have been
we'd Tor $50 years. If the cost
aintainingg the cellar, payment
1T, interest upon the original
the wine and other incidental
! are considered a bottle of
ice wine has cost $2,O oO,0 900,
tssful $27O,O00, and a single
Id not be sold without loss
ln IA
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stenmer sun1x I'm 500.

Detroit, Mich, May ia dispatch
was received at the office of the Star
Line company Thursday morning re-
porting the sinking of the fast freight
steamer s.. d. Ewing in the 500 river
not far from Nine Mile Point. The
vessel belongs to the Corrigan feet
and is said to be lying in Is feet of
1xro or =.- -..+ s#r ".E.. ##.rs
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Cubans READY to Accent.

Havana, May T.-At a meeting of
the committee on relations of the
Cuban constitutional convention a
majority voted to submit to the
convention a report advising accept
ance of the ,Platt amendment.
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Sad Death Of Mother ana son

Dubuque, Ia, May 17.-At Dyersyille
John Shermer, aged 12, was thrown
from q wagon by a runaway and in
stant>y killed. His mother witnessed
the accident and on finding the son
,lifeless dropped dead.
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Man Killed, Dance coe. ~

Scottdale, Pa, May 17.-At a negro
dance in. East S%cottdale William
Poor shot and killed Ely Shelter.
After the shooting the dead man was
carried out in the yard to let the
dance proceed. Poor made MS es-
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KiIIed bx nm omcer.

Princeton, Ind, May 16.-While at
tempting to arrest Ben Hook, at Wins
low, Wednesday afternoon, Town
Marshal Wright was attacked by Joe
Hook, a brother of the prisoner, and
severely slashed with a knife. The Of
fcer drew his revolver, fred and killed
his assailant.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23

Miss, Helen NJ. Gould gave $4,000
in January last to build a Young
Mems Christian association head
quarters at Ft. Monroe. Another
headquarters for this association, for
TT. Hancock, N. Y, has been provided
by a $4,000 gift from Thomas S.
Gladding. Miss Gould's gift was made
on condition that her name be kept
secret, but her name came out when
active work was begun.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23

Some of the wooden churches Of
Norway are, fully 700 years old, and
are still in an excellent state of pre-
%servation. Their timbers have sue
cessfully resisted the frosty and al
most Arctic winters because they
have been repeatedly coated with tar.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23

Fairmont, w. Va, May 16.-Six min
ers lost their lives, five were fatally
injured and three seriously burned in
an explosion at the shaft of the
Georges Creek Coal & Iron company
at Pennington, sever miles west of
this CITY.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23

At five years of age boys are mainly
taller than girls, but the girls appear
to equal them at the seventh year,
n continue thus up to and including
tue ninth year, after which the boys
rise again above the girls for two
years. At about 12 years the girls
suddenly become taller than the boys,
continuing until the fifteenth year,
when the boys finally regain their
superiority in stature.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23

Columbus, O., May 17.-Louis Gal
lott. a United States prisoner in the
Ohio ~penitentiary, has been released
by pardon from President Mckinley.
Gallott was sent up from New Or
leans for embezzlement.
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Bank Robbers Sentenced.

Chardon, O, May 16.-Charles Low.
ry n Joseph Gallagher were each
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary by Judge Golmore for robbing
the bank Of Smith 6 Fowler, in this
city, last month,
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River Steamer Burns.

Evansville, Ind, May 1e.-The steam
er o~wensboro, a tow boat, owned by
the Green River Coal Transportation
company, of this city, was burnedsto
the waters edge at Calhoun, XIV, Tues
day night, and four lives we're lost
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Relief Extended to thousands.

London, May 1.-THE failure of the
spring crops IN India is already Sc
verely felt. Lord George Hamilton.
the Indian secretary, in the house of
commons Thursday, said that the
number of persons now receiving re-
lief was $4,000 and it was expected
to increase rapioly.
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Milwaukee, May 17.-An Evening
Wisconsin special from Ashland, Wis,
says the Cleveland Cliffs Mining Co.
has just purchased the Ashland mine
from the Haynes Bros, the considera-
ton being So, 500, 600.
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Gen. Horatio Herbert Kitchener is
descended from In old Irish family
and was born in Ireland. Gen. Fred
erick S. Roberts is descended from an
old Irish family at Waterford. The
general was born in India. Gen. Geo.
S. White was born in Ireland of Irish
parentage. Gen. Garnet Wolseley is
of Irish descent and was born in Dub
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23
Match FACTORY Burned.

Detroit, Mich, May 15.-Fire early
in the morning totally destroyed the
entire plant of the Walkerville (Ont.)
match factory. The total loss is placed
at Sis, 900, with $4,000 insurance.
About 100 men were employed.
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Women Crusaders Pay Fines.

Topeka, Kan, May 14.-Mrs. Rose
Crist, Mrs. Chadwick, Miss Madeline
Southland and c. R. Mcdowell plead
guilty in the district court Monday
of leading the raid on Murphy's bill
lard hall with Mrs. Nation in March.
They will be fined ten dollars each.
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A bloodhound man has been dis
covered by a German doctor; this is
an individual whose sense Of smell is
so keen that he can recognize his
friends at q distance of several feet.
and when he is blindfolded. Ole
scientific fact resulting from this
highly developed sense is that all the
members of q family have q cha1ac-
teristic odor, and that each family
has it's distinctive odor.
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Oldest Colorcd Pre,oh..

New London, Conn, Nav RE
Wlliiam Il. Conner, believed to have
been the oldest colored preacher in,
the country, died at his home here
aged nearly 1O1 years.
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Best Part of a Town Burne5.

Waverly. Ia, May 1s.-Nearly the
whole Of the business portion of the
town Of Dumont was destroyed by
fire early Sunday morning. Eighteen
business houses were destroyed, en-
failing a loss of about $50, 900.
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Bloomington, Ill, May 13.-Merritt
Chism, a rich farmer at White Oak,
murdered his wife as she was about
to attend church. Domestic trouble
was the cause.
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The German postofice threatens an
innovation which will: affect CORE
spondence. It is proposed to make it
compulsory to use envelopes of a spe-
cial size. The variety of sizes causes
loss Of time to the German postal au-
thorities in the stamping of post
marks, and they intend to put an end
To IT,
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Acquitted.

cambridge, Mass, May 13.-Prof.
Charles 4. Eastman, of Harvard coli
lege, was acquitted Saturday Of the
murder Of Richard Grogan, Jr., his
brother-in-law.
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lants which were given to her, and dur
ing the day improved to such an ex-
tent that hope of her recovery, slight
though it was, revived. But her life
hangs by a thread. She has taken no
solid food since she reached here on
Sunday, and the physicians do not be-
lieve she could survive another sinking
spell such as she experienced Thursday
morning. She suffers little and bears
up brayely. During her periods of con-
sciousness Thursday her mind was
clear. The president is constantly at
her bedside, and although worn by
his long vigil, is standing the awful
strain with remarkable fortitude.
The new treatment for low vitality
salt injections into the veins-was
administered to Mrs. Mckinley, and
she responded to the treatment.
Public Functions Abandoned.
Every banquet and public function in
his honor here has been abandoned,
and the city with heavy heart is watch
ing Mrs. McKinley's battle for life. If
the end should come, the president and
his party will be ready to start back
with the remains within "a hours. The
train which brought them here will be
used on the return trip, and all the ar
rangements have been made to go back
by the shortest route, the Central and
Union Pacific to Chicago, and thence
via the Pennsylvania to Washington.
If Mrs. Mckinley improves, it is not
believed she will be able to travel be-
fore a week from the coming Monday.
All the members of the cabinet, with
the possible exception of Secretary
Long, will remain here to the end.
The latter's daughter is very ill at Col
orado Springs, and he is very appre-
hensive that he may be called there at
any time.
An Air of Gloom.
In the city the bulletins at the news
paper Offices announcing that the fes-
t~ivities of the week were abandoned
fell like a pail upon the multitude.
Not until then vas it fully realized
that Mrs. Mckinley was at Deaths
door. There was no resentment, only
a feeling of deepest sympathy for the
head of the nation watching his wife
battle for her life. Joy was turned to
sadness. The people no longer waited
the presidents coming. Their voices
were hushed, and they stood in groups
on the streets discussing the brief but
pregnant tidings from the sick room.
bulletin Gives Hope.
San Francisco, May 17.-Secretary
Cortelyou gave out the following
statement at nine p. M: "The ply
sicians in attendance on Mrs. McKin-
ley report her condition has decidedly
improved since morning. Her pulse
and temperature are satisfactory.
The patient is resting well.
DIR. Hirschfelder and H. T. Scottleft
the Scott residence at ten p. m. DR..
Hirschfelder has gone home for the
night. He said that he felt that Mrs.
Mckinley was decidedly improved. Mr..
Scott said he felt much pleased over
her condition.
Express Sympathy.
London, May 17.-All the morning
papers refer editorially in terms Of
deepest sympathy to the illness Of
Mrs. Mckinley. recalling the syno.
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lives Lost Mt Sen.

Victoria, B. c., May 1.-THE steam
ships Moana and Louise Lamont were
lost in a storm off the Australian
coast and 4S lives were lost.
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A RIVER HORROR.
steamer City of Pnducah Sinks in
the Mississippi and Twenty
Three Lives Are Lost.

Carbonate, Ill, May Is. ~ The
steamer City of Paducah sank in rs
feet of water five minutes before ten
o'clock Sunday night, in less than
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-23

a has vast quantities of
n. It has stream tin; that
he shape of sands which
>.that you can hold them
y will run through your
like the dust of The des-
It every grain is pure tin.
E mines and coal mines.
es have produced $780,
of that metal, and it
onds, rubies, emeralds,
.ls
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Took Her own Life.

New York, May 15.-Too close APP
plication to charitable work caused
the suicide in this city of Mrs. Edith
Thomas, a bright story writer.
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Kflled In a wreck.

Sharon Springs, Kan, May lin a
railway wreck neal here Engineer
Herman, Brakeman Osborn and two
track walkers were killed.
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
Tables Showing Percentages OF the
Clubs of Lending OrEnnizn-
tiOns Up to Date.

The following tables show the mum
Der of games won and lost and the
percentages of the clubs of the lead
ing baseball organizations. National
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Mnnuacript nibIe soda.

London, May 16.-A manuscript BIZ
Bile. richly Illuminated, Of about the
year 1410, was sold at auction here for
1900 guineas.
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Doubles the Reward

Omaha, Neb., May 15.-Edward A,
oudahy says he will double his re-
ward OF $4,000 to secure the capture
or the kidnaper Of his son.
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tr.-st-r 4rrVla-r H..a#.. H...
Connell, of San Fran
Der of a firm of under
,almers, and is salts
fonnd her calling in
Council first applied
he met with abrupt
hit upon q unique
ming Endorsement.
nds, acquaintance
nent in the public
their opinion, wo-
would be acceptable.
full. of encourage
itic:n was granted
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Population OF south Australia.

Melbourne, May 1.-THE census of
South Australia shows the population
to be 362,595, an increase during the
last decade of 10 per cent.